Omar says federal agents took 17 items from her home to "freak" her out

Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, said federal agents took 17 items from her home, including her phones, in a pre-dawn raid. She said the timing was meant to "freak all of us out," The Hill reports.

Omar spoke on MS Now on Wednesday. It was her first interview since the raid last week, The Guardian reports. She told the network that agents don't arrive that early in the morning unless they want to unsettle people, according to The Hill.

The BBC reports that the items also included notebooks and were seized as part of a federal investigation. The BBC's headline says Omar called the raid "bizarre" and says it is forcing her to leave. The excerpt provided does not say what she is leaving.

Omar denied allegations of immigration fraud. She said she has a legal right to be a member of Congress, The Guardian reports.

The Guardian reports that cabinet officials and rightwing influencers in President Donald Trump's orbit have accused her of a sham marriage with her brother and of altering details of her immigration paperwork. The Guardian describes those theories as baseless.