'Al-qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab…': Donalds exposes links btw Minnesota funds and Somali terrorists

A House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Wednesday took a dark turn as witnesses and lawmakers traced a path from alleged bureaucratic negligence in Minnesota to the potential financing of overseas terror networks. The hearing, aimed at investigating the misuse of federal funds within Minnesota state programs, centred on aggressive questioning from Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL). The exchange painted a picture of an administration that allegedly prioritised protecting political allies over safeguarding taxpayer money, with testimony suggesting that stolen funds may have been siphoned through informal networks to affiliates of Al-Shabaab.