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Ilhan Omar: “[That] was why I was surprised when they handed me the receipt for the items that they take in, to do that long of a…”

On the recordOctober 23, 2026
[That] was why I was surprised when they handed me the receipt for the items that they take in, to do that long of a search and to walk away with 17 items, of like 10 that were just notebooks and, like, old phones. Was such a bizarre, bizarre thing.
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Ilhan Omar
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Reflecting on the items taken during the raid.

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