How Obama appointee and Trump nemesis Boasberg ended up overseeing Ilhan Omar warrant, other key cases

Chief Judge James Boasberg of the federal district court in Washington, D.C., an Obama appointee whom President Donald Trump has called a "Radical left lunatic," now has a role in the fight over the search warrant for Rep. Ilhan Omar's home. Several media outlets want the Justice Department to make the warrant public, and the matter stems from two federal investigations. His involvement, along with other cases against the administration on his docket, has prompted questions about how judges receive their assignments, according to Fox News.

Under the court's rules, an electronic system run by the clerk's office assigns cases at random, supervised by a committee of three to five judges named by the chief justice. Grand jury matters in criminal cases are an exception, going to the chief judge, which is why Iowa Solicitor General Eric Wessan said Boasberg's role was no surprise. Wessan nonetheless told Fox News Digital that some other cases appear to land with judges because of resemblance to earlier ones, which the local rules do not provide for. He called for more openness about assignments. Steve Ferguson, an X user with more than 250,000 followers, asked whether everything is rigged.

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