# GREGG JARRETT: Obama attacks Trump over Omar probe but there’s a big twist

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/gregg-jarrett-obama-attacks-trump-over-omar-probe-but-theres-a-big-twist/
- Published: 2026-10-29T20:10:30+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T22:36:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/gregg-jarrett-obama-attacks-trump-omar-probe-big-twist
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Obama criticised a probe into Omar despite an earlier inquiry during his presidency.
- The 2016 inquiry reportedly found some evidence of marriage fraud.
- Jarrett argues prosecutors had other possible legal routes.

## Summary

Former US President Barack Obama criticised the Trump administration’s investigation of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, calling its focus on her “appalling”. Fox News columnist Gregg Jarrett argues that this criticism is hypocritical, citing a previously undisclosed 2016 federal inquiry into allegations that Omar entered a sham marriage to help a man obtain a green card.

According to the article’s account of New York Times reporting, investigators found some evidence of fraud, but prosecutors shelved the case because they believed the potential crime was outside the five-year limitation period. Jarrett contends that later immigration applications or alleged efforts to conceal the marriage could have affected that calculation, and says the Obama administration could also have pursued civil immigration-fraud proceedings. These are the columnist’s arguments; the allegations against Omar remain allegations.

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