The Minnesota congresswoman says the pre-dawn raid by federal agents has made her Washington DC home unsafe for her family due to death threats. She plans to move out.
01Summary
- 01Ilhan Omar said between 15 and 25 Homeland Security Investigations agents searched her home at around 06:00 EDT on 12 October.
- 02Agents seized 17 items including multiple cell phones, notebooks, her husband's camera from the 1960s and her passport.
- 03Omar said the agents presented a warrant at the door and spent about five hours searching the property.
- 04More than a dozen subpoenas have been issued to members of Omar's family as part of the ongoing federal criminal investigation.
- 05Former President Barack Obama called the federal probe 'so appalling' in a statement.
02Why it matters
This matters because it involves a sitting US congresswoman alleging that a federal investigation is being weaponised for political purposes, raising questions about the independence of law enforcement and the safety of elected officials.
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