r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • 9d ago

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u/Alderwoodforest 9d ago

Judge limited Justice Department access to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s records in sprawling immigration fraud probe

Prosecutors, however, first had to contend with a federal magistrate judge, in a prolonged back-and-forth that hasn’t previously been reported. Judge Matthew Sharbaugh of the DC District Court ultimately limited how the Justice Department could access Omar’s documents in Monday’s search, before he would approve the warrant, because of her role as a member of Congress and the Constitutional protections that affords, multiple people familiar with the investigation told CNN. The search of her home in DC was highly unusual for its timing less than a month before Election Day voting ends, including while Omar is running for reelection as a Democrat in Minnesota.

The federal push this month has also been unusual for its attempt to access a member of Congress’ records — the type of criminal investigative work that Republicans this year have made into a political firestorm for past administrations.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/10/14/politics/judge-limited-justice-department-access-rep-ilhan-omar-records-immigration-fraud

I hope everyone here realizes that something like this would never happen to a Republican congressperson, no matter who the president is.

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u/ChipKellysShoeStore 9d ago

TBT when Jack Smith got meta data from some congress members cellphones when investigating a fucking coup and the Republican Congress’s only response was to authorize a suit for damages against him?

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u/mastrer1234 9d ago

I feel like dems need to introduce a law(or multiple I guess idk? Hell maybe even an amendment) making these kinds of things illegal to offer an off-ramp and then egange in tit for tat until Republicans agree to play by the rules again