Democratic Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison appeared stunned when protesters interrupted his speech for a far-left candidate for one of the state’s seats in the U.S. Senate.
Ellison was trying to encourage Democrats to show up for Peggy Flanagan when protesters interrupted him and demanded that he answer for shutting down a program looking into wrongful convictions.
The contest will likely be seen as another battle between far-left elements of the Democratic Party trying to seize control.
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Flanagan is trying to win the primary for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party from Rep. Angie Craig, a Democrat who has represented Minnesota since 2019.
Ellison seemed angered and rattled by the protesters, and he quickly finished his comments before rushing offstage.
The protesters were angry about Ellison shutting down the Conviction Review Unit,
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