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- Former President Obama condemned the federal criminal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), accusing the Trump administration of targeting its political opponents.
- Obama delivered his remarks nearly a week after federal agents raided Omar's [source text truncated mid-sentence], per the live updates feed.
Why it matters: By publicly framing the DOJ's investigation into a sitting Democratic lawmaker as political retaliation, Obama turns a federal criminal probe into a partisan flashpoint that gives congressional Democrats fresh ammunition against the Justice Department and elevates the case's national profile.
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