Impeachment hearings for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison are set to begin next week, according to Republican members of the state House Freedom Caucus. The hearings focus on the conduct of both politicians regarding the state's entitlement-scam scandal. While Walz has announced he will not run for another term after the scandal, Republicans have decided to impeach him before his term ends in January 2025. A House resolution filed last month would impeach Walz for corrupt conduct in office, accusing him of hiding or allowing widespread fraud within Minnesota state-administered programs despite repeated warnings, audits, reports, and public indicators of systematic abuse. However, an impeachment trial could result in a significant fall from grace for Walz, who has been criticized for his use of the phrase "weird" to describe Republicans.