DOJ questioned Ilhan Omar former bodyguard while White House threatens oversight

The Daily Mail reported that federal prosecutors questioned a former bodyguard for Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar over a suspected 10,000 dollar bribe. The prosecutors allegedly attempted to recruit the former security staff member as an informant to help build a criminal case against the lawmaker, telling the individual that the probe is entirely run by the White House. [1]

Meanwhile, the White House has threatened Democrats with potential criminal investigations as the party prepares to take control of Congress and launch oversight probes into the Trump administration, according to PBS NewsHour, the Los Angeles Times, and UPI. PBS NewsHour and the Los Angeles Times reported that the top White House lawyer warned that aggressive oversight could cross the line into blatant criminality. [2][4][6]

Al Jazeera reported that Democratic lawmaker Robert Garcia denounced the White House letter containing the threats as an unconstitutional attack on the legislative branch. The Los Angeles Times also reported that another Democratic figure stated Trump has something to hide following the warnings. PBS NewsHour noted that these threats come amid a series of resignations within the Department of Justice. [2][4][5]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, President Donald Trump previously stated that Omar could face imprisonment and deportation as federal authorities expanded an immigration fraud investigation. That earlier federal inquiry included a raid on the residence of the Minnesota Democrat and questioning of her sister, Sahra Noor. [8]