Former President Barack Obama on Sunday condemned federal agents’ raid on the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., calling it a “transparent” effort by the Trump administration to “intimidate” her.
“The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president,” Obama wrote on X.
Federal agents raided the Washington home last week as part of a probe into Omar, who has been outspoken against President Donald Trump and his policies. The timing of the search alarmed Justice Department veterans because it fell so close to
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