{"id":2686611,"date":"2026-10-17T19:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T23:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/icymi-omar-corruption-concerns-are-bipartisan-the-biden-admin-investigated-her-first\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T19:33:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T23:33:01","slug":"icymi-omar-corruption-concerns-are-bipartisan-the-biden-admin-investigated-her-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/icymi-omar-corruption-concerns-are-bipartisan-the-biden-admin-investigated-her-first\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: Omar Corruption Concerns Are Bipartisan &#8211; The Biden Admin Investigated Her First"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ficymi-omar-corruption-concerns-are-bipartisan-the-biden-admin-investigated-her-first%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2686611&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar has framed the current federal investigation into her immigration history as a targeted attack from President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>But his predecessor\u2019s administration had already been probing the lawmaker before Trump resumed office.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/26\/us\/politics\/ilhan-omar-investigation-finances.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> in January of this year noting that now-former President Joe Biden\u2019s Justice Department had opened an investigation regarding Omar.<\/p>\n<p>The officials wanted to examine her finances, campaign expenditures, and links to a foreign citizen, sources told The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>The probe was launched by the Justice Department\u2019s public integrity unit in June 2024.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Now it can be told.<\/p>\n<p>Biden DOJ investigated Ilhan Omar in 2024 over her finances, campaign spending, and ties to a foreign national (not identified). https:\/\/t.co\/YfQd62rH5f https:\/\/t.co\/xdckyD8Qco<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChuckRossDC\/status\/2015938381960667461?\">January 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But the investigation \u201cstalled for lack of evidence,\u201d one of the sources said.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times said that Trump had <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115961647505369753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> about the inquiry on , taking Justice Department officials by surprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe DOJ and Congress are looking at \u2018Congresswoman\u2019 Illhan Omar, who left Somalia with NOTHING, and is now reportedly worth more than 44 Million Dollars,\u201d Trump said in January.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTime will tell all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Omar responded to Trump by insisting she was innocent of any alleged wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING WSJ:<\/p>\n<p>The Trump admin\u2019s investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar is aimed at building a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and other people familiar with the probe. https:\/\/t.co\/PHvSOihjJN<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kylegriffin1\/status\/2110512395470987450?\">October 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorry, Trump, your support is collapsing and you\u2019re panicking,\u201d Omar wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight on cue, you\u2019re deflecting from your failures with lies and conspiracy theories about me. Years of \u2018investigations\u2019 have found nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The news about the mothballed Biden investigation came months before the Trump administration raided her home in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Omar allegedly changed her birth year from 1981 to 1982 in the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, meaning that although she claimed that she was 17 when her father\u2019s naturalization granted her citizenship, she may have been 18 instead.<\/p>\n<p>Omar has insisted that the raid was an example of political targeting from Trump.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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