Is Rep Ilhan Omar a good representative or a bad one? A good person or a bad one? I have no idea and as she is not representing me, I will not take the time to dig into those questions more deeply.
I do know, however, that I no longer trust the honesty and integrity of our Justice Department, FBI, or in this case Homeland Security Investigations. Trump is using these agencies to punish “his enemies” in the press, law firms or wherever. In addition to replacing senior military officials who might oppose unlawful and/or corrupt actions by Trump, the President has removed the Inspector Generals meant to keep an eye on things across the executive branch and did I mention that FBI director Kash Patel remains in place despite all.
“The search of Omar’s home appears to be the type of action that law enforcement officials have typically avoided so close to an election in the past. Omar is up for reelection in November after winning the Democratic primary in her district.
“In the 60 days before an election, the Justice Department enters a “blackout” period, during which the department typically refrains from taking public steps in politically related cases.” washingtonpost.com/2026/10/12/federal-agents-search-rep-ilhan-omars-dc-home
How worried should we be? If/when the Republicans “potentially” lose control of congress after the November elections and following Trump’s “orders” refuse to seat the real democrat winners. Who will come forth to prevent Trump’s coup?
Author: Warren Coats
I specialize in advising central banks on monetary policy and the development of the capacity to formulate and implement monetary policy. I joined the International Monetary Fund in 1975 from which I retired in 2003 as Assistant Director of the Monetary and Financial Systems Department. While at the IMF I led or participated in missions to the central banks of over twenty countries (including Afghanistan, Bosnia, Croatia, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgystan, Moldova, Serbia, Turkey, West Bank and Gaza Strip, and Zimbabwe) and was seconded as a visiting economist to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (1979-80), and to the World Bank's World Development Report team in 1989. After retirement from the IMF I was a member of the Board of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority from 2003-10 and of the editorial board of the Cayman Financial Review from 2010-2017. Prior to joining the IMF I was Assistant Prof of Economics at UVa from 1970-75. I am currently a fellow of Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise. In March 2019 Central Banking Journal awarded me for my “Outstanding Contribution for Capacity Building.” My recent books are One Currency for Bosnia: Creating the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina; My Travels in the Former Soviet Union; My Travels to Afghanistan; My Travels to Jerusalem; and My Travels to Baghdad. I have a BA in Economics from the UC Berkeley and a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago. My dissertation committee was chaired by Milton Friedman and included Robert J. Gordon. I live in National Landing Va 22202
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