Obama Defends Ilhan

Obama defends Ilhan Omar after federal probes, sparks ‘spare me’ backlash

Former President Barack Obama rushed to the defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar after a federal raid tied to immigration and finance probes, and conservatives immediately told him to spare the lecture.

On Sunday, Obama published a lengthy online post backing the Minnesota Democrat as investigators scrutinized her immigration history and financial disclosures. The message, which Fox News reported had drawn more than 5 million views, cast the probes as selective targeting by the Trump administration and insisted the full weight of the federal government was being used to intimidate a sitting lawmaker.

Federal agents had already searched Omar’s Washington, D.C., home the prior week. The congresswoman faces two open federal inquiries, one examining whether she or her father committed fraud on immigration paperwork when she became a U.S. citizen decades ago, and another focused on her financial disclosures.

Obama framed the matter as an assault on democratic norms. Conservatives answered with a blunt reminder of his own record on investigations, IRS scrutiny of political opponents, and the Russia collusion saga.

The White House rejected the weaponization charge and said the Justice Department is restoring law and order.

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