Federal agents search Ilhan Omar's home weeks before midterms
The Justice Department says the search is part of an ongoing federal criminal probe, but gives no details.
Federal officers searched the Washington, DC-area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar early Monday. The Justice Department confirmed it.
Omar is a Minnesota Democrat. She is running for another term.
The search came just weeks before the midterms. Voting has already started in Minnesota.
More than 127,000 people have voted, according to the secretary of state. The Justice Department said the search is part of an ongoing federal criminal probe.
The statement did not say what the probe involves. Omar called the search 'just the latest escalation' in President Donald Trump's 'campaign of political intimidation.'
A spokesperson for Omar said she had done nothing wrong. A source told CNN that top Justice Department leaders approved the search.
A federal judge also signed off.
- more than 127,000
- Votes cast in Minnesota
- early Monday, weeks before the midterms
- Search timing
- Homeland Security Investigations
- Investigating branch
Why it mattersA federal criminal probe has reached a candidate's home while voting is under way. The public still does not know what it is about.
AustraliaNo direct Australian effect yet. Any charges filed against Omar would be the next development to watch, though the story is about US politics.
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