A new audio recording from 2021 showing Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison meeting with members of the Somali community who were later convicted in the massive “Feeding Our Future” fraud has resurfaced, and Americans deserve straight answers. The recording, now in the public square, raises real questions about how political influence and campaign cash intersected with one of the largest welfare frauds in recent memory.
In the tape the would-be fraudsters openly talk about “putting our dollars in the right place” and the need to “support candidates that will fight to protect our interests,” with Ellison responding in agreement — words that are damning in light of what we now know. This isn’t idle chitchat; it’s evidence that political favors and fundraising conversations were happening long before the indictments and convictions.
Retired NYPD inspector Paul Mauro appeared on Fox & Friends to connect the dots between the chaos on Minneapolis streets and the rot inside certain corridors of power, as anti-ICE protests continue to roil the city. Mauro’s voice added the law-enforcement perspective most media outlets seem determined to ignore, reminding viewers that public safety suffers when leaders pick political theater over accountability.
Ellison’s office has offered denials, saying he met in good faith and was unaware of criminal activity, and pointing out that any donations tied to these figures were returned after convictions. Those responses sound hollow to hardworking Minnesotans watching leaders dodge responsibility while public funds were stolen and communities suffered. Congress and state investigators should not accept platitudes; they should demand documentation, timelines, and sworn testimony.
Minnesota Republican lawmakers have rightly pushed for more transparency, with local GOP leaders calling for Ellison and others to explain their contacts and campaign records related to Feeding Our Future. The public has a right to know whether elected officials were naive or negligent — and whether that negligence helped enable a theft that hit taxpayers and vulnerable kids. The era of letting political elites off the hook must end.
This scandal sits beside a city in crisis, where anti-ICE protests and lawlessness have replaced effective governance, and where people in power too often reward political allies instead of protecting citizens. The Feeding Our Future prosecutions exposed a $250 million fraud scheme that devastated trust in government programs, and now the audio forces Minnesotans to ask who in state government looked the other way. We should not let partisanship or identity politics shield elected officials from scrutiny.
Patriots and taxpayers should demand more than press statements: full disclosure, immediate document releases, and rigorous hearings that get to the truth. If officials promised support to people who were siphoning off funds meant for children, there must be consequences — resignations, referrals, and prosecutions where warranted. America built its greatness on accountability, and Minnesotans deserve nothing less than a full accounting now.
