On Thursday, CNN revealed that Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota fabricated information about his 1995 DUI arrest during his 2006 congressional race.
According to CNN:
“Tim Walz, the Democratic contender for vice president, made a number of false claims throughout his campaign in 2006 regarding the specifics of his arrest in 1995 for driving while intoxicated and irresponsible.”
“Walz acknowledged in court that he had been drinking when he was pulled over for speeding 96 mph in a 55 mph zone in Nebraska, according to court and police records related to the incident. After a state policeman drove Walz to a nearby hospital for a blood test, the results revealed that his blood alcohol content was 128—much higher than the state’s then-lawful limit of 0.1.”
“However, in 2006, his campaign told the media on many occasions that he had not had alcohol that evening and that the reason he failed the field sobriety test was because he misunderstood something about his hearing loss from his National Guard service. The campaign also claimed that Walz had permission to drive himself to jail that evening.
Last week, Breitbart News pointed out the same issue:
“Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), who was unveiled as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running partner on Tuesday, is going to be under further scrutiny about a DUI conviction from 1995, as evidenced by court papers that surfaced and suggested he had misled the public about the case.”
When Waldz was living in Nebraska at the time, police pulled him over for driving under the influence. After striking a plea agreement, he later acknowledged driving recklessly. Later political campaigns brought up the matter, but Walz claimed he had not been intoxicated.”
“When the matter surfaced during Walz’s congressional campaign in 2006, his campaign claimed that the arrest had been the consequence of a misunderstanding.”
Following up on their investigation, Alpha News in 2022 discovered a court transcript indicating Walz was in fact intoxicated.
