Department of Justice to Subpoena Keith Ellison, Tim Walz, Mayor Frey, Other MN Government Offices

The Democrat party is a criminal syndicate.

The Department of Justice, through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has served grand jury subpoenas on six Minnesota government offices—including those of Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey—as part of a federal investigation into an alleged conspiracy to coerce or obstruct federal law enforcement during DHS’s Operation Metro Surge. According to Fox News and the Associated Press, the subpoenas seek records and communications tied to state and local officials’ efforts to undermine or interfere with federal immigration enforcement, including public calls for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to leave Minnesota following a January 7 fatal shooting. While Walz’s and Frey’s offices confirmed receipt of subpoenas, Ellison’s office declined to do so, with local officials responding by accusing the federal government of “weaponization”—even as the investigation escalates into potential criminal exposure for coordinated resistance to federal authority.

The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to subpoena Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison following his public defense of the storming and disruption of a Christian worship service, which he claimed was protected by the First Amendment.

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BREAKING: FBI just SLAPPED SUBPOENAS on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, AG Keith Ellison & Mayor Jacob Frey!

Major investigation into their role in inciting & allowing violent anti-ICE mobs, church storming, and obstruction of federal law enforcement.

YES! Accountability is coming… pic.twitter.com/hMnH3a2DV4

— Gunther Eagleman (@GuntherEagleman) January 20, 2026

Ellison sparked national outrage after appearing on a podcast with Don Lemon, where he argued that protesters had a constitutional right to interrupt a church service, declaring that “protest is fundamental to American society” and that Americans must simply “live with” such disruptions as free expression, according to reporting by Townhall.Ellison has been defending the storming of a Christian worship service as First Amendment free expression. Dmitri Bolt at Townhall: Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sparked controversy after claiming that protesters had a right to disrupt a church service, comments he made during a podcast appearance with Don Lemon. Ellison: The protest is fundamental to American society; this country started in a protest. It’s freedom of expression; people have a right to lift up their voices and make their peace. None of us are immune from the voice of the public. Quite honestly, I think that you got the First Amendment, freedom of religion and the freedom of First Amendment and freedom of expression. I think it’s just something you gotta live with in a society like this (Townhall).

Now, from CNN: The Justice Department is planning to subpoena Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison in a criminal investigation of several state and local officials, according to two sources familiar with the matter…. The planned subpoenas are a significant escalation between the federal government and elected officials in Minnesota (CNN). Jonathon Turley on Ellison: He is wrong. Protesting outside of the church is a First Amendment activity. Disrupting church services and abusing congregants inside the church is conduct, not speech…. There is not even a suggestion of self-awareness as Ellison dismisses any enforcement of his own laws against protesters who trespassed and engaged in disorderly conduct — putting aside the targeting and disruption of religious services. Putting aside his own refusal to investigate or prosecute, Ellison has also declared that there are no grounds for federal charges. He is wrong. There are a variety of possible federal laws that could be enforced (Turley).

Bill Melugin of Fox: DOJ sources confirm to @FoxNews that six grand jury subpoenas were served in MN today in relation to conspiring to impede federal law enforcement, including offices of Gov. Walz, AG Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor, & Ramsey & Hennepin Counties (Melugin).

Fox News:

Walz’s office, 5 other MN government offices served subpoenas in ICE obstruction investigation

https://www.fox6now.com/news/walz-ellison-subpoena-doj-ice