Overview

• Lee circulated conspiracy-laden jokes and an image of the suspect on his X account following Sunday’s politically motivated attack on Minnesota legislators.
• On Monday, Sen. Tina Smith pulled Lee aside in a closed-door meeting and her chief of staff sent his office a scathing email decrying the remarks as heartless.
• Sen. Amy Klobuchar publicly denounced the posts as insensitive and said she will address them with Lee upon her return.
• The shooting killed former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife remain hospitalized.
• Federal authorities charged Vance Boelter Monday with multiple counts including murder and stalking over the weekend attack.