Greetings all. I had the good fortune of being able to sit down with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison a few days ago and am pleased to be able to bring our conversation to you today. I asked the Attorney General to reflect on Operation Metro Surge (The Siege of Minneapolis) and what we had learned. It’s a very compelling discussion and hope you can get to it when you have the time.
Here is some what he tells us about the current state of their attempt to bring accountability for the lawless attack by our government on the people of Minnesota:
We’re dealing with the acts of violence committed by the paramilitaries of Operation Metro Surge. And by paramilitaries, I mean ICE, Border Security, and others. There are at least five criminal investigations that I’m aware of. Two of them have been converted into actual charges. One of them was when some ICE agents were not necessarily going from or to the job — they seemed to be off duty — and they were waving guns at motorists in a road rage incident. They are caught on video doing it. They are now charged with second-degree assault.
When it comes to the Pretti case and the Good case, the federal government continues to deny access to material evidence. In the case, they have said that they’re not investigating, then they’ve said that they are investigating, trying to do is play a game because they know that when they say something definitive — that makes it easier for us to file a lawsuit and to get the court to give us the file. So they’ve been playing games. But we did file that lawsuit — that case is pending… I want everyone to know that just because you haven’t seen us file the criminal case against the people who killed [Alex] and [Renée], that doesn’t mean we’re not working on this every single day. I believe that we will make a decision in the near term. I also remind everybody that there’s no statute of limitations on murder. I don’t think it’s going to take that long. When we get the information and evaluate the matter, we will make a charging decision.
Here’s a bit more on one of those prosecutions of an ICE agent:
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Monday charged an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in the January shooting of a Venezuelan man in north Minneapolis during wintertime immigration enforcement operations in the Twin Cities. Julio Sosa-Celis suffered a leg wound after the agent opened fire.
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said ICE agent Christian Castro fired through the front door of a duplex, striking Julio Sosa-Celis in the leg while people, including children, were inside the home.
Castro faces four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime.
In our conversation we reference an exchange between Senator Chris Murphy and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mulllin from a few days ago. This has to be seen to be believed, for Mullin continually refuses to say he will follow the law:
Despite having withdrawn from Minnesota, and fired both Bovino and Noem, the regime is not letting up. This week JD Vance referred - outrageously - both Governor Walz and AG Ellison to the Department of Justice for prosecution for their alleged role in enabling social services fraud in the state:
The fight continues………
Finally, I want to once again thank the remarkable people of Minnesota who stood by their neighbors, fought the Trump regime, and won. Your bravery, courage, and triumph have been an inspiration to us all.
And to the families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti - there are no words that can express the gratitude and sorrow we have for their sacrifice. May their memory be a blessing, and a persistent inspiration for all of us in our work together in the months ahead.
Keep working hard all. We have a country to save, a democracy to protect, and elections to win, together - Simon
Bio - Keith Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota
Keith Ellison was sworn in as Minnesota’s 30th attorney general on January 7, 2019. As the People’s Lawyer, Attorney General Ellison’s job is to help Minnesotans afford their lives and live with dignity, safety, and respect. His guiding values are generosity and inclusion.
From 2007 to 2019, Keith Ellison represented Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he championed consumer, worker, environmental, and civil- and human-rights protections for Minnesotans. He served for 12 years on the House Financial Services Committee, where he helped oversee the financial services industry, the housing industry, and Wall Street, among others. Among his legislative accomplishments are passing provisions to protect credit-card holders from abusive practices and protect the rights of renters and tenants. While in Congress, he founded the Congressional Antitrust Caucus and the Congressional Consumer Justice Caucus. He also served as co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which he helped build to more than 100 members.
Before being elected to Congress, Attorney General Ellison served four years in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Prior to entering elective office, he spent 16 years as an attorney specializing in civil-rights and defense law.
Learn more about AG Ellison here.
