Minnesota Governor Walz Faces Backlash Over $430,000 Taxpayer Bill for Legal Prep
Minnesota Republicans are furious after learning that Governor Tim Walz used about $430,000 in state funds to hire outside lawyers ahead of a congressional hearing on sanctuary-city policies.
Invoices obtained by the Star Tribune show the governor’s office retained the global firm K&L Gates from early April to mid-June to coach Walz for his June testimony before the House Oversight Committee, which is run by Republicans. The documents indicate:
1)Roughly $232,000 of the total was billed in May alone, with attorneys charging an average of $516 an…
