U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said her office is probing Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) financial disclosures, the day after federal agents searched the congresswoman's Washington, D.C. home.
The big picture: It's another example of the administration's escalating fight with the progressive lawmaker, who has clashed with the White House over its immigration crackdown — and whom President Trump has labeled as "crooked."
Driving the news: Asked about a prior ethics probe into financial filings from the Office of Congressional Conduct, which cleared Omar, Pirro said Tuesday on Fox News' "America Reports" that "is subject of an investigation as well."
- "It doesn't matter what the House does. It doesn't matter, you know, what this agency or that does. We're looking at the facts. Based upon the facts, we'll follow them wherever they take us," she said, and confirmed her office is handling the probe.
- Omar's office did not respond to Axios' request for comment.
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