Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home
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Federal agents searched Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home early Monday as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, the Justice Department said.
Agents from Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the department. Officials did not publicly identify the subject or scope of the investigation, and Omar has not been charged with a crime.
NPR cited current and former federal officials who described the search as part of a multiyear investigation involving whistleblower complaints. NPR reported that a former official said the investigation deals with immigration fraud allegations. CNBC, citing Fox News, and Al Jazeera, citing Reuters, reported that the inquiry concerns alleged immigration fraud, including paperwork completed by Omar’s late father when she immigrated to the United States as a child. Federal authorities have not confirmed those details.
Omar, a Minnesota Democrat seeking re-election in the November 3 midterms, accused the Trump administration of using federal law enforcement against a political opponent. “I will not be silenced,” she wrote on social media. Her office said she had done nothing wrong.
Democratic leaders questioned the timing of the search, citing the Justice Department’s longstanding practice of avoiding overt investigative actions involving candidates shortly before elections. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accused President Donald Trump of abusing his power.
Trump said he had “nothing to do” with the search and that the matter was up to the Justice Department, while also criticizing Omar and saying she was being investigated “very carefully.”
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story needs a narrower attribution for the immigration-fraud and paperwork details. - "NPR, CNBC and Al Jazeera reported that people familiar with the matter said the inquiry concerns alleged immigration fraud, including paperwork completed by Omar’s late father when she immigrated to the United States as a child.": NPR does not report the paperwork detail, and CNBC attributes that detail to Fox News rather than to its own people familiar with the matter.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home
Federal agents searched Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home early Monday as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, the Justice Department said.
Agents from Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the department. Officials did not publicly identify the subject or scope of the investigation, and Omar has not been charged with a crime.
NPR cited current and former federal officials who described the search as part of a multiyear investigation involving whistleblower complaints. NPR,NPR CNBCreported that a former official said the investigation deals with immigration fraud allegations. CNBC, citing Fox News, and Al JazeeraJazeera, citing Reuters, reported that people familiar with the matter said the inquiry concerns alleged immigration fraud, including paperwork completed by Omar’s late father when she immigrated to the United States as a child. Federal authorities have not confirmed those details.
Omar, a Minnesota Democrat seeking re-election in the November 3 midterms, accused the Trump administration of using federal law enforcement against a political opponent. “I will not be silenced,” she wrote on social media. Her office said she had done nothing wrong.
Democratic leaders questioned the timing of the search, citing the Justice Department’s longstanding practice of avoiding overt investigative actions involving candidates shortly before elections. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accused President Donald Trump of abusing his power.
Trump said he had “nothing to do” with the search and that the matter was up to the Justice Department, while also criticizing Omar and saying she was being investigated “very carefully.”
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