Ilhan Omar Says 'Not to My Knowledge' when Asked if She's Related to Ex-Husband in First Interview After DC Raid
Omar denied the allegations and said agents removed 17 items during a four- to five-hour search of her home.
- On Wednesday, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar denied allegations that she married her own brother to commit immigration fraud during an interview with Chris Hayes, responding 'Not to my knowledge' when pressed about the claim.
- Federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations searched Omar's Washington home last Monday as part of a criminal investigation into alleged immigration fraud, with investigators issuing more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas involving her relatives.
- Agents removed 17 items during the search, including phones and a Somali language book, while Omar addressed questions about family finances, noting her husband Tim Mynett's business interests were valued at around $20,000.
- Omar alleged the Trump administration orchestrated the raid to satisfy supporters, calling the investigation a 'politically motivated campaign' and dismissing the long-running conspiracy theories as 'insane.'
- Maintaining she legally obtained American citizenship at 17 through her father, Nur Omar Mohamed, Omar suggested investigators are focusing on documents he completed and cited her 2016 Toyota Camry to reject claims of secret wealth.
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Trump Responds to Ilhan Omar Saying “Not to My Knowledge” When Asked if She Married Her Brother * The Gateway Pundit * by Jordan Conradson
President Trump on Wednesday said Ilhan Omar's near-admission that she married her brother, suggesting she didn't have knowledge of any blood relation, was "not a good answer." As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, Ilhan Omar, during an interview on MS Now on Wednesday, said "not to my knowledge" when asked if she was related to her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi.
In the same conversation, Omar called the accusation insane. Still, his answer to the direct question was not a resounding “no,” but a formula that leaves room for doubt.
Omar Wouldn't Say For Sure Her Ex-Husband Wasn't Her Brother: 'Not to My Knowledge'
Look, I understand that the principles of plausible deniability goes a long way in Washington, D.C. I get that a well-placed “I have no recollection of that, senator” is sometimes […]
Omar Denies Ex-Husband Is Her Brother, On Being Related: 'Not to My Knowledge'
Wednesday on MS NOW’s “All In,” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) denied her ex-husband was her brother, but when asked about being possibly related in any way, said “not to my knowledge.” Host Chris Hayes said, “The president of the United
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