# DOJ official rejects claims Ilhan Omar probe is politically motivated

https://mins.news/en/video/113750

- Fox News, 2026-10-24 05:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9DwCSQRP_U

> Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter discussed the probe into Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, and a California voter fraud investigation, rejecting claims that the Omar probe is politically motivated.

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