The Justice Department says the search is part of an "ongoing federal investigation," while Omar calls it "an attempt to target political enemies."
Federal agents on Monday searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a frequent target of Trump administration criticism, as part of a criminal investigation, according to two people familiar with the matter.
DOJ confirms a criminal investigation into the Minnesota Democrat weeks before the midterms
The search takes place within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.
Federal agents conducted a search at the home of of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., as part as an ongoing criminal probe. NBC News' Ryan Reilly has the early details on the investigation and the unusual timing of the action this close to an election.
Sources say Homeland Security Investigations officers conducted the search.
Omar, an outspoken Trump critic, said the search was "an attempt to target political enemies" and that she "will not be silenced".
Top administration officials have all but pronounced her guilty in an ongoing investigation.
Federal law enforcement agents conducted a predawn search at the Washington home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) as part of a criminal investigation, Justice Department officials announced Monday morning. “Today in the Washington, D.C, area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice.…
The political left is going bananas, the socialists are having fits, the Islamists are in a rage and the communists are apoplectic about the news that federal law enforcement has executed a search warrant at the home of Representative Ilhan Omar. However, there are no specific details about the nature of the federal action. The […]
