"We Loved Her": MN AG Keith Ellison Mourns His Friend Melissa Hortman, Slams Republican Rhetoric

Federal and state officials in Minnesota have announced murder and stalking charges against Vance Boelter, the man accused of assassinating Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband in their home, as well as for shooting state Senator John Hoffman and his wife. Authorities say Boelter visited the homes of two other lawmakers on the night of the killings and had a hit list that included Planned Parenthood centers and the names of more Democratic politicians. One of the names on that list was Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who joins Democracy Now! to discuss how the shootings have shaken his state, the risk of spreading political violence, and his own friendship with Hortman. "Right up until we lost her, she was fiercely fighting for people," says Ellison, who faults President Trump for exacerbating political tensions. "We must stop political violence."


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