Scott Bessent Says There Are 'DISTURBING TAPES' of Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Taking Money to Stop Investigations into Somali Fraud

Jim H?ft : Jan 13, 2026
The Gateway Pundit

"...We're going to follow the money, whether it's here in Minneapolis and St. Paul or over in East Africa. There are tons of luxury properties and cars that have been bought over there." -Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent

[TheGatewayPundit.com] Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has gone public with explosive allegations against radical leftist Attorney General Keith Ellison. (Screengrab image: via Blaze TV)

Last Friday, the US Treasury Secretary confirmed that federal authorities are aggressively "following the money" amid explosive fraud investigations tied to Minnesota's sprawling Somali-linked financial networks.

According to Bessent, the Treasury Department has launched multiple enforcement actions focused on suspicious financial flows between Minnesota residents and businesses and overseas destinations, including East Africa, as the federal government intensifies its immigration and fraud crackdown in the state.

But the real bombshell dropped during an interview with Blaze:

Scott Bessent:

"It's hard to follow the money. There are evidently some disturbing tapes of AG Ellison in meetings with people who donated to him—calling for political favors to stop the investigations. We'll see. I don't want to get out ahead of the investigation. It's going to be very methodical. But I can guarantee you—when the bear trap snaps, we're going to get these folks. We're going to follow the money, whether it's here in Minneapolis and St. Paul or over in East Africa. There are tons of luxury properties and cars that have been bought over there."... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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