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Trump says US Justice Department ‘looking at’ Ilhan Omar’s wealth (www.aljazeera.com)

submitted 11 hours ago by HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to c/news@lemmy.world

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United States President Donald Trump has suggested that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating the wealth of Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar as his administration grapples with the fallout from the killing of demonstrator Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

The Republican president also said on Monday that he is sending his border czar, Tom Homan, to the state of Minnesota, which has been witnessing protests since federal immigration officers fatally shot Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, there on Saturday morning.

“Additionally, the DOJ and Congress are looking at ‘Congresswoman’ Illhan Omar, who left Somalia with NOTHING, and is now reportedly worth more than 44 Million Dollars. Time will tell all.”

Omar’s net worth has increased into the millions of dollars in recent years due to her husband’s wealth. Omar serves in the US House of Representatives, representing Minnesota.

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[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Well he needs people to be looking literally anywhere other than at him right?

•"What's with the obsession over the nothing burger Epstein files? I'm looking into corruption thanks to DOGE!"

•"What's with the obsession over DOGE? I'm bullying the president of Ukraine with V.P. Permaliner because we hate Ukraine and love Putin, right America?

•What's with the obsession over Ukraine? I'm cracking down on immigration with quotas!"

•"What's with the obsession over quotas? There are no quotas! Also don't worry about those JP Morgan bank records of transaction between Epstein and Peter Thiel. Have some compassion, my dear friend Charlie Kirk was just publicly assassinated within hours of the Senate finance committee bringing up those records. It's totally not weird."

"To honor him as a martyr for free speech, I will be cracking down on free speech. I officially declare anyone on the left who refuses to pretend he was the second coming of Jesus, an official terrorist. Also heads up because I need to pretend I don't know Netenyahu is about to kill a bunch of scientists in Iran with Palantir drones, and then I'll also bomb Iran for some reason, and help defend murder of civilians in Gaza who are seeking food at the aid stations I set up for them with Netenyahu's permission."

•"What's with the obsession over free speech, Israel, and the people who definitely aren't starving in Gaza? I'm sending the national guard to invade U.S. cities and show I'm tough on crime!"

•"What's with the obsession over the national guard and CIA trained child soldiers? I'm invading Greenland!"

•"What's with the obsession over Greenland? I'm sanctioning the murder of a U.S. citizen for free speech! And yes. I will be doubling down on it being their fault for thinking they have first amendment rights! Didn't you see the literal memo? It's called NSPM-7. That soccer mom was a terrorist!"

•"What's with the obsession over government sanctioned murder of U.S. citizens for first amendment rights? I'm threatening Iran because of how many civilians the Iranian government has murdered over free speech. Could be a lot worse over here, just saying... I'm invading Venezuela. Give me your peace prize!"

•"What's with the obsession over "hypocrisy?" I deserved that peace prize! Anyway, I'm also sanctioning the murder of another U.S. citizen! And yes. I will be doubling down on it being their fault for thinking they have second amendment rights! You got a problem with it? Because we can just go down the line in order one by one. Their rights don't count!"

•"What's with the obsession over government sanctioned murder of U.S. citizens for second amendment rights? I'm looking into a 'lady congressman's' wealth bc she's a Muslim from Minnesota and she said some very hurtful things about me."

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 22 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Doesn't she have a rich husband and got married?

She has already submitted her tax returns, unlike a certain someone who promised them a decade ago.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 13 points 7 hours ago

This from the most corrupt politician in US history... get fucking real.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 92 points 11 hours ago (6 children)

Trump thinks everybody is dirty, and can be scared by an "investigation".

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 7 points 6 hours ago

My first rule of life: People are most suspicious of their own behavior. Cheaters think every one is cheating on them, thieves think everyone is stealing from them. If someone baselessly accuses you of something, they're most likely doing it themselves.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 80 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Every accusation is an admission.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 22 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Projection. Republicans ought to run a movie theater.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 8 points 11 hours ago

They'd burn through the fucking screens.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Republicans are running a movie theater. Except they run it like a Boulder Colorado movie theater showing The Dark Knight Rises.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 18 points 11 hours ago

Well we know the buying a property and claiming it as your primary residence was. As she showed the application for the loan to a source right after being accused of it. And then another news company followed up on it and showed Trump filed applications to buy two properties in Florida claiming they were going to be his primary residence.... While simultaneously claiming his primary residence was elsewhere. (I think Mar-A-Lago, but can't remember)

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 hours ago

When the investigators are ideologically committed to punishing political opponents for any perceived slights, one doesn't have to be guilty of anything to be worried about being investigated...

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 14 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Everyone except himself, of course. Every single investigation into him has been a "witch hunt"!

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 hours ago

Didn't he even make a task force called the Office of the Weaponization of Government?

[–] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

That’s how mafia states like Russia work.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Corrupt people think everyone has to be corrupt, liars think everyone has to be a liar, so on and so forth…

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 25 points 9 hours ago

I wouldn't mind this if it affected everyone equally.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 19 points 9 hours ago

"we're investigating the 400th richest member of the house"

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 23 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

I'd actually support this if it wasn't obvious retribution. We should constantly be closely watching how all elected officials are making money.

[–] SarahValentine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I appreciate your sentiment, but Ilhan Omar's "sudden wealth" is entirely attributable to her marrying a wealthy guy. That's it, that explains it all. She married well. The right is only making a stink out of it because their camp is full of people too stupid and hateful for the truth to matter.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Even if everything was completely above board, there should be nothing left for the public to find out about their representatives' finances. If they don't want scrutiny, don't run for office.

[–] SarahValentine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 6 hours ago

We need good-faith scrutiny, not politically motivated personal attacks backed by corrupt government agencies. This case is the latter.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 6 hours ago

If he really cared about this, he'd go after Schmuck Schumer's fortune. But then again, Schumer is one of his most useful assets in the Senate, he doesn't want Schmuck to go anywhere.

[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 18 points 11 hours ago

And Donny is still a very good mate of the pedophile Epstein.

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 11 points 11 hours ago

She can just say her taxes are under audit and will be released in 2 weeks. Rinse and repeat. That's how this works, right?

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

How DARE she NOT be a BILLIONAIRE!

-Republicans?

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

More like "How dare a minority woman have any sentence of wealth. That's a man's job!" while not understanding she married a rich guy.

[–] green_red_black@slrpnk.net 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Five bucks it’s just progressive PAC money and Small dollar donations as far as political contributions are concerned (which surprise Donald is totally legal or are you advocating that we get money out of politics and have a campaign system that is publicly run and financed.)

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 24 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Omar's husband owes a few business, that's where the money comes from. Trump may be confused because those businesses are profitable, and not just a front for money laundering like most Trump ventures.