GOP congressman compares Tim Walz fighting fraudsters to OJ Simpson finding wife's killer

Former pro hockey subordinate Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minn., raised eyebrows Tuesday with a societal media station referencing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's caller determination to not question re-election but refusal to resign, arsenic Walz vows to code the state's ongoing fraud issues. 

Staub's station compared Walz's determination to combat fraudsters to the infamous 1994 execution proceedings of erstwhile NFL subordinate O.J. Simpson, erstwhile Simpson vowed to find his wife's slayer aft being acquitted for the execution of his woman Nicole Brown Simpson and her person Ron Goldman. 

"Tim Walz staying successful bureau to combat the fraudsters is similar O.J. saying he’d look for the existent killer. He should resign," Stauber wrote. 

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A Walz spokesperson responded to Fox News Digital's petition for remark connected Stauber's post. 

"Lol that is not news!" the spokesperson said. 

Although Simpson was acquitted successful the 1994 case, helium aboriginal mislaid a civilian suit connected to the deaths. Simpson was recovered liable successful civilian tribunal successful 1997 and ordered to wage $33.5 cardinal successful damages. Most of that judgement went unpaid during Simpson’s lifetime.

Simpson died past April aft a backstage crab battle. Near the extremity of his life, helium remained successful Las Vegas and returned to the nationalist oculus connected X, posting reactions to existent events. Simpson's property has taken a cardinal measurement toward paying Goldman's household astir $58 million—nearly 3 decades aft Goldman won a wrongful decease judgement successful a civilian lawsuit against Simpson, according to a November study by TMZ.

Johnnie Cochran, Robert Kardashian, Barry Scheck, F. Lee Bailey, Shapiro and Alan Dershowitz comprised OJ Simpson's imagination team. (Sam Mircovich/AFP)

Meanwhile, Walz has been the taxable of immense nationalist scrutiny since October. He ended his bid for an unprecedented 3rd word amid stinging disapproval from Republicans and immoderate Democrats implicit his handling of his state's monolithic payment assistance fraud scandal.

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However, Walz insisted Tuesday helium volition not measurement down from his position, and passionately declared helium volition enactment successful bureau to assistance combat the state's fraudsters who perchance stole billions of dollars successful payer dollars nether his watch. 

"I'm not going anywhere. And you tin marque each your requests for maine to resign. Over my dormant assemblage volition that happen," Walz said. 

More than 90 radical — astir from Minnesota's ample Somali assemblage — person been charged since 2022 successful what has been described arsenic the nation's largest COVID-era scheme. How overmuch wealth has been stolen done alleged wealth laundering operations involving fraudulent repast and lodging programs, daycare centers and Medicaid services is inactive being tabulated. But the U.S. lawyer successful Minnesota said the scope of the fraud could transcend $1 cardinal and emergence to arsenic precocious arsenic $9 billion.

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Prosecutors said immoderate of the dozens that person already pleaded blameworthy successful the lawsuit utilized the wealth to bargain luxury cars, existent estate, jewelry and planetary vacations, with immoderate of the funds besides sent overseas and perchance into the hands of Islamic terrorists.

"This is connected my watch, I americium accountable for this and, much importantly, I americium the 1 that volition hole it," Walz told reporters past month, taking work for the scandal.

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