Trump calls for Ilhan Omar to resign over alleged use of another name

Donald Trump called for Representative Ilhan Omar to resign, claiming she used another name when she ran for Congress and took the oath.

Trump cited the name “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi,” which appears in a Justice Department filing, and also repeated claims about Omar’s former marriage.

Omar has denied the allegations about her former husband and has called them a lie.

Federal agents searched Omar’s Washington home as part of a criminal investigation connected to immigration paperwork submitted by her late father when she was a child.

The Justice Department said agents carried out a court-authorized search warrant but did not describe the investigation’s nature or scope.

Omar says the investigation is politically motivated, while Trump has repeatedly attacked her.

The search came shortly before midterm elections that will determine which party controls Congress, but the sources do not say that Omar has resigned or that her seat has changed hands.