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If this is true, it could be Big Trouble for Keith Ellison on Tuesday.

On Saturday fellow DFLer State Representative Debra Hilstrom posted a Tweet linking troubling accusations of domestic violence against Ellison.

You can read the whole thing here.

From the Facebook post by the alleged victim’s son:

My name is Austin Monahan and I am writing this letter on behalf of me and my brother. My brother and I watched our mom come out of pure hell after getting out of her relationship with Keith Ellison. For several months we knew something wasn’t right and couldn’t figure it out. When we asked our mom if everything was ok, she told us she was dealing with some stress and would be ok. In the middle of 2017, I was using my moms computer trying to download something and I clicked on a file, I found over 100 text and twitters messages and video almost 2 min long that showed Keith Ellison dragging my mama off the bed by her feet, screaming and calling her a “f*cking bitch” and telling her to get the f*ck out of his house. The messages I found, were mixed with him consistently telling my mom he wanted her back, he missed her, he knew he f*cked up and we wished he could do things different, he would victim shaming, bully her, and threaten her if she went public. I text him and told him I know what you did to my mama and a few other things.

Apparently the alleged victim, Karen Monahan, has confirmed her son’s story.

The officially DFL endorsed candidate for AG Matt Pelikan has also weighed in:

Last night allegations against Congressman Keith Ellison were made public. The allegations are extremely troubling. We all deserve a prompt, transparent, and thorough response from Keith and I ask him to respond without delay.

All three, Ellison, Hilstrom and Pelikan are vying for votes in the DFL primary August 14.

It’s been a rough weekend for the DFL.

Late last week current MN Attorney General Lori Swanson was accused of using state workers on state time as part of her campaign for governor.

UPDATE: MN blog Powerline is now running the story.

UPDATE: Twitchy digs up Ellison’s own Tweets confirming his relationship with Monahan and her son.

UPDATE: Ellision responds, issues denial.

UPDATE: Minneapolis StarTribune reports the story. Ellison denies video. Monahan confirms son’s Facebook post.

UPDATE: Minnesota media outlets are now reporting the story. This is awful news for Ellison just two days before the primary.

The run for the state Attorney General post is Ellison’s first try for office outside of the safe Minneapolis DFL congressional district he has represent for multiple terms.

UPDATE: The story has gone national. News outlets on the left and right (Huffington Post & Drudge Report) are now posting reports.

Drudge Report is high-lighting Ellison’s ties to the DNC.

UPDATE: Local TV news reporting Ellison accuser is actively supporting #MeToo movement.

UPDATE: Twin Cities KARE 11 has a devastating report on the Ellison abuse scandal.