Done Talking To You’: MN AG Keith Ellison Lashes Out When Asked About State Fraud Scandal

Minnesota’s top law enforcement officer abruptly walked out of an interview when a reporter pushed him on the taxpayer fraud unfolding in his state.

Attorney General Keith Ellison ended the exchange and stepped away from the camera after the questioning turned to the scandal, telling the reporter “So, I’m done talking to you. Bye-bye,” according to video from Fox News Digital.

Ellison rejected the dollar figure that has circulated in coverage of the case, calling it “a false number” and tying it to political opponents. “If you ask the newspapers for a forensic accounting, the number you mentioned is tightly identified with people of a very unique political persuasion aligned with the Trump administration,” he told Fox News Digital.

The reporter said he was citing several reports and wanted Ellison to clarify the actual amount. Ellison instead questioned the journalist’s credibility. “It’s wrong though. And if you’re a real reporter, you should know that,” he said, pointing at the Fox News Digital reporter.