CNN Host Picks Apart Pundit's Defense Of Walz, Frey Investigation: 'You Can't Do It'

Scott Jennings tried hard on Friday on CNN’s “NewsNight” to argue that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) deserve to be criminally investigated, but appeared to come up short when host Abby Phillip confronted him.

The Department of Justice is investigating whether Walz and Frey have impeded the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with their respective public statements: Walz has called their presence in Minnesota an “occupation,” while Frey told ICE to “get the fuck out” of his city.

Jennings argued that one could “reasonably consider” these statements threats.

“They have made numerous statements, Abby, over and over and over again, that they don’t think ICE should be in Minneapolis, that they don’t think federal immigration laws should be enforced, that they think law enforcement has been put in danger by incitement,” he said.

Phillip then countered, “None of those are threats.”