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Trump Says Justice Department Investigating Ilhan Omar

January 26, 2026 at 11:34 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump on Monday said the Justice Department is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Politico reports.

Omar responded: “Sorry, Trump, your support is collapsing and you’re panicking. Right on cue, you’re deflecting from your failures with lies and conspiracy theories about me. Years of ‘investigations’ have found nothing. Get your goons out of Minnesota.”

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