Walz rejects Bondi's voter roll demands, says she should focus on Epstein files
Source: Scripps News
Posted 12:23 PM, Jan 26, 2026 and last updated 12:57 PM, Jan 26, 2026
Gov. Tim Walz confirmed he received a letter from Attorney General Pam Bondi outlining requests from the federal government to “help bring back law and order to Minnesota.”
The federal government has sent thousands of officers to Minnesota in what it describes as a crackdown on illegal immigration. Their presence has sparked protests and multiple shootings involving federal agents. Two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were killed in separate incidents while monitoring federal officers.
Bondi's letter asks the state to turn over records related to Medicaid and food and nutrition programs so the federal government can investigate fraud. Bondi also said Minnesota must end its “sanctuary policies” and work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to remove people from the country who are in state prisons or jails. A third request calls for the state to turn over voter rolls so the federal government can “confirm” that Minnesota is complying with federal election law.
"I think everybody understands what the last request was, totally unrelated to anything in the voter files," Walz said. "Donald Trump telling everybody that the election was rigged."
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