Obama Accuses Trump Administration of Targeting Ilhan Omar

Former President Barack Obama accused the Trump administration on October 18 of using a federal investigation to intimidate Rep. Ilhan Omar, warning that targeting political critics could set a precedent for future administrations. The allegation reflects Obama’s assessment of the administration’s motives; the supplied reporting does not independently establish political interference or the evidence behind the inquiry. The Justice Department said Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized warrant at Omar’s Washington home on October 12 as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation. The department did not publicly describe the inquiry’s scope or supporting evidence. Reports have linked it to questions about immigration paperwork and Omar’s citizenship, but investigators have not announced criminal charges against her. In his post on X, Obama said Omar arrived in the United States with her father at age 12 and became a citizen at 17, when her father was naturalized. He argued that investigators were pursuing a theory that she was 18 at the time and therefore had to apply for citizenship separately. Those details were presented as Obama’s account;...