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Prosecutors ask judge to keep Rep. Ilhan Omar's search warrant sealed for now

More than a dozen news organizations want the warrant released, but prosecutors say disclosure could jeopardize the ongoing criminal investigation of the Minnesota Democrat.

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Overview

Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C., home on Oct. 12, according to Fox News. Omar is a Minnesota Democrat. A group of over a dozen news organizations petitioned a federal judge to make the search warrant and related records public.

On Tuesday, federal prosecutors asked the judge to turn down that petition for now, The Hill reports. The Hill says the heavily redacted filing was signed by Jeanine Pirro, the for the District of Columbia, and that prosecutors say release could harm the continuing criminal investigation. Fox News reports that Chief Judge James Boasberg is overseeing the dispute, and that Pirro wants the question revisited after the warrant is fully executed and a charging decision is public.

Fox also says the news groups argue the physical search happened weeks ago and that sensitive details could be redacted instead of withholding the whole warrant. Fox describes two federal probes of Omar, one on her financial disclosures and one on immigration paperwork. The New York Post and The Daily Wire report that 175 House Democrats signed a letter led by Rep. Pramila Jayapal accusing the and of weaponizing law enforcement against Omar.

About 40 Democrats did not sign.

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Liberal1 outlet

The New York Times reports that the Justice Department is declining to make public the warrant behind this month's search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home, after more than a dozen news organizations asked a federal judge to release the documents.

Center2 outlets

The Hill reports that federal prosecutors want the warrant for Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) Washington home kept sealed for now, in response to a request from more than a dozen news organizations. Prosecutors say disclosure could jeopardize the continuing investigation, and the heavily redacted filing was signed by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

Conservative6 outlets

Right-leaning outlets place the warrant fight inside a wider account of the probes into Omar. Fox News stresses that Judge Boasberg is a frequent Trump target, recalling Trump's 2025 "Radical Left Lunatic" remark. It quotes Pirro calling the unsealing request "rash" and describes two investigations, over financial disclosures and her father's immigration paperwork.

The New York Post focuses on the roughly 40 House Democrats who did not sign the Jayapal letter, noting that not signing does not necessarily signal support for the probe. The Post also quotes the letter's argument that a search so close to the election could affect voters. The Daily Wire says the inquiry began under former President Joe Biden's administration and points to a 2023 records response about her father's .

Fox News also reports that Joe Radinovich, a former Minnesota state representative and Democratic operative, wrote on X that the allegation she married her brother is "almost certainly true". Omar's campaign called his claims "false, biased, and without any evidence."

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