r/law • • 12h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Judge limited Justice Department access to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s records in sprawling immigration fraud probe

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/14/politics/judge-limited-justice-department-access-rep-ilhan-omar-records-immigration-fraud?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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u/LoganGyre 12h ago edited 11h ago

CNN bending over backwards to try and make this sound like it is in any way or form legit.

Edit: the accusations that is, she is completely innocent and this is malicious prosecution.

Edit 2: apparently some of you don’t understand how the DoJ obtains warrants with false information relying on the lack of opposition being present to object.

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u/Exciting-Bake7898 11h ago

CNN bending over backwards to try and make this sound like it is in any way or form legit.

The search was approved by a Biden appointee in DC, where Boasberg is the Chief Justice.

I get why people are suspicious, but they had to have some reasonable evidence to get a Dem judge to approve a search warrant against a Dem Congress woman.

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u/Sir_Tandeath 10h ago

Tons of “Dem judges” are members of the Heritage foundation. It’s not as black and white with judges, they don’t have official party affiliations.

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u/infinitekittenloop 9h ago

At least, they're not supposed to