Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, a prominent Democrat and critic of President Donald Trump, has been charged in a federal indictment with leading a marijuana racketeering conspiracy that included her two daughters and grandson, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. The charges, unsealed less than two weeks before the midterm elections, have drawn accusations of political motivation from Lucas, while Attorney General Todd Blanche insisted the investigation predated the current administration.
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Lawyers for Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar have demanded the return of property seized during a federal raid of her Washington, D.C. home, accusing the Justice Department of conducting a politically motivated investigation and failing to follow a magistrate judge's instructions. The Justice Department has rejected the accusations as 'false allegations and inaccuracies.'