Legal group files Hatch Act complaint over Omar search
The Democracy Defenders Fund says the pre-dawn raid could have been meant to sway Minnesota’s congressional race, as early voting nears.
- On Tuesday, the Democracy Defenders Fund filed a Hatch Act complaint with Special Counsel Charles Baldis, asking him to investigate whether the federal raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar's Minnesota home was intended to influence the Nov. 3 midterm election.
- Homeland Security Investigations agents conducted a pre-dawn raid on Monday, reportedly investigating immigration paperwork Omar's late father filed decades earlier when she was 12 years old.
- Legal experts Norman Eisen, Virginia Canter, Christopher Swartz, and Richard Painter signed the complaint, which alleges the DOJ and DHS violated federal law through a "politically motivated use of power to influence the Minnesota congressional election."
- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., condemned the raid as "fascism and abuse of office on a scale we have never seen," calling it an escalation in targeting perceived political enemies.
- Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has targeted Sen. Adam Schiff, Rep. Jason Crow, and FBI Director James Comey, establishing a pattern critics characterize as punitive executive action against perceived opponents.
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Commentary: Ethics lawyers: Search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home may have violated Hatch Act
Editor’s note: Below is an except of a letter written by a group of ethics lawyers to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel calling for an investigation into whether the recent raid on the Washington, D.C. home of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar violated the Hatch Act, which prevents the use of official authority or influence […]
Watchdog files Hatch Act complaint over federal investigation into Ilhan Omar
A progressive watchdog filed a formal Hatch Act complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel one day after federal agents raided the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) this week. The predawn search of her property came four days before early voting for Minnesota starts this election cycle. The Democracy Defenders Fund, […]
Watchdog Files Hatch Act Complaint Over Omar Raid
The Hill reports: A watchdog group filed a Hatch Act complaint Tuesday against several federal agencies following the search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) home. Democracy Defenders Fund called for an investigation the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its secretary, Markwayne Mullin, Attorney General Todd Blanche, the Justice Department (DOJ) and Joseph Edlow, the … The post Watchdog Files Hatch Act Complaint Over Omar Raid appeared fir…
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