Midterm Candidates Face Legal Scrutiny and Allegations in Final Week

With the midterm vote less than two weeks away, a wave of investigations and allegations is hitting candidates from both parties. Rep. Ilhan Omar has been investigated by the Department of Justice, with a search of her Washington home and a Minnesota grand jury issuing subpoenas related to possible false statements on historic immigration paperwork. In Michigan, Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is being scrutinized for a 2012 open letter supporting the Muslim Brotherhood and for family connections to the organization, which the U.S. Treasury designates as a terrorist group.

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who was indicted in 2015 on securities fraud charges that were later dismissed, also faces impeachment history and a recent divorce filing. Rep. Max Miller, despite a contentious divorce and custody battle that has drawn public attention, is refusing to withdraw from his Ohio congressional race. The flurry of legal and personal challenges adds uncertainty to the upcoming elections.