In a statement on X on Monday, Congresswoman Omar called the search
an “attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement.”
Federal agents on Monday searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a startling escalation in a criminal investigation that brings renewed focus to the frequent target of Trump administration derision in the final weeks of her reelection bid, reported The Associated Press.
The search of the Minnesota congresswoman’s home so
close to next month’s midterm contests that will determine control of the House
and the Senate was swiftly condemned by top Democrats in Congress, who raised
questions about the timing given longstanding Justice Department protocol to
avoid overt investigative steps involving political candidates in the direct
run-up to an election. Omar, an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump,
said she was being targeted as one of the Republican’s “political enemies.”
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