Ilhan Omar’s phone seized and relatives subpoenaed in criminal inquiry, source says
Federal authorities have seized the phone of Representative Ilhan Omar and issued grand jury subpoenas to her relatives as part of an immigration fraud investigation. Omar has condemned the move as a politically motivated attack.
Why it matters
The investigation into a sitting member of Congress shortly before midterm elections raises significant questions about the intersection of law enforcement and political campaigning.
Ilhan Omar, a frequent target of Donald Trump’s anti-Somali rhetoric, said she would ‘not be silenced’ by the justice department’s investigation. Ilhan Omar, a frequent target of Donald Trump’s anti-Somali rhetoric, said she would ‘not be silenced’ by the justice department’s investigation. Ilhan Omar Ilhan Omar’s phone seized and relatives subpoenaed in criminal inquiry, source says Federal authorities issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas in inquiry into potential immigration fraud
Prefer the Guardian on Google Federal authorities investigating the Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar seized the Democratic lawmaker’s phone and have issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of her relatives, according to a person briefed on the inquiry.
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