The Trump administration has opened a criminal investigation into elected Democrats in Minnesota, according to a senior law enforcement official familiar with the matter, a major escalation in the fight between the federal government and local officials over the aggressive immigration crackdown underway in the city.
The investigation would focus on allegations that Gov. Tim Walz and Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis, had conspired to impede thousands of federal agents who have been sent to the city since last month. Last week, one of those agents killed a 37-year-old woman, Renee Good.
BREAKING: New reporting says subpoenas have now been issued from a grand jury on Tim Walz and Jacob Frey for obstruction of justicepic.twitter.com/pHjmLXFPDx
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) January 17, 2026
🚨 BREAKING: Attorney Mike Davis says Mayor Jacob Frey and Tim Walz could end up in FEDERAL PRISON for insurrection
Invoke the Insurrection Act and quell the REBELLION!
“Walz and Frey – you are playing a VERY deadly game, here. You could end up in federal prison if you do… pic.twitter.com/wfPD1dRlWe
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 15, 2026
h/t Hermes
