DHS Says It Gave DOJ 'Large Case' on Rep. Omar as Ex-Husband's Paper Draws Attention

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said his department has presented a "large case" to the Justice Department in the federal investigation of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who has not been charged. Mullin said Homeland Security Investigations did extensive work before handing the case to prosecutors, and that the Justice Department leads the inquiry. Prosecutors told a court this week the investigation of the subject "and other individuals continues," without naming anyone. Agents served a second warrant at the home of Omar's sister, Sahra Noor, the same day they searched Omar's Washington residence, and removed boxes of documents. Grand jury subpoenas have gone to more than a dozen recipients, including relatives, and the grand jury sits in Minnesota. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said this month that several investigations are under way and that her office opened a separate review of Omar's financial disclosures. Separately, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, Omar's ex-husband, called himself a "gay man" in an academic paper published in August. Elmi is a University of Bristol doctoral researcher. The Justice Department is investigating whether their 2009 marriage was a sham. Omar, asked in an MS NOW interview whether she married her brother, said "Not to my knowledge" and called the claim "insane." She denies wrongdoing, and no court has found immigration fraud.

Right-leaning coverage starts with the investigation. Breitbart leads with Mullin's "large case" remark, the warrants, subpoenas and Pirro's comments, and carries Mullin's denial that the effort is political. The Federalist leads with a Republican Minnesota state representative, Kristin Robbins, who said the matter was an open secret in the state and that an Obama-era investigation dated to 2016. Alternative outlets differ. ZeroHedge and NewsNation lead with Elmi's paper, and ZeroHedge adds Omar's "Not to my knowledge" answer and a Frey adviser's comment that the allegation is "almost certainly true." NewsNation notes a Feb. 12, 2009 wedding. Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while right-leaning and alternative outlets had.