In an unfortunately not overly surprising but still infuriating incident out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a far-left activist and campaign strategist for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been exposed, reports claim, of having been involved with an anti-ICE chat group that was coordinating anti-ICE activities as federal immigration agents crack down on fraud and illegal immigration in the state.
As background, what sparked the revelation is that a conservative reporter named Cam Higby managed to infiltrate the leftist chat group, finding his way into a Signal chat that a slew of leftist activists were using to coordinate protest and obstruction actions against the federal immigration agents and officials involved in the crackdown.
What then followed were a slew of revelations about who was involved in the group, with a surprising number of leftist politicians in the state allegedly and reportedly involved in it. Amongst those who were involved in the Signal chat, Higby and others who investigated it revealed that both former Walz strategist Amanda Koehler, and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, as Townhall alleged.
The conservative news and activism account Libs of TikTok, drawing attention to Koehler’s involvement in a post on X that quickly went viral, said, “Tim Walz campaign strategist Amanda Koehler was in the signal chats coordinating the doxxing and harassment of ICE agents? Holy crap.”
Also pointing out Koehler’s alleged involvement was the Wall Street Apes X account, which wrote, “Don’t stop making her famous until she’s arrested. Minnesota anti-ICE Signal group leader who’s been coordinating ICE riots was identified as Amanda Koehler. She is a paid protest organizer and Minnesota State Senate Candidate. She was a campaign strategist for Tim Walz.”
Adding to that with an extra detail about Koehler’s alleged involvement, the Amuse X account noted her codename in the chat, saying, “POLITICAL VIOLENCE: Minnesota anti-ICE Signal group leader identified as Amanda Noelle Koehler, a protest organizer and Tim Walz campaign strategist, also known by the code name HAH and admin of the MN ICE Watch Signal chat group.”
Noting that other politicians were allegedly involved with the Signal chat as well, the Mario Nawfal X account said, “LEAKED SIGNAL CHAT LINKS WALZ STAFFER AND DEM POLITICIANS TO ANTI-ICE PROTESTS. The private Signal group is used by Minneapolis protesters to coordinate anti-ICE actions, share marching orders, and reportedly dox ICE agents. One of the leaders is Amanda Koehler, a protest organizer and former campaign strategist for Tim Walz. Also named: local politician David Snyder, listed as an admin, and MN State Senate candidate Anita Smithson, listed as a “dispatcher.'”
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Similarly, a conservative news account called Right Angle News Network posted about the alleged involvement of Koehler and Flanagan, saying, “BREAKING – At least two Democrat Minnesota state officials and a campaign adviser to Tim Walz, Amanda Koehler, have been identified as ‘admins’ and ‘dispatchers’ in a now-leaked Signal group chat used to stalk and impede federal immigration operations in the state.”
A commenter on that post noted that, in addition to those two Walz-connected individuals being allegedly involved in the ICE group, a Minnesota congressman allegedly was too, and appears to have admitted to it, saying, “Minnesota State Rep Alex Falconer bragging about being in one of the anti-ICE Signal groups. The Minnesota government is a terrorist organization.” Watch Falconer here:
Eric Daugherty, taking the opportunity to call for Koehler to be arrested over her alleged involvement, said, “Americans are now demanding the ARREST of Tim Walz ally Amanda Koehler who reportedly LEADS the anti-ICE riots through a Signal group. Turns out she is VERY close with Walz, previously acting as a campaign strategist for him. ARREST HER, NOW! Dismantle the network!”
Mila Joy, another conservative X account, called for Lt. Gov. Flanagan to be arrested as well for her alleged involvement, saying, “BREAKING: The Lt. Governor of Minnesota, Peggy Flanagan, is one of the administrators of the Signal chat for the Minnesota violent protests. This means the Governor’s office is in charge of the insurrection against the federal government. This is so ILLEGAL. LOCK HER UP.”