Andy Craig
Role at the time: Election-law analyst and editor at The UnPopulist, writing a commentary
Condemned
Statement summary
In a commentary republished by the Minnesota Reformer, Andy Craig argues that the investigation of Rep. Ilhan Omar is an attempt to remove a member of Congress whom President Trump dislikes, with the criminal inquiry serving as a pretext for stripping her citizenship.
“This instance is fundamentally different because it represents a dangerous attempt to manipulate the legislature’s qualification rules to oust a congresswoman whom President Donald Trump dislikes.” … “The criminal investigation is the pretext that gets a search warrant signed; denaturalization and removal are the goal.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Trump's attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar is an attack on Congress itselfCommentary, opening section and "A pretext for denaturalization" section
Commentary by Andy Craig, republished by the Minnesota Reformer with permission from The UnPopulist.
Why we used this label
Craig argues that the investigation grew out of Trump's public attacks on Omar and Somali Americans and that its real aim is denaturalization and removal. That condemns the public accusation and the investigation built on it.