Ilhan Omar appears clueless on basis for federal probes: ‘You probably have more details on that’
Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., told Fox News Digital on Tuesday she was never informed by federal agencies of the grounds on which she is being investigated — even claiming she isn’t sure how many probes into her there are.
Key points
- "You probably have more details on that." The congresswoman's feigned innocence on the matter came after she had a two-hour meeting with her lawyers at her Capitol Hill office on Tuesday.
- ILHAN OMAR'S TURBULENT WEEK EXPLAINED: THE DUELING PROBES THAT THREW THE SOMALI-BORN PROGRESSIVE INTO CHAOS On Omar’s first day back on Capitol Hill following the investigations, she told Fox News Digital she doesn't know if DHS and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are each investigating her independently.
- The news of the federal investigations first gained steam after Fox News Digital first reported that agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) were executing a federal raid on Omar’s Washington, D.C., residence on Oct.
More information continues to come to light as the investigations proceed, including a federal court filing identifying Omar by the name "Ilhan Nur Said Elmi," which matches the last name of her ex-husband, whom reports have alleged is her brother.
Additional details
- OBAMA ADMIN FIRST LAUNCHED THE INVESTIGATION INTO ILHAN OMAR'S ALLEGED BROTHER MARRIAGE Omar ignored Fox News Digital’s questioning about her ex-husband and rumored brother referring to himself as "gay" in Aug.
- The marriage continues to draw scrutiny after the Daily Caller recently reported that her ex-husband Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, who is alleged to be her brother, described himself as a "gay man" in an academic paper that was published earlier this year.
- Omar told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that "most" of the items seized during the raid have been returned to her possession.
- "No, no," she said when asked if she had been told exactly the basis for the investigations.
- Her two high-profile lawyers, Amy Jeffress and Joshua Matz, were seen leaving her office in the Longworth House Office Building after a roughly two-hour meeting.
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