DOJ Investigating Omar Called ‘Continuation of Trump’s Revenge Campaign’

Photo: Ilhan Omar – February 9, 2020. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0. Article by Brad Reed. Common Dreams – January 26, 2026.

Rep. Ilhan Omar on Monday swiftly hit back at President Donald Trump after he announced that the US Department of Justice had launched an investigation into her family’s finances. In a Truth Social post, Trump claimed that the DOJ is “looking at” Omar, whom the president described as having “left Somalia with NOTHING, and is now reportedly worth more than 44 Million Dollars.” […]

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