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Obama calls Trump administration’s investigation into Ilhan Omar ‘appalling’By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama on Sunday called the Justice Department’s investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar “appalling,” saying the government is attempting to intimidate and deport one of President Donald Trump’s most outspoken critics. “The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a…
Rep. Ilhan Omar demands return of seized items; family texts may be under reviewFamily text messages are among the information that federal officials are reviewing as they continue their investigation into U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, which came into public view this week with the federal raid of her Washington, D.C., home, according to anonymous sources who spoke to the New York Times. The messages came from a phone that belonged to one…
Rep. Ilhan Omar's attorneys demand return of property seized in federal search of her homeAttorneys for Rep. Ilhan Omar are asking the Justice Department to immediately return property that federal agents seized from her home this week, arguing that the search stemming from an investigation into her citizenship status was “neither justified nor lawful.” In a letter obtained Friday by The Associated Press, lawyers for the Democrat from…
What to know about the investigation into Rep. Ilhan OmarThe Trump administration had long signaled it was building a case against Rep. Ilhan Omar over alleged immigration violations. Monday’s raid of her Washington, D.C., home marked an extraordinary step in those efforts. Led by agents from Homeland Security Investigations, an arm of the Department of Homeland Security, the court-approved search came after…