Bangladesh, Oct. 13 -- Democrats once defended the FBIs Mar-a-Lago search as a necessary step toward accountability. Now, when federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omars residence, some of those same voices are sounding the alarm about political persecution. The contrast raises an uncomfortable question: Is the rule of law a principle, or merely a partisan slogan?

“No one is above the law.”

For Democrats, those words were once a rallying cry. When the FBI searched Donald Trumps Mar-a-Lago residence in August 2022, prominent Democratic lawmakers rushed to defend the operation. They argued that judicial authorization mattered, that allegations deserved investigation, and that even a former president had no right to stand above the...