Keith Ellison Is Attempting to Use the Legislature as a Smoke Screen
Ellison does not need more taxpayer money and government attorneys to do the job he was elected - and failed - to do
MINNEAPOLIS – As lawmakers prepare to head back to St. Paul with concerns over fraud, waste, and abuse, Keith Ellison is attempting to use the Legislative session to cover up his failure to protect Minnesotans.
According to The Pioneer Press, “Leaders of both parties in the Legislature said they have had conversations with DFL Attorney General Keith Ellison about the possibility of hiring more attorneys dedicated to combating fraud. One bill would create 14 new positions at the attorney general’s office.”
Here’s the question taxpayers are asking… DOES KEITH ELLISON ACTUALLY NEED MORE LAWYERS AND TAXPAYER MONEY TO COMBAT THE FRAUD HE HAS IGNORED?
While fraud has run rampant throughout our state, Keith Ellison has been playing politics on the taxpayers’ dime.
REMEMBER: In an interview in the Fall 2025 issue of the Minnesota Law School’s Magazine, Ellison “created a new rule of law unit in his office to work on these cases, staffed with four lawyers and supported by more than two dozen others as needed.”
What cases? Ellison has at least 28 taxpayer-funded attorneys dedicated to filing lawsuits against the Trump administration. By the fall of 2025, Ellison had already filed more than 100 lawsuits against Trump’s White House.
He is putting politics ahead of the people of Minnesota.
Here are a few questions taxpayers want to know:
If Ellison has at least 28 attorneys dedicated to filing lawsuits against Trump, how many does/did he have on combating the specific fraud he failed to stop?
At any point, did Ellison shift resources around to spend more time targeting fraud?
How can Minnesotans be confident that Ellison will use the additional 14 attorneys to combat fraud?
Bottom Line: Keith Ellison doesn’t have a numbers issue; he has a priorities issue. Unless there are severe strings attached to any new additional hires in the AG’s office, legislators should demand accountability from Ellison’s office first.
“At every turn, Keith Ellison has failed the taxpayers and citizens of Minnesota,” said attorney Ron Schutz, the Republican for Attorney General. “It is time for Keith Ellison to give up the keys to this office and allow a real watchdog to take over. I won’t sit by the sidelines or play political games; I will fight for the people of Minnesota,” added Schutz.
