Ilhan Omar Details DC Raid and Denies Immigration-Fraud Allegations
Omar said the allegation began as a conspiracy theory and denied it while describing a federal raid that seized 17 items from her home.
- On Wednesday, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar denied allegations of immigration fraud and marrying her brother during an interview with MS NOW host Chris Hayes, responding "Not to my knowledge" when pressed on the claim.
- Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a search warrant at Omar's Washington residence on October 12, spending four to five hours and removing 17 items including her passport, phones, and notebooks.
- Omar dismissed the "insane" accusations as originating from an obscure Somali forum seized by conservative activists in Minneapolis, claiming the Trump administration orchestrated a "political" spectacle to intimidate her.
- President Donald Trump called the congresswoman "a sick, very dishonest person" on Tuesday, emphasizing "she could go to jail," while investigators issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas.
- The federal probe examines whether Omar or her late father misrepresented her age on immigration paperwork. She rejected claims of secret wealth, saying she remains "working class, I guess, like paycheck to paycheck still.
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'Not to my knowledge': Omar denies marrying her brother
Rep. Ilhan Omar, a left-wing "Squad" member facing a federal probe over immigration fraud, gave a tepid denial to the long-circulating rumors that she married her brother to facilitate his entry into the U.S.
Omar Breaks Silence on Raid, Offers New Vague Response to Brother-Marriage Allegation
Ilhan Omar says she did not marry her brother, to her knowledge, a switch from her vehement denials beginning in 2016. Omar joined MS NOW for her first sit-down interview following the Columbus Day raid on her Washington, D.C., home. When asked if the man she married in 2009, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, was her...
POLITICS: Omar’s Answer on Marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi Draws Trump Response – The Beltway Report
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., faced renewed scrutiny this week after an interview in which she addressed long-standing allegations that her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, was related to her. During a Wednesday interview with MS NOW’s Chris Hayes, Omar was asked about claims, which she said originated from a Somali blog, that Elmi “had been my brother or something to that effect.” She said bloggers subsequently found people online who repeated …
‘Not to my knowledge’: Ilhan Omar’s jaw-dropping reply when asked if she married her brother
Ilhan Omar is again in the news as a bizarre reply has raised eyebrows about the alleged wedding with her brother. Speaking to MSNow, the U.S. Congresswoman responded to the accusations. When asked if there was any truth to the alleged sibling wedding, she said: "Not to my knowledge". The response drew massive reactions. She also elaborated on the October 12 raid, where federal officers combed her house on charges of immigration fraud.
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