Minnesota legislator files impeachment articles against Tim Walz

Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) is set to face impeachment hearings when the Minnesota state legislature returns to session in February. 

State Rep. Mike Wiener (R ), who represents District 5B in Minnesota’s House, filed articles of impeachment against Walz on Jan. 12, according to the politician’s Facebook page. Wiener’s efforts stem from the governor’s alleged “corrupt” conduct while in office and are related to recent revelations of rampant fraud within Minnesota’s “state-administered programs.”

Wiener’s impeachment articles claimed that, “Timothy J. Walz has engaged in corrupt conduct in office by violating his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the laws of this state,” reported FOX 9 News in Minnesota. Wiener argued that taxpayers demand “accountability of their elected officials.”

“The taxpayers have been frauded [sic] of an estimated