How Minnesota’s Massive Schemes Were Allowed To Go On For Years

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🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Fraud in Minnesota is now under intense scrutiny on Capitol Hill, as state Republicans tell Congress that massive schemes went unchecked for years despite repeated warnings from whistleblowers. Lawmakers during a hearing on Wednesday focused on allegations tied to pandemic-era programs, with testimony raising new questions about what state officials knew and when. Republican Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, who is now running for governor, joins the Rundown to discuss how she believes Minnesota state officials had been ignoring or actively suppressing investigations into the alleged fraud. The U.S. military went into Venezuela. Could Greenland be next? President Trump says the America needs the icy territory, which is a self-governing Danish territory, for national security purposes. Our allies, including Denmark, are pushing back against the administration’s comments about seizing or even buying the island. Michael Allen, a managing director and partner at Beacon Global Strategies and a former special assistant to President George W. Bush at the National Security Council, explains the strategic value of Greenland for the U.S. and the possibility of Trump using military action to take control of it. Plus, commentary by Ruthless Podcast co-host, John Ashbrook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:08.1	Thursday, January 8th, 2026. I'm Jessica Rosenthal. Fraud in Minnesota is now a focus of Congress,
1:15.3	as state Republicans tell federal lawmakers how widespread the schemes have been and how long they think
1:21.1	state leaders may have ignored reports of stolen funds. Anytime a dollar goes out in fraud,
1:26.7	it means that dollar didn't make it to those that
1:28.7	needed the most.
1:29.9	It took federal investigations and federal action to actually start handling the issue of
1:35.5	fraud here in the state of Minnesota.
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