Ilhan Omar claims that Trump's actions constitute a campaign of political intimidation aimed at silencing her.

Omar says she won’t ‘be silenced’ by search of her home and blasts Trump’s ‘intimidation’ campaign Ilhan Omar called the search 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,” she said. “I will not be silenced.” The search of the Minnesota congresswoman’s home so close to next month’s midterm contests that will determine control of the House and the Senate was swiftly condemned by top Democrats in Congress and raised questions about the timing given longstanding Justice Department protocol to avoid overt investigative steps involving political candidates in the direct run-up to an election. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-10-12/federal-agents-search-rep-ilhan-omars-home-as-part-of-criminal-investigation-ap-sources-say

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