Federal Probe of Rep. Ilhan Omar Widens as Trump Says Jail or Deportation Possible
Photo: Fox NewsFederal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington home on Oct. 12 and seized her phone in a criminal investigation into allegations about her citizenship. People familiar with the probe told the New York Post on Monday that prosecutors plan to use DNA evidence to test a long-running claim that her 2009 marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi was to her brother. Omar has denied this since 2016, no charges have been filed, and the Justice Department has not confirmed any DNA evidence. A source told the Associated Press that more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas have gone out, some to relatives. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said in the Oval Office that Omar could face jail as well as deportation, calling it his opinion; he named no charge and offered no new evidence. Border czar Tom Homan said she could lose citizenship if fraud is proven. Omar called the search political targeting.
Right-leaning outlets, Fox News and the Daily Wire, covered the story; left-leaning outlets had not reported it at the time of writing. Fox led with Trump's remarks and Homan. The Daily Wire led with Omar's fundraising video and said the probe began under Biden. Alternative outlets also covered it: ZeroHedge focused on the DNA report, and TMZ on whether blame lies with the Trump administration or Democrats.
How the sides differ Right sources stress Trump's remarks and Omar's fundraising appeal; alternative sources focus on DNA reporting and debate over blame; left sources have not covered it.
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- ZeroHedgeFeds Using DNA To Probe Ilhan Omar 'Married Her Brother' Claim, Eye Conspiracy Charge: Report
ZeroHedge reports the DNA evidence, citing New York Post and AP sources and Omar's denial. TMZ's podcast debates whether the Trump administration or past Democratic actions are to blame.
- Fox NewsTrump says Ilhan Omar could go to jail or be deported, calls her ‘a disgrace to our country’
Fox News leads with Trump's jail-or-deportation remarks and Homan's comments. The Daily Wire leads with Omar's tearful fundraising video and says the probe began under Biden.