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Federal agents seize Rep. Ilhan Omar's phone and subpoena relatives

What is known about the probe, three weeks before an election Omar is on the ballot in.

Federal authorities investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) seized her phone and have issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some relatives, according to a person briefed on the probe who spoke to AP anonymously. Agents searched her Washington home on Monday. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has suggested the focus is her family's immigration paperwork, and DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said several investigations are under way, including into her financial disclosures. Omar called the search an "attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement." The Justice Department has historically avoided public investigative steps involving a candidate within 60 days of an election.

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Democrat

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), on social media: "Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation."

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Republican

Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), on X: "Nobody is above the law. HSI just executed a search warrant at Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C. home. We look forward to learning more details about this raid and investigation. ACCOUNTABILITY IS COMING!"

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