WASHINGTON, DC – There is nothing quite like the selective memory of the Washington establishment. When accountability finally catches up to the progressive left, the political class doesn't address the facts—they immediately dust off their favorite pearl-necklaces and scream about "selective targeting."
Case in point: former President Barack Obama’s recent public meltdown over the Trump administration’s investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. Writing on X, Obama called the current federal probe "appalling," lecturing the public on the sanctity of American democracy and claiming the government shouldn't target individuals for their political beliefs.
It is a deeply touching defense, save for one tiny, inconvenient detail: the Obama administration investigated Rep. Omar first.
According to an explosive report from *The New York Times*, federal officials under the Obama administration quietly probed Omar back in 2016 and actually uncovered evidence suggesting her marriage may have been fraudulent. Federal prosecutors, however, ultimately stalled the case after determining that potential felony charges fell outside the five-year statute of limitations.
For years, persistent rumors have surrounded Omar regarding allegations that she entered into a fraudulent marriage for immigration purposes—accusations she has repeatedly dismissed as a right-wing conspiracy theory. But while Obama now feigns horror that federal authorities are looking into the matter, his own Justice Department was doing precisely that a decade ago, only to quietly sweep it under the rug when the calendar ran out.
Naturally, Obama omitted that little historical tidbit from his lectures on the rule of law. Instead, he attempted to frame the Minnesota Democrat as a purely sympathetic figure, emphasizing her arrival in the U.S. as a child and how she acquired citizenship.
It is the classic Washington two-step: when the left investigates something, it’s due diligence; when the Trump administration investigates it, it’s an outrage. But the American people aren't buying the selective amnesia. Real accountability doesn't care about political party or progressive talking points—and no amount of establishment spin can rewrite the files sitting in the filing cabinet.
