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In 2016, the Obama administration investigated Rep. Ilhan Omar

Posted on 10/29/26 at 9:10 am
Posted by RLDSC FAN
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 10/29/26 at 9:10 am
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The federal investigation of Representative Ilhan Omar is focused in part on whether she entered into a sham marriage in 2009 to help a man suspected of being her brother obtain a green card, according to current and former officials familiar with the matter.

The F.B.I. and Department of Homeland Security investigated the marriage in summer 2016, during the Obama administration, and found some evidence that it was fraudulent, current and former officials said.

Speculation that Ms. Omar committed marriage fraud with a brother has shadowed the Minnesota Democrat’s political career for more than a decade and President Trump repeated the accusation last week. She has long called it a right-wing conspiracy theory that federal officials debunked during her first race for elected office in 2016.

But that case stalled chiefly because prosecutors concluded that the potential crime, a felony, fell outside a five-year statute of limitations, according to the current and former officials, most of whose law enforcement careers spanned several presidential administrations.




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BREAKING via NYT: In 2016, the Obama administration investigated Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and found “some evidence that Ms. Omar had entered into a sham marriage with a man suspected of being her brother”, but the case and potential felony charges stalled because of a 5 year statute of limitations.

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Reminder, former President Obama recently posted on X in support of Omar, calling the Trump admin probe into her “appalling” and alleging the investigation is targeting her for her political beliefs. But NYT now reports the Obama admin investigated her for some of the same allegations.
This post was edited on 10/29/26 at 9:14 am
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
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Posted on 10/29/26 at 9:12 am to
Hussain wasn’t going to prosecute a fellow Muslim
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
75933 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 9:14 am to
He’s always been very pro terrorist
Posted by MasterDigger
Member since Nov 2019
3491 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 9:20 am to
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But that case stalled chiefly because prosecutors concluded

It stalled because Obummer now had something over her to control any and all actions, votes, and fraudulent programs they wished for her to run.


Posted by Jcharles
Member since Sep 2026
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Posted on 10/29/26 at 9:28 am to
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It stalled because Obummer now had something over her to control any and all actions, votes, and fraudulent programs they wished for her to run.

So now he’s got to see it thru and campaign for her. He’s embarrassing himself.
Posted by olehickory1767
Member since Dec 2024
555 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 9:48 am to
How in the eff does that a crime like that have a statute of limitations?
Posted by tigerfootball10
Member since Sep 2005
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Posted on 10/29/26 at 9:52 am to
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How in the eff does that a crime like that have a statute of limitations?

We are not a serious country
Posted by Vacherie Saint
Member since Aug 2015
48652 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 9:55 am to
No No NO!!!! This is a political witch hunt conjured by the evil orange cheeto!!!!
Posted by lionward2014
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2015
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Posted on 10/29/26 at 10:01 am to
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But that case stalled chiefly because prosecutors concluded that the potential crime, a felony, fell outside a five-year statute of limitations, according to the current and former officials, most of whose law enforcement careers spanned several presidential administrations.


They maybe can't prosecute him, but they surely can denaturalize her brother husband and deport him for it.
Posted by paulb52
Member since Dec 2019
9639 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 10:05 am to
Nothing done because Obama is one of them. Trojan Horse was in the White House. Shame on those apathetic idiots that voted him in; twice.
Posted by Barstools
Atlanta
Member since Jan 2016
12492 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 10:09 am to
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outside a five-year statute of limitations,


This is bullshite. There is no statute of limitations for citizenship revocation when you knowingly or even unknowingly provide false information to obtain citizenship. Sure, the criminal charges may be outside the limitations but she should have been kicked out immediately with her brother lover.
Posted by Stat M Repairman
Member since Jun 2023
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Posted on 10/29/26 at 10:23 am to


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the potential crime, a felony, fell outside a five-year statute of limitations,
Posted by tigersownall
Thibodaux
Member since Sep 2011
17320 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 10:24 am to
I dreamed about this woman last night and not in a good way.
Posted by Vacherie Saint
Member since Aug 2015
48652 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 10:25 am to
good idea. just change the law so you can go after her, then publicly tell the world not to worry because you only changed the law to go after that one person!

Posted by LChama
Member since May 2020
4652 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 10:32 am to
Whats with NYT actually reporting
Posted by Jbird
Shoot the tires out!
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 10/29/26 at 10:32 am to
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. Mr. Elmi and Ms. Omar were siblings, according to the six former and current officials familiar with the case. But, because prosecutors did not pursue the matter, the agents had limited investigative tools, the officials said.”

After rumors of the sham marriage—it was well known in Minneapolis’ Somali community back then—threatened to derail her run for state representative, the Obama appointed U.S. Attorney for Minnesota stepped in to save her with this extraordinary letter to her attorney.

She was elected to Congress in 2018.

Andrew Luger was later rewarded with the same appointment from Joe Biden. He then worked closely with—guess who?—Lisa Monaco.
Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
11458 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 10:33 am to
I wish the word debunked would cease to exist. Debunked does not mean exonerated or found innocent.
Posted by L.A.
The Mojave Desert
Member since Aug 2003
67054 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 10:34 am to
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In 2016, the Obama administration investigated Rep. Ilhan Omar

He was looking for pointers
Posted by cajunangelle
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 10/29/26 at 10:36 am to
They ran out t h e clock and pretended they cared.
Posted by uggabugga
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Posted on 10/29/26 at 3:32 pm to
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