GREGG JARRETT: Obama attacks Trump over Omar probe but theres a big twist

We have come to expect sanctimony mixed with hypocrisy from Barack Obama.But his latest endeavor turns out to be a doozy.Preaching his usual moral superiority, the former president recently took to social media to inveigh against the current president for targeting Democratic Rep.

Ilhan Omar of Minnesota with a criminal investigation.He called it "appalling."Obama should have sat this one out at his luxurious spread on Martha’s Vineyard.OBAMA BACKS ILHAN OMAR AMID PROBE, ACCUSES TRUMP ADMIN OF 'APPALLING' TARGETING IN LENGTHY STATEMENTLo and behold, he did the same thing when he was president.

And Omar was the target.But, of course, the probe was kept under wraps.

Until now.Reporting by The New York Times reveals that Obama’s Department of Homeland Security and the FBI did a deep dive in the summer of 2016 into whether Omar entered into a sham marriage with her alleged brother, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, to enable him to secure a green card.OBAMA'S LENGTHY REACTION TO OMAR INVESTIGATION TRIGGERS INSTANT BACKLASH: 'SPARE ME'Brace yourself for the result.That investigation "found some evidence that it was fraudulent," according to the Times.Accusations of marriage fraud have long dogged Omar, who has consistently dismissed them as politically driven and a right-wing conspiracy.

So much for that argument.GREGG JARRETT: IN A TORTURED DEFENSE OF ILHAN OMAR, THE NEW YORK TIMES REACHES FOR ITS DARKEST TRUMP ANALOGYThe latest investigation that culminated in a judicially ordered search of Omar’s home on October 12, 2026, reportedly encompasses not only the suspect marriage but troubling questions over whether she ran afoul of the law by using a fake name and false birth date to obtain citizenship.A separate investigation is examining her financial transactions.The Obama-era inquiry did not end because of insufficient evidence.

Instead, the Times divulges that it was shelved "because prosecutors concluded that the potential crime, a felony, fell outside a five-year stat...