Leftist AG Busted: Encouraged Obstruction, Now Pretends It Never Happened

Heated exchanges continued on Capitol Hill Thursday as Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee amid scrutiny over a multi-billion-dollar fraud scandal in his state and ongoing anti-ICE protests.

The hearing followed a tense session the previous day in which Attorney General Pam Bondi sparred with members of Congress, including Reps. Jerry Nadler (NY-12) and Jamie Raskin (MD-08).

On Thursday, attention shifted to Ellison as Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) directly confronted him over protests in Minnesota that have been aimed at federal immigration enforcement operations.

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The demonstrations, which included efforts to interfere with law enforcement actions, have been linked to two deaths: Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

Johnson placed responsibility on Ellison during a pointed exchange, accusing the Minnesota attorney general of encouraging demonstrators to engage in risky confrontations with federal agents.

“Two people are dead because you encouraged them to put themselves in harm’s way. And now you’re exploiting those two people. It never should have happened…

I can’t imagine being a law enforcement official where I know my colleagues have been shot at, their vehicles rammed, that there are trained activists deployed.

And by the way, we know at least one of those activists had a semi-automatic pistol with extra clips. So now you’re an ICE officer. You’re doing enforcement action. You’ve got a team behind you trying to protect you.

You’ve got all these trained activists behind you. Is it any wonder they’re at hair-trigger alert? A tragedy was going to happen and you encouraged it!

And you ought to feel damn guilty about it.”

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Following Johnson’s remarks, Ellison reacted visibly.

Johnson responded to Ellison’s demeanor during the exchange.

“Yeah, sit there and smirk. Smirk. It’s sick! It’s despicable. You disgust me.”

Ellison rejected Johnson’s characterization of events, stating that what the senator described was “lies.”

The hearing then turned to whether Ellison had concerns about how public messaging surrounding the protests might influence demonstrators’ actions.

“Were you ever concerned about encouraging — I guess, people that support you — to go out and put themselves into harm’s way by impeding and obstructing a legal law enforcement action. Did that ever concern you?” Johnson asked Ellison.

“Sir, that never happened. We [at] all times said if you want to protest, protest peacefully, protest safely. But you’ll never find me being against the First Amendment. I’ll always be for the First Amendment,” Ellison responded.

The exchange took place as federal immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota have drawn significant public attention.

Protests opposing ICE operations have been ongoing, and federal officials have reported confrontations involving demonstrators and agents.

Johnson referenced reports of ICE officers being shot at, vehicles being rammed, and activists allegedly being equipped with firearms during enforcement operations.

He argued that such circumstances place officers on heightened alert and increase the risk of violent outcomes.

The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti have intensified debate over the conduct of protests and the responsibilities of public officials in addressing public safety concerns.

Ellison’s appearance before the committee comes as Minnesota faces scrutiny over financial oversight issues tied to a large-scale fraud investigation, as well as broader political tensions surrounding immigration enforcement.

The Senate Homeland Security hearing reflected continued divisions over how federal and state officials respond to immigration enforcement and public demonstrations connected to those actions.

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