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sop

(19,352 posts)
Thu May 21, 2026, 07:41 PM 6 hrs ago

'JD Vance confirms DOJ investigation into yet another person Trump doesn't like'

(MS NOW) "As 2026 got underway, Donald Trump said his Justice Department had launched an investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat whom the president seems to hate more than most other members of Congress. By the president’s telling, the DOJ probe followed a directive posted to his social media platform in which he said officials should investigate Omar for unspecified 'Financial and Political Crimes.' "

"There was no way to know whether Trump’s claims were true or made up, but JD Vance spoke to reporters this week at a White House press briefing, during which the vice president confirmed that Trump’s DOJ really is going after the progressive congresswoman."

"In response to a question about the administration’s interest in Omar, Vance said:"

"I don’t want to prejudge an investigation. I mean, you read the things about Ilhan Omar and about who she married and whether she didn’t marry this person or that person. It certainly seems like something fishy is there, but everybody’s entitled to equal justice under the laws. So, we’re going to investigate it, we’re going to take a look at it. If we think that there’s a crime, we’re going to prosecute that crime. And that’s something the Department of Justice is looking at right now."

Continued at link:

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/ilhan-omar-investigation-doj-vance-trump-weaponization-fund

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'JD Vance confirms DOJ investigation into yet another person Trump doesn't like' (Original Post) sop 6 hrs ago OP
FUCK oberle 5 hrs ago #1
Weaponization indeed.They can't even articulate crime. She might've committed much less evidence. Walleye 5 hrs ago #3
Yeah, we see that they believe every conspiracy theory that comes along Walleye 5 hrs ago #2
hey JD, I've read things about you and a COUCH Skittles 5 hrs ago #4

Walleye

(45,516 posts)
3. Weaponization indeed.They can't even articulate crime. She might've committed much less evidence.
Thu May 21, 2026, 08:02 PM
5 hrs ago

Walleye

(45,516 posts)
2. Yeah, we see that they believe every conspiracy theory that comes along
Thu May 21, 2026, 08:00 PM
5 hrs ago

“Something fishy” is that how you open an investigation at this current DOJ. They don’t need no stinking evidence. they don’t even know what crime they’re investigating. her for.

Skittles

(172,911 posts)
4. hey JD, I've read things about you and a COUCH
Thu May 21, 2026, 08:39 PM
5 hrs ago

does that warrant an "investigation" too? SOUNDS FISHY TO ME!

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