Ilhan Omar issues stunning admission when confronted with brother marriage rumors - Fox News
Rep. Ilhan Omar addressed rumors regarding her past marriage and potential familial relations during a recent interview. The congresswoman is currently under federal investigation regarding her immigration documents.
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The investigation into a sitting member of Congress regarding immigration fraud is a high-profile political and legal matter.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., denied Wednesday that she married her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, to commit immigration fraud and pushed back against claims that they are related. But when asked if there's any familial relation with her ex-husband, Omar admitted, "Not to my knowledge." The interview marked the Somali-born congresswoman's first time speaking with the media since federal agents searched her Washington, D.C., residence on Oct. 12. The congresswoman's office has not responded to Fox News Digital's repeated requests for comment regarding the investigations and raid on her home earlier this month. ILHAN OMAR BELIEVES TRUMP RAID ON HOME WAS MEANT TO 'INTIMIDATE AND SCARE PEOPLE' FROM VOTING "It all started with the Somali blog," Omar told MS Now host Chris Hayes regarding longstanding rumors that they are siblings. "Somebody put it there, that he had to have been my brother or something to that effect."
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