Facing questions as Tafoya attacks Minnesota fraud oversight, Peggy Flanagan says Trump fired 19 inspectors general, the officials whose job is to police fraud and ethics, and that they clawed back $50 billion in taxpayer dollars in 2024. She adds that he pardoned 90 white-collar criminals, including one she says was responsible for $1.3 billion in Medicaid fraud.
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- Peggy Flanagan
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- other - Minnesota US Senate debate, Flanagan vs. Tafoya
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Right now under Donald Trump, we see right out of the gate, he fired 19 inspectors general whose entire job it is to police fraud and ethics, uphold ethics at the federal level. They were responsible in 2024 for clawing back $50 billion in federal taxpayer dollars. He also fired or he also pardoned 90 white color criminals including one guy who was responsible for $1 .3 billion in Medicaid fraud.
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