Federal agents search home of Trump critic Ilhan Omar
Three weeks before the congressional elections, investigators searched the Democratic congresswoman's Washington home. Omar calls it intimidation; Trump denies any role.
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Homeland Security Investigations agents searched the Washington-area home of Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar early on Monday. The Justice Department confirmed that a judicially authorized search warrant had been executed, saying the action was "part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation". It gave no details of what is being investigated. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said last month there was an investigation related in part to whether Omar lied on her immigration forms, adding that "something's going to happen".
Omar rejected the accusations, calling the search an "attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement". "I will not be silenced," she said. Her spokesperson Jacklyn Rogers called it "an outrageous abuse of power" and said the congresswoman had done nothing wrong. House Democratic leaders questioned the timing, with less than 30 days until the 3 November election, the AP reported.
President Donald Trump said "I have nothing to do with it", adding that it was up to the Justice Department. He also said he had always found Omar "to be totally crooked, personally". Republicans circulated an old Omar post reading "No one is above the law".