Giant-assed Orange Anti-Weaponization Fairy hovers over Ilhan Omar, waves his magic wand, & poof, INVESTIGATION.

As 2026 got underway, Donald Trump said his Justice Department had launched an investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat whom the president seems to hate more than most other members of Congress. By the president’s telling, the DOJ probe followed a directive posted to his social media platform in which he said officials should investigate Omar for unspecified “Financial and Political Crimes.”

There was no way to know whether Trump’s claims were true or made up, but JD Vance spoke to reporters this week at a White House press briefing, during which the vice president confirmed that Trump’s DOJ really is going after the progressive congresswoman.

A few months ago, the president denied having weaponized the criminal justice system, suggesting instead that he merely directs the DOJ, which he controls, to prosecute members of his enemies list — preferably quickly — without regard for evidence or legal merits. That he was effectively confessing to weaponizing the DOJ appeared lost on him.

It’s a detail to keep in mind as the scandal surrounding Trump’s new $1.7 billion “weaponization” fund moves forward.

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