Attorney General Blanche says he is “not talking about ongoing criminal investigations” when asked about Omar
Attorney General of the United States, answering a reporter’s question at a White House briefing
“I’m not talking about ongoing criminal investigations” … “I don’t have anything to say about your first question or anybody that’s … public reporting about what others have said about ongoing investigations.”
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About this source
The White House’s video of Attorney General Todd Blanche’s September 15, 2026 briefing. A reporter asks about Tom Homan’s remarks on Rep. Ilhan Omar at about 08:14.
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A reporter said Tom Homan “said on Sunday that Homeland Security Investigations is actively investigating Ilhan Omar” and asked, “If she’s found … committed immigration fraud, would the Trump administration deport her?”
After the quotation
Blanche then moved to the reporter’s second question, on an unrelated topic. On September 13 Homan had said he would not comment on ongoing criminal investigations.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Should Trump administration officials publicly accuse Rep. Ilhan Omar of immigration fraud?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
The case’s fixed reference point is the Trump administration’s public accusation that Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother to obtain immigration benefits, together with its announced federal criminal investigation of her. Blanche refuses to discuss any investigation of Omar, citing the general category of ongoing criminal investigations, and neither confirms nor denies one. The closest competing label is defends_or_excuses, because he does not disavow the accusation; it loses because he expresses no view on the accusation or the investigation and closes the topic.
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