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Federal Judge Derails Trump’s Retribution Campaign Against Minnesota Officials

HeadlineJun 23, 2026

In other legal news, a federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s subpoenas of several Democratic officials in Minnesota, including Governor Tim Walz. District Judge Patrick Schiltz ruled the subpoenas were unconstitutional, calling them an effort to “harass and retaliate.” The Justice Department issued the subpoenas in January after Walz and other officials condemned the Trump administration’s deadly immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

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