The swamp in Washington never seems to run dry, and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is just the latest example of how members of Congress enrich themselves while preaching against the so-called “elite.” In a recent interview with Business Insider, Omar brushed off scrutiny by claiming she’s the target of a “coordinated, right-wing disinformation campaign” and smugly challenged critics to check her “public financial statements.” That dare backfired badly.
The Free Beacon did exactly that and discovered that Omar is now worth at least $6 million. Her explanation? She insists her husband’s wealth isn’t hers—an argument that insults basic common sense. Americans know marriage means shared assets, and the lavish lifestyle she and her daughter flaunt makes it impossible to separate her fortune from her husband’s.
The real kicker: her husband, Tim Mynett, didn’t just stumble into this wealth. His windfall is tied directly to Omar’s political career. Omar’s own campaign has poured $2.9 million into Mynett’s consulting firm. What started as an affair turned into a marriage—and, conveniently, a direct pipeline of donor dollars into her household. Once that infusion of campaign money hit, Mynett pivoted into other business ventures that have only multiplied their riches.
If this sounds familiar, it should. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) has been accused of running the same kind of scheme, funneling millions in campaign funds to her daughter under the guise of “consulting.” Washington elites always seem to find creative ways to keep taxpayer-funded politics working for their families, while regular Americans face tighter budgets and higher costs of living.
Here’s the bigger problem: while the justice system bends over backward to invent legal cases against President Trump—going so far as to twist accounting entries into felony charges—Democrats like Omar appear to play games with campaign finance laws in plain sight. If this isn’t outright illegal, it exposes a gaping loophole that allows politicians to enrich themselves by treating campaign coffers like personal piggy banks.
Yes, Omar is very rich. Yes, the money trail raises serious ethical red flags. And yes, the American people deserve answers. Where is the House Ethics Committee? Where is the Department of Justice? Until Congress gets serious about cleaning up its own house, voters are left with the same conclusion: the system protects the powerful, while hardworking taxpayers foot the bill.
I have one doubt, if it has been proven that this grifter has committed crimes like lying about her immigration status of her brother, her delusional defence of her country and her hatred of america. Then what is the DOJ doing that she is not under investigation? Why hasn’t she been deported to her beloved scum hole?. WHY?
Luis – she DID get charged for campaign ‘irregularities’ a few years back and paid a relatively small fine. Problem with that is the usual complaints of ‘racism’ and ‘sexism’ came out as in why is everybody always picking on me etc. My guess is that no one has the guts to go after her now for fear of that type of treatment. I suspect you know that the lame stream media would rally to her defense again.
AMEN !!
She doesn’t want deported back to her caveperson home country that didn’t give her the right$ and freedom$ America gift$ her.Instead of using the new freedom$ to help America,the people that pay her lg. pay check. She’s still working for the parts of her caveman County & Gov..
If she’$ guilty of ANYTHING, even protecting ILLEGAL$,get the Racist women out of MY/OUR U.S.ofA. Gov..
She does not represent any State of U.S..
She’s Racist,encourage$ people to come to U.S. to live ILLEGALLY off LEGAL tax payer$.
Why’$ she even in OUR Gov.?
You know, for months every site has advertised..should Ilan Omar be investigated? The post has been abundant with YES!! So, what’s it going to take?? We all know that her marriage is illegal and she’s just an arrogant B!
Her smiling photo-op at the gathering of the people honoring the death of the children was so distasteful!