By Justin Bailey
Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar currently faces a Justice Department (DOJ) investigation, Vice President JD Vance told the Daily Caller on Tuesday.
The vice president held a press conference Tuesday afternoon in place of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Daily Caller White House correspondent Reagan Reese asked Vance about whether Omar could be facing an indictment. Former President Joe Biden’s DOJ reportedly launched a probe into the congresswoman in 2024 that stalled.
“I want to ask you about the anti-fraud task force. You previously mentioned that Ilhan Omar seemed to have committed immigration fraud. Do you anticipate an indictment against her, an indictment related to that situation?” Reese asked. (RELATED: GOP Senator Says Ilhan Omar Tried To Send $1 Million To Somali Restaurant Calling Itself A Rehab Clinic)“So Reagan, I don’t want to prejudge an investigation,” Vance replied. “You read the things about Ilhan Omar, and about who she married, and whether she didn’t marry this person or that person. It certainly seems like something fishy is there. But everyone is entitled to equal justice under the laws.”
“So we’re going to investigate it, we’re going to take a look at it. If we think there’s a crime, we’re going to prosecute that crime, and that’s something that the Department of Justice is looking at right now,” he continued.
There have been persistent allegations that Ilhan Omar married her own brother to enable him to enter the United States.
Biden’s DOJ reportedly launched a probe into Omar aimed at campaign expenditures, personal finances and alleged contacts with a non-U.S. citizen, according to The New York Times. People with knowledge on the situation said Washington, D.C., federal prosecutors began the investigation with the DOJ integrity unit in June 2024. However, the probe supposedly fizzled out after agents did not discover strong evidence justifying further investigation.
The Daily Caller reached out to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s office and the DOJ’s Office of Public Affairs for comment but has not received responses from either as of publication.
