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Jeanine Pirro opens federal probe into Ilhan Omar's financial disclosures

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Jeanine Pirro opens federal probe into Ilhan Omar's financial disclosures
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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has announced an investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar's financial disclosures following reports of significant asset growth in businesses tied to her husband. This follows a separate federal search warrant executed at Omar's home regarding immigration paperwork.

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The investigation involves a sitting member of Congress and raises questions regarding financial transparency and potential legal issues.

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro revealed Tuesday that her office is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar's financial disclosures, opening a new chapter in the controversy surrounding the Minnesota Democrat's previously reported multimillion-dollar assets. Speaking on Fox News' "America Reports," Pirro said her office was examining Omar's financial disclosures, which previously showed that the reported value of businesses tied to her husband, Tim Mynett, had surged from as much as $51,000 in 2023 to as much as $30 million in 2024. The latest development comes one day after federal agents searched Omar's Washington, D.C., home as part of an ongoing criminal investigation involving her immigration paperwork, two sources familiar with the probe told Fox News Digital. The Justice Department confirmed that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant Monday as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation.

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