Federal authorities investigating Minnesota Rep. 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 probe.
The subpoenas were issued for a grand jury collecting evidence in Minnesota as federal authorities probe potential fraud in Omar’s immigration paperwork, said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation. The investigation led to federal agents searching Omar’s Washington, D.C. home on Monday just weeks before the November midterms, in which Omar is seeking reelection.
The scope of the investigation into Omar is unclear, though Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has suggested that authorities were examining potential crimes related to her family’s immigration paperwork.
They raid a home over paperwork? Which is probably bullshit as well. I’m sure the paperwork is fine but even if there was some error how is she an imminent threat to society? This is all to distract from the shitty economic recession Republicans have begun.
It’s green card and citizenship applications from decades ago. They’re attacking the paperwork because they want to reverse her naturalization, strip her of citizenship, and deport her.
That would be quite some red meat for the supremacist wing of the party.
it’s not a distraction. it’s a show of force. things are ramping up.
You keep reminding yourself it’s bullshit, then asking logical questions.
I think it is all an attempt to find SOMETHING she did wrong that can be used to discredit her. And their bar is low…
Think about the reason Trump used to fire Lisa Cook from the federal reserve. Something about her primary residence claim on a mortgage loan. All he needs is a little bit of shit and a wall.
Paperwork from when she was 12…
I’m sure the paperwork isn’t fine. That shit is almost designed to make it easy to fail
There’s probably a single “t” that’s not crossed somewhere