The Department of Justice is investigating Ilhan Omar.
Posted by The Benny Show, Checked
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The Benny ShowOct 26, 2026
Sources from October 12 to 28, 2026 consistently report that the Department of Justice is conducting an ongoing criminal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar, confirmed by DOJ spokesperson statements, and that DOJ secured and executed a search warrant at her home.
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What was said
… That's not somebody that should be in the country, much less representing our people and making large decisions on the distribution of, you know, hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayer resources. So I'm certainly intrigued to see what else comes out. I'm glad the Department of Justice is investigating. Where there's smoke, there's usually fire, and it seems with every question that's raised about this woman, more perplexing answers come out, that she so lies and more lies. So I'm all for denaturalizing and deporting. Yeah, I mean, what is it? …
The Benny Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. A DOJ spokesperson confirmed that Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice, as part of an ongoing federal investigation into Omar.[1][4][5]
Supports. AP and Stanford Law reporting describe the probe as an ongoing criminal investigation tied to immigration paperwork, with Omar's attorneys responding to it as a DOJ investigation.[2][3]
Supports. Coverage from October 28 and 31 reports that DOJ is continuing the investigation, that prosecutors are seeking to keep the warrant sealed, and that the Justice Department is leading the probe.[6][7][8][9]
Context. No charges against Omar had been announced as of these sources, and the claim asserts only that an investigation is underway, not that charges will follow.[3][10]
Sources
10 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 7 not rated
- 1US immigration authorities raid home of Democratic Trump critic Ilhan Omarreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Rep. Ilhan Omar's attorneys demand return of property seizedapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Stanford's David Sklansky on the Search of Representative ...law.stanford.edu · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 4Rep. Ilhan Omar's residence searched as part of ongoing ...abc7.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Agents search Rep. Omar's D.C. home; DOJ says it's part of ...houstonpublicmedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6DOJ declines to release search warrant in Ilhan Omar investigationmprnews.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7DHS says it sent DOJ a 'large case' in probe of Rep. Ilhan Omar after home ...kfoxtv.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8DOJ Says Ilhan Omar Warrant Ongoing, Targets ‘Other Individuals’newsweek.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 9DOJ opposes unsealing warrant for raid of Ilhan Omar's DC ...startribune.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 10US federal agents search home of Trump critic Omar - DW.comdw.com · not rated · cited for: context
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