WASHINGTON — Famed conservative journalist Nick Shirley testified Wednesday that the “red flags” he witnessed while reporting on the welfare scandal in Minnesota were in plain sight.
Shirley, whose viral reporting on the flagrant welfare fraud in Minnesota gained national attention late last year, warned that other states, such as California, are likely worse.
“I’m here today to speak on behalf of all hardworking, law-abiding, taxpaying citizens here inside of the United States,” Shirley said during his opening remarks. “We the people have had enough of our hard-earned money going towards fraudsters, as if it’s no big deal.”
The 23-year-old YouTuber impressed upon lawmakers that “You don’t even have to be smart to see these red flags,” he witnessed during his on-the-ground reporting in Minnesota.
A former federal prosecutor had estimated that as much as $9 billion could have been stolen from taxpayer coffers in Minnesota since 2018, though Gov. Tim Walz (D) has taken issue with that estimate. Walz announced he wouldn’t seek reelection in the wake of the fraud scandal.
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