Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter wrote a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel saying he was hired by Governor and former VP Tim Walz to carryout the attack.

 

Vance Boelter as he was being arrested. 

Vance Boelter, the Minnesota assassin that killed a State Senator and his wife, and shot two more people, wrote a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel saying he he was hired by Governor Tim Walz to carry out the attack. New York Post. Boelter claimed that he had been hired by the US military for operations in the past "off the books". He said that Tim Walz had approached him to assassinate the two sitting US Senators in Minnesota, Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, so Walz could take over as Senator. Boelter said that he refused the "mission". No motive for the targeting of the two Minnesota State Senators was found in the letter. Boelter said that the attack had nothing to do with Trump or Abortion, even though he said he was indeed pro-life. 

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My Comment:

Folks are dismissing this as the ramblings as a madman and I tend to agree. The idea that Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota and the VP candidate for the Democrats in 2024 ordered a hit on two Minnesota senators is beyond belief. Quite frankly, I don't think Walz is a killer and even if he was, this plot would have made no sense, as the two State Senators were not going to help Walz be an US senator. 

Is there any chance that the accusations are true? It seems very unlikely. Boelter seems like he is crazy and I doubt that any of his claims are true. I do think he at least had met Tim Walz but I can't imagine that Walz was going to have anyone killed. And I doubt that Boelter is some kind of "off the books" commando that worked for the US military. That's a tall tale if I have ever heard one. Crazier things have happened though, but I give the idea that any of this is true is probably less than 5%. 

I am guessing that the only place where these accusations are true are in the head of Vance Boelter. Boelter appears to be crazy, and if the letter is legit, and it appears to be, it's very rambling and hard to read. It absolutely sounds like Boelter has some kind of mental health concern that caused him to see links that weren't really there. 

I do think that we probably should confirm that Boelter's claims are false. Walz and Boelter had probably met each other at one point and though I don't expect there to be any real links found, I do think we should look into it on the tiny chance that any of this is legit. Walz, if he is smart, will fully cooperate with this investigation. Again, I don't think this is at all likely, but it would be crazy to not chase down every lead in this case. 

Even if the most likely scenario is true, that Walz had nothing to do with this, it's absolutely going to damage his political ambitions. Though it was likely not his fault that this is happened, his name will forever be associated now with death of elected officials. Some people will take Boelter's words at face value and will see any attempt to explain or debunk things as evidence of a conspiracy. That's not fair to Walz, but it is the reality of the situation. I can't imagine Walz running for a national office again after this incident. 

Things could get even worse for Walz if Boelter goes to trial and the case is televised, which it probably would be. If Boelter is able to testify and says that he was indeed hired by Walz, it will be a huge viral moment and folks will take it seriously. Given how crazy Boelter appears to be, that could very easily happen, even if it wouldn't actually help him get off. I am guessing Walz will be hoping that Boelter takes a plea deal so this case just goes away.