My office has received outreach from members of the Somali community after reports of home-based daycare providers being harassed and accused of fraud with little to no fact-checking.
— Attorney General Nick Brown (@AGOWA) December 31, 2025
We are in touch with the state Department of Children, Youth, and Families regarding the claims…
Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown Appears to Threaten Journalists for Investigating Somali Fraud
There are a few notable things in this statement. First, notice how he said people “experiencing threats or harassment” should call the police or the AG’s office Hate Crimes & Bias Incident Hotline. Since when is asking questions about fraud a “hate crime” or “bias incident”?
Second, Brown vows to hold fraudsters accountable but only if that fraud is “substantiated and verified by law enforcement and regulatory agencies."
Which means they aren’t going to hold the fraudsters accountable. At all.
This is nothing more than threats against independent journalists who dare to do the work Brown and the media refuse to do.
It is the duty of journalists to visit taxpayer-funded nonprofits and businesses to investigate where you have failed. The journalists have documented their visits on camera and there is no harassing or threatening behavior. You are trying to threaten journalists by telling…
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) December 31, 2025
ANY state official who chills or threatens to chill a journalist’s 1A rights will have some ‘splainin to do. @CivilRights takes potential violations of 18 USC § 242 seriously!
— AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) December 31, 2025
Govern yourselves accordingly! ❤️#1A https://t.co/6H50NkaqwW
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