Trump DOJ on the verge of setting 'especially dangerous' precedent after raid: expert

President Donald Trump's Justice Department is on the verge of setting what one legal expert described as an "especially dangerous" precedent. Earlier this month, the DOJ executed a search warrant on the Washington, D.C., residence of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), who has been a frequent critic of the Trump administration. In return, Trump and his allies have sought to paint Omar as a boogeyman who illustrates the illegal immigration that the administration is seeking to curtail, and have revived an investigation into whether she committed immigration fraud. Elie Honig, a former federal prosecutor, wrote in a new essay for the "Stay Tuned" Substack that the DOJ's investigation itself was "disturbing" because Omar is a sitting member of Congress who is up for re-election in just over two weeks. He pointed out that the DOJ has a longstanding tradition of not discussing a new investigation within a 60-day window of an...