The Minneapolis Police Department on Wednesday declined to investigate the domestic abuse allegations against Rep. Keith Ellison Keith Maurice EllisonOfficers in George Floyd's death appear in court, motion for separate trials Ex-Minneapolis officer involved in Floyd death asks judge to dismiss murder charge Over 50 current, former law enforcement professionals sign letter urging Congress to decriminalize marijuana MORE (D-Minn.), citing an apparent conflict of interest, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported.

The department said in a statement that it will forward the investigation to another law enforcement agency.

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is seeking an investigative body to review a report it commissioned that determined the allegations against Ellison cannot be substantiated.

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“Due to a conflict of interest, or the appearance of a conflict of interest, the Minneapolis Police Department will not be handling the matter involving Congressman Keith Ellison,” the department said in a statement.

Ellison’s son, Jeremiah Ellison, is a member of the Minneapolis City Council, the Tribune noted.

The Minnesota congressman's ex-wife, Karen Monahan, has accused Ellison of emotional abuse and one incident of physical aggression during which he tried to pull her off of her bed while yelling expletives.

Ellison has denied the account.

Monahan has told authorities and multiple news outlets that she previously had a video of the incident but misplaced it during a move. Attorney Susan Ellingstad, in the report commissioned by the DFL, found that both Monahan and Ellison are credible, but Monahan's claims cannot be substantiated because she does not have the video.

“The investigation report, which was released today without our knowledge by someone outside of our organization, was unable to substantiate the claim of physical abuse made by Ms. Monahan,” DFL Chairman Ken Martin wrote in a statement to the Associated Press earlier this week.

Ellison last month requested a House Ethics Committee investigation into his ex-wife's allegations.

He is currently running for Minnesota Attorney General.