Steve Simon says Pam Bondi's requests to Walz are "unprecedented"

Name: Steve Simon says Pam Bondi's requests to Walz are "unprecedented"
Uploaded: 2026-02-01T10:56:00-0600
Duration: 4 min 7 s
Description: On Jan. 24, the same day as Alex Pretti's killing, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote a letter to Gov. Tim Walz, suggesting the ICE surge would end if the state did three things. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon called the demand extortion. He talked about it with WCCO's Esme Murphy.

On Jan. 24, the same day as Alex Pretti's killing, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote a letter to Gov. Tim Walz, suggesting the ICE surge would end if the state did three things. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon called the demand extortion. He talked about it with WCCO's Esme Murphy.