Trump Targets Ilhan Omar as DOJ and Congress Probe Mysterious Wealth Surge

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is once again at the center of a political firestorm only this time, it's not about her radical rhetoric, anti-American outbursts, or shady campaign spending. It's about money. A lot of it.

President Trump confirmed this month that the Department of Justice is taking a serious look at Omar’s finances, but what’s more surprising is that the investigation reportedly began under the Biden administration in 2024, quietly and without fanfare. That’s right even Joe Biden’s DOJ couldn’t ignore the smoke signals.

According to The New York Times, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington launched the initial inquiry into Omar’s suspicious financial dealings, campaign expenditures, and interactions with foreign nationals back in June 2024. The story went largely unnoticed until Trump blew it wide open on Truth Social:

“The DOJ and Congress are looking at Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, who left Somalia with nothing, and is now reportedly worth more than $44 million dollars. Time will tell all.”

Omar, predictably, fired back with personal attacks and denial, calling Trump a liar and accusing him of "deflecting from his failures." But the numbers don’t lie and they’ve triggered a fresh congressional investigation.

So where did the money come from?

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) points to the massive $250 million Feeding Our Future scandal, the largest COVID-era fraud case in the U.S., as a key area needing scrutiny. “She was right at the center of the Somali fraudster operation,” Emmer said. “I don’t know what she’s doing, but I suspect it’s not legal.”

And he’s not alone.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is now probing how Omar and her husband reportedly added up to $30 million in wealth in just one year.

“It’s not possible. It’s not. I’m a money guy. It’s not possible,” Comer said. “We’re going to get answers, whether it’s through the Ethics Committee or the Oversight Committee.”

The Financial Red Flags:

• Omar’s 2023 disclosure listed a California winery under ESTCRU LLC worth $15,000–$50,000.

• In 2024, that same asset was suddenly valued between $1 million–$5 million a staggering jump.

• Another firm, Rose Lake Capital LLC, skyrocketed from $1,000–$15,000 in value in 2023 to between $5 million–$25 million just one year later.

• Her total reported wealth now exceeds $44 million on a congressional salary of $174,000.

While congressional disclosures only require value ranges, these kinds of sharp increases don’t happen without serious outside capital or insider manipulation both of which are raising eyebrows in legal circles.

The biggest question. Where is the money coming from? Foreign nationals? Campaign donors? Illicit COVID funds? Shell companies tied to overseas interests?

For a lawmaker who once claimed to be a working-class refugee fighting for the underrepresented, the sudden real estate holdings, venture capital boosts, and asset surges tell a much different story.

And while the media tries to spin this as another “conspiracy theory,” the facts are stacking up and they point to something far more serious than a bookkeeping error.

With the House Oversight Committee, the DOJ, and now public pressure mounting, it’s no longer a matter of if, but when Ilhan Omar will face real consequences for what looks like one of the most brazen financial deceptions in Congress.

Americans deserve to know is a sitting member of Congress getting rich through backdoor deals, foreign entanglements, or pandemic-era fraud?

This time, the spotlight isn’t moving. And neither is the accountability.

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