When conservative radio host Jason Rantz laid out the facts of the federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on CNN’s NewsNight Tuesday, the liberals on the panel couldn’t handle it.
Omar, of course, is under investigation for immigration fraud, and last week, federal agents executed a search warrant at her Washington, D.C., residence and seized her passport, computer, and phone. Liberals freaked out, even though a federal judge (who happens to be a Democrat) signed off on the warrant, and the investigation actually traces back to the Biden administration. Democrats want to frame it as Trump weaponizing the government against a political enemy, but that narrative simply doesn’t jibe with the facts. Investigators are reportedly looking at whether Omar misrepresented her age on immigration paperwork, along with the long-running claim that she married her brother. DNA evidence reportedly figures into the case.
Omar denies any wrongdoing, calls the whole thing political, and is desperately trying to raise money off the situation.
Liberal podcaster Leigh McGowan didn’t want to hear any of it. She treated the search as proof of tyranny and the left’s favorite f-word.
“He is acting kind of textbook fascist behavior-like, when you start going after your political enemies like this,” McGowan said. “It’s not an investigation looking for the truth. It’s a conclusion looking for a case, right?”
McGowan then turned the story toward herself, noting that she’s a naturalized citizen who criticizes the president. CNN’s Ana Navarro jumped in with, “As a second naturalized citizen at the table, please don’t give him any ideas.”
