Ilhan Omar raid sparks Hatch Act lawsuit

Right now, a lawsuit is underway over the federal raid of Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C. home. Leah Bino is in the live center right now tracking this suit here. Good morning, Leah. Good morning. Yes, the lawsuit is filed by Democracy Defenders Fund. It claims the raid violates the Hatch Act, which aims to stop federal employees from using their jobs to influence elections. The Department of Justice says the raid was part of an ongoing criminal investigation, but they have yet to reveal what they found. Fox News is reporting the investigation is related to Omar's immigration paperwork, which she says was filled out by her late father in the 1990s when she was a minor. Omar and many of her supporters are calling Monday's search an attempt to target a political enemy ahead of the November election. The congresswoman is running for re-election in the 5th Congressional District, which covers Minneapolis and parts of both Anoka and Ramsey counties. she's facing off against Republican John Nagel. Now a social media post from the watchdog group that filed out the lawsuit or filed the lawsuit asked the U.S. Office of Special Counsel's Office to specifically look into DHS Secretary Marco Allen and Acting Attorney General Todd as well as any other DHS or DOJ employees that have been involved in the raid. So we will continue watching this one very closely as it develops. Back to you guys. Yeah yeah we'll definitely wait and see. Still lots of questions about this investigation. Thank you Leo. 70.