Rep. Ilhan Omar pushed back Wednesday when a reporter asked her about an allegation that she had committed immigration marriage fraud, denying that she was under criminal investigation and calling the question “ridiculous.”
According to the source article, LindellTV’s Allison Steinberg approached Omar in a House office building and asked about comments attributed to Trump administration border official Tom Homan, who allegedly said Omar was under criminal investigation for immigration marriage fraud.
Omar replied, “No, I don’t have a comment for that,” then rejected the premise when asked whether she had married her brother. “What a ridiculous thing to ask,” she said, calling the allegation “disgusting.”
Omar denies the investigation claim
When Steinberg asked why she was being criminally investigated, Omar answered, “I am not,” according to the source. She also called Homan a liar and said, “He’s been saying some dumb sh*t, like you.”
The exchange followed a series of claims from Trump administration officials described in the source article. The source says Homeland Security Secretary Mullin stated Friday that Omar “married her brother to try to bring him into the United States” and referred to an “ongoing investigation.”
The source also attributes comments to Homan on Sunday saying there was an “ongoing criminal investigation.” Homan reportedly did not say whether a denaturalization case had been brought against Omar, but said that if someone lied during the citizenship process and officials could prove it, denaturalization was possible.
Officials cited a probe, but details remain unclear
The article further states that Attorney General Todd Blanche referred Tuesday to an “ongoing criminal investigation” during a White House press briefing, while declining to comment further.
