# Why federal agents are investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar

https://mins.news/en/video/102299

- NBC News, 2026-10-15 23:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBRIkYiPWy0

> Weeks before the midterm elections, federal agents searched the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, took her phone and issued about a dozen subpoenas, two people familiar with the Justice Department investigation told NBC News. Senior justice reporter Ryan J. Reilly explains how the move fits a broader trend of the DOJ pursuing President Trump’s perceived political enemies, and why launching such a probe so close to an election is unusual.

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