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Tim Walz: “There are 48 or so lawsuits [against Minnesota].”

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Published April 14, 2026 | Video Starts at 07:32

I was just meeting with my team today. Just so all of you know, we have 124 separate, what I would say, retribution actions against Minnesota that the president promised in writing, There are 48 or so lawsuits [against Minnesota]. other examples of them asking for things. But the really interesting thing talking to my team is this administration has a really short attention span. (07:32–07:48)

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