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U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro confirmed that her office is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar’s financial disclosures, adding to federal scrutiny of the Minnesota Democrat following a court-authorized search of her Washington, D.C., home earlier this week.
Speaking during a Fox News interview with John Roberts on Tuesday, October 13, Pirro acknowledged the financial investigation when questioned about previously reported discrepancies involving Omar’s assets and net worth.
“That is subject of an investigation as well,” Pirro said.
The prosecutor emphasized that her office would independently examine the available evidence, regardless of separate congressional inquiries or actions by other federal agencies.
“It doesn’t matter what the House does,” Pirro said. “It doesn’t matter, you know, what this agency or that does. We’re looking at the facts. Based upon the facts, we’ll follow them wherever they take us.”
According to Fox News reporting on the investigation, the financial inquiry follows questions about substantial increases in the reported value of businesses associated with Omar’s husband, Tim Mynett.
Congressional financial disclosures showed that two businesses connected to Mynett increased in reported value from a combined maximum of approximately $51,000 in 2023 to as much as $30 million in 2024.
The businesses include eStCru LLC, a California-based winery, and Rose Lake Capital LLC, a Washington-based venture capital firm.
The winery’s disclosed value increased from between $15,000 and $50,000 in 2023 to between $1 million and $5 million the following year. Rose Lake Capital’s reported value rose from between $1 and $1,000 to between $5 million and $25 million.
Those figures represent disclosure ranges rather than independently verified valuations or cash holdings. An increase in reported business value does not, by itself, establish that financial laws were violated.
The disclosures previously attracted attention from House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., who requested records concerning the businesses earlier this year.
The financial investigation is separate from the immigration-related inquiry that led Homeland Security Investigations agents to search Omar’s Washington residence Monday, October 12.
According to The Washington Post, the immigration investigation concerns documents associated with Omar’s childhood immigration and citizenship history.
Investigators are reportedly examining whether information submitted during the family’s immigration process was accurate, including records involving Omar’s birthdate.
The inquiry has renewed attention on public records showing that Omar’s congressional staff requested a correction to her birth year in 2019.
Minnesota legislative records previously listed her birth year as 1981 before being changed to 1982. The Minnesota Legislative Reference Library acknowledged that the original date had been entered without supporting documentation.
The discrepancy has prompted questions about Omar’s citizenship history, but conflicting public biographies do not establish that immigration documents were falsified.
Pirro defended the judicial authorization for Monday’s search, arguing that federal investigators would have needed sufficient evidence to persuade a judge to approve the warrant.
“That judge would not have signed that warrant unless there was probable cause,” Pirro said. “And probably more than that given the individual who’s involved.”
A search warrant requires a judicial finding of probable cause, but its issuance does not establish that the person under investigation committed a crime.
Pirro said prosecutors would continue examining the evidence in the investigations.
“There are several investigations going on, and I don’t think there’s any question, but if there was a crime that was committed, it will be prosecuted,” she said.
Omar has denied wrongdoing and condemned the search as politically motivated.
Following Monday’s operation, the congresswoman accused President Donald Trump’s administration of using federal law enforcement against political opponents.
“Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement,” Omar said.
She added that she would not be silenced by the investigation.
The search, conducted just 22 days before the November 3 midterm elections, has also prompted criticism from congressional Democrats over its timing.
As The Washington Post reported Wednesday, the operation raised questions about longstanding Justice Department guidance discouraging overt investigative actions involving political candidates shortly before elections.
Federal officials maintain that the search was legally authorized, while critics argue that its timing risks creating the appearance of political interference.
Pirro has not publicly identified specific financial crimes under investigation or announced charges related to Omar’s disclosures.
The separate inquiries leave federal prosecutors examining both the congresswoman’s reported financial interests and questions surrounding historical immigration records, with no publicly established finding of criminal wrongdoing against Omar.
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