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The U.S. Justice Department has taken a series of high-profile legal actions in the final week before the midterm elections, including a search of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar's home, criminal charges against two former FBI officials, and a renewed effort to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey. The moves, directed at prominent critics of President Donald Trump, have drawn criticism from Democrats and former officials who say they violate long-standing norms against politically sensitive actions near elections. Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the timing, stating the decision to search Omar's home was unrelated to the November vote and had been approved by a federal judge. The Justice Department said it is following the facts and the law, not a political timetable, and emphasized that avoiding overt actions within 60 days of an election is an informal practice, not a binding rule.
Federal agents seized Omar's phone and issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to her relatives, as part of a probe into her immigration paperwork.
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