U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
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Prosecutors say the warrant covers "other individuals" and will be fully executed "in short order." Omar, who has not been charged, has an attorney who calls the probe politically motivated.
A federal magistrate refused Tuesday to approve an overnight superseding complaint adding an obstruction charge against Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, telling prosecutors they had departed from how cases are charged in his district.
Defense lawyers say prosecutors added an obstruction count overnight to a case against two former FBI officials, a week before the midterms. The fight adds to Democratic worries about how the Justice Department is using its power.
The Justice Department charged two ex-FBI officials 11 days before the midterms. One defendant's lawyers call the case 'nonsense' and say the timing is no coincidence.
Trump told an Iowa rally that Omar must quit Congress after a prosecutors' filing listed her under a different name. His claim that she took her oath under a fake name has not been established.
