Scores of House Democrats have called for an end to the federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), claiming it could affect her reelection bid in next month’s midterm elections. A letter, signed by 175 Democratic congresspersons, accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of engaging in the “weaponization of law enforcement,” calling such a move “unprecedented and unacceptable.” [snip] The lawmakers pointed out that Omar is seeking reelection in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District and that news of the search warrant – executed on her Washington apartment by DHS agents on Oct. 12 – “whether properly predicated or not, could affect voters’ decisions” at the polls on Nov. 3. The move “strips Minnesotans of their right to a free and fair election guaranteed to them under the Constitution,” they said. The lawmakers said the actions of the DOJ and DHS are “clearly driven by a pre-determined political outcome rather than an objective pursuit of justice,” and rejected the basis of the probe, namely that Omar’s now-deceased father lied about her age on immigration papers to get her citizenship after the family fled Somalia in the 1990s amid a civil war. [snip] She also said Homeland Security Investigations agents seized 17 items from her home, including phones and notebooks. Omar has maintained that she “didn’t do anything wrong” and that the current investigation into her is “politically motivated.” Omar became a state representative in Minnesota in 2017 and a U.S. representative in 2019. Her district covers Minneapolis and some surrounding areas. [snip] Border czar Tom Homan has said she could be denaturalized if investigators find that she lied when applying for U.S. citizenship. Homan said in an Oct. 17 interview with Fox News that investigators have “a strong case” in their ongoing investigation into Omar but declined to provide specific details. [snip] When asked whether Omar could be stripped of her U.S. citizenship and deported, Homan said: “Of course, if you lie during the naturalization process, there is a process to denaturalize somebody. “We’ve done it before. It’s a long, tedious process, but it’s been done before.“ (*) Full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/175-house-democrats-call-halt-ilhan-omar-investigation Post navigation DHS Blasts Minnesota Officials After Serial Sex Assault Suspect is Released Despite ICE Detainer, Then Tries to Drag Woman Out of Her Apartment Window 60 Minutes and the Art of Lying Without Lying
