Democrats rebuke federal raid of Ilhan Omar’s home: ‘rogue abuse of power’
Top House Democrats question the ‘corrupt weaponization’ of federal government against Trump’s adversaries
TL;DR
- House Democratic leaders have condemned the search of Ilhan Omar's home, calling it a 'corrupt weaponization' of the federal government.
- They vowed to seek 'full accountability' for the alleged abuse of power by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security.
- Fox News reported the search pertained to a criminal fraud investigation concerning Omar's immigration paperwork, handled by her late father.
- Other Democratic representatives, including Ro Khanna and Sydney Kamlager-Dove, also criticized the search as politically motivated and an abuse of power.
- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) labeled the raid 'political persecution' and a 'witch hunt'.
- The search occurred less than 30 days before the midterm elections.