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Top House Democrats question the ‘corrupt weaponization’ of federal government against Trump’s adversaries<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ilhan-omar" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Ilhan Omar</a>’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/democrats" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Democratic</a> colleagues have condemned <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/12/federal-agents-ilhan-omar-home-raid" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">federal agents’ search</a> of the Minnesota congresswoman’s home on Monday morning, describing it as “deeply disturbing” and emblematic of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Trump administration</a>’s “corrupt weaponization” of the US government.<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/house-of-representatives" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">House</a> Democratic leaders, including minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, party whip Katherine Clark and caucus chair Pete Aguilar, issued a joint statement excoriating the president for the search. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/12/democrats-reaction-ilhan-omar-federal-raid-home-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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