Overview
- Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s questioning was halted after Rep. Nancy Mace and Chairman James Comer ruled her time expired and cut her microphone.
- Pressley pressed Minnesota legislative witnesses on whether they opposed President Donald Trump’s pardons of fraud convicts George Santos and Brian Christopher Mock.
- Witnesses, including Republican state Rep. Kristin Robbins, accused Pressley of grandstanding, prompting a heated back-and-forth as the hearing veered off script.
- The session examined alleged widespread social-services and child-care fraud connected to Minnesota’s Somali community, including cases tied to Feeding Our Future with losses alleged above $350 million.
- Broader fallout continues, with local probes and records scrutiny ongoing and Gov. Tim Walz exiting the 2026 race earlier this week under mounting pressure over the scandal.