DOJ Says No Charging Decision Yet in Probe of Rep. Ilhan Omar as Dispute Over Her Name Continues
Photo: Daily WireThe Justice Department has said it has not decided whether to bring charges in its complex federal investigation of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and has asked for secrecy in the case. Federal agents searched Omar's Washington home on October 12, and investigators obtained a DNA sample, a source told Newsweek. The source said her sister, Sahra Noor, also spoke voluntarily with investigators. A court filing from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro suggested Omar's real name is Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, the surname of her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. Omar told FOX 9 her name is Ilhan Abdullahi Omar. Asked by MS NOW's Chris Hayes whether she is related to her ex-husband, she said, "Not to my knowledge." She has denied that he is her brother or that their marriage was fraudulent. No court has found that she committed immigration fraud.
Left-leaning Raw Story leads with the Justice Department's admission that charges are undecided and its plea for secrecy. The article text provided is only a photo caption, so it gives no other details or voices. Right-leaning outlets focus on Omar and her identity. Breitbart stresses that she smiled and said she was "good" before an event with streamer Hasan Piker, whom it describes as Marxist, and it highlights the Pirro filing and the alias claim. The Daily Wire argues that her memoir's reference to being eight when war broke out shows she was born in 1981, not 1982, and that she lied to gain citizenship. It does not cite any court finding. Both sides cover the investigation, but they differ on emphasis: the left on process, the right on character and allegations. Newsweek takes a separate approach, reading the memoir for her family history and noting that no court has found fraud.
How the sides differ Left sources stress the Justice Department's undecided charges and request for secrecy; right sources focus on Omar's demeanor, her name and her age; alternative sources examine her memoir.
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Raw Story's headline centers on the Justice Department saying charges remain undecided in a complex probe while asking for secrecy. The provided text is only a photo caption, so no other voices appear.
Newsweek reads Omar's memoir for her birth date and family history, citing a source on the home search, DNA sample and her sister's interview. It notes she denies the allegations and that no court has found fraud.
Breitbart emphasizes Omar's smiling response about the probe, the Pirro filing and her name denials. The Daily Wire uses her memoir to argue she lied about her age and name, in strongly opinionated language.