监督组织周二在对众议员伊尔汉·奥马尔（民主党-明尼苏达州）住宅进行搜查之后，向多个联邦机构提出了《哈奇法案》投诉。
A watchdog group filed a Hatch Act complaint Tuesday against several federal agencies following the search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) home.
民主捍卫者基金呼吁调查国土安全部（DHS）及其部长马克韦恩·穆林、司法部长托德·布兰切、司法部（DOJ）以及美国公民及移民服务局局长约瑟夫·埃德洛。该组织将此次突袭及其时间称为“令人愤怒的”。“此次前所未有的突袭发生在明尼苏达州普遍提前投票开始前仅四天，看来是为了影响即将到来的中期选举中的选民而安排的，”投诉中写道。
Democracy Defenders Fund called for an investigation the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its secretary, Markwayne Mullin, Attorney General Todd Blanche, the Justice Department (DOJ) and Joseph Edlow, the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The group referred to the raid and its timing as “outrageous.”“This unprecedented raid occurred a mere four days before general early voting begins in Minnesota and appears to be timed to influence voters in the upcoming midterm election,” the complaint states.
在社交平台X上的一篇帖子中，民主捍卫者基金联合创始人兼执行主席诺姆·艾森描述了对奥马尔住宅的搜查是当局利用“刑事权力影响选举”的“教科书式”案例。该非营利组织在提交投诉时，还得到了前总统乔治·W·布什的首席伦理律师理查德·佩恩特的支持。该帖子附上了一封致美国特别顾问办公室（OSC）特别顾问查尔斯·巴尔迪斯的信件，该组织要求他调查此次突袭是否存在任何潜在的《哈奇法案》违规行为——点名穆林、埃德洛和布兰切，以及可能参与其中的任何其他国土安全部和司法部雇员。
In a post on the social platform X, Democracy Defenders Fund co-founder and executive chair Norm Eisen described the search of Omar’s home as a “textbook” case of authorities using “criminal power to affect an election.”The nonprofit filed the complaint alongside former President George W. Bush’s chief ethics lawyer, Richard Painter The post featured a letter to Charles Baldis, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel’s (OSC) special counsel, in which the group asks him to investigate the raid for any potential Hatch Act violations — naming Mullin, Edlow and Blanche, as well as any other DHS and DOJ employees that may have been involved.
《哈奇法案》禁止联邦雇员在值班期间或在联邦财产上参与政治活动。
The Hatch Act bans federal employees from taking part in political activity while on duty or on federal property.
周一早上，联邦特工作为一项正在进行的刑事调查的一部分，搜查了奥马尔的住宅。国土安全部调查局特工执行了此次搜查，司法部发言人向NewsNation透露了这一消息，NewsNation是《国会山报》的姊妹网络。
On Monday morning, federal agents searched Omar’s home as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. Homeland Security Investigations agents carried out the search, a DOJ spokesperson told NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network.
“此次执法行动是正在进行的联邦刑事调查的一部分，”司法部在声明中表示。奥马尔在社交媒体上抨击了这次突袭，称之为“政治威胁”。
“This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation,” the Justice Department said in the statement. Omar blasted the raid on social media, referring to it as “political intimidation.”
“我没事。别搞错：这是针对政治对手的行动，旨在将联邦执法武器化。”她在X上写道。“十年来，[特朗普]总统一直用毫无根据的谎言和抹黑运动针对我。这只是他政治威胁运动的最新升级。”奥马尔正在明尼苏达州第五国会选区寻求连任，她将与共和党人约翰·纳格尔展开竞争。非党派选举预测机构Decision Desk HQ认为该选区是“安全”的民主党胜利，截至10月10日，奥马尔领先纳格尔近八个百分点。
“I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement,” she wrote on X. “For ten years, [President] Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation.”Omar is seeking reelection Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, where she’s facing off against Republican John Nagel. Nonpartisan election forecaster Decision Desk HQ sees the district as a “safe” Democratic victory, with Omar leading Nagel by almost eight points as of Oct. 10.
国土安全部和司法部未就此事对《国会山报》的置评请求作出即时回应。
DHS and the DOJ did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for comment on the complaint.