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Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig Refused to Refer Ilhan Omar for Ethics Probe
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In Short: Federal authorities raided Omar’s home last Monday and have issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of her relatives, according to a person briefed on the probe.
The lawmaker, Drazkowski, formally requested that Craig open an ethics investigation into Omar's actions leading up to the 2018 election.
Among Drazkowski’s accusations was that Omar filed joint tax returns with Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi in 2014 and 2015, despite not being legally married at the time.
Omar and Elmi’s legal divorce proceeding concluded in December 2017, and the board found that Omar had improperly used $1,500 in campaign funds to pay for personal tax-related services concerning the tax returns she filed jointly with Hirsi.
Despite submitting his concerns, Drazkowski told Fox News Digital that he struggled to obtain a substantive response through the congressional ethics process.
Federal authorities raided Omar’s home last Monday and have issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of her relatives, according to a person briefed on the probe.
The Minnesota lawmaker has previously been accused of anti-Semitism and was the subject of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigation under former President Barack Obama.
Omar will face Republican John Nagel, a retired Minnesota State Patrol lieutenant, in the upcoming election.
The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) said it was “appalled” by Omar and Fateh’s decision to share a stage with Piker at an Oct. 26 event in Minneapolis.
Craig’s office directed Drazkowski to the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), which is the independent, non-partisan entity charged with reviewing allegations of misconduct against Members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
The OCE website states that members of the public, advocacy organizations, and members of Congress can submit information regarding alleged misconduct to the agency's Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC).
What this adds
Craig did not refer Omar for an ethics probe despite receiving a formal request from a state lawmaker.
The raid on Omar's home and the issuance of grand jury subpoenas have raised concerns about the potential impact on the upcoming election.
What's confirmed
- Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities investigating Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar seized the Democratic lawmaker's phone and have issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of her relatives, according to a person briefed on the probe.
- Omar, who was first elected to the House in 2018, represents Minnesota's 5th District, including Minneapolis.
What's still developing
- Asked whether Ilhan Omar remains untouchable in Minnesota, Michelle Tafoya says the answer will come in eight days as she shifts focus to her Senate race.
- In a press release Friday, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) and the Minnesota Republican Delegation condemned the event where Piker is scheduled to appear with Omar and Fateh: Hasan Piker has said America deserved 9/11, declared he would vote for Hamas over Israel, and described the Republican Party as the world’s largest terrorist organization.
- Florida GOP Rep. Randy Fine said Monday night that he would personally introduce a resolution to expel Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar if a federal investigation finds that she lied on her immigration paperwork.
- A report in the New York Post said that her congressional staff previously pushed to have Omar’s official birth date changed from 1981 to 1982 in the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.
- Left: Supporters of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota attend a Minneapolis rally after federal authorities conducted a predawn raid on Omar’s Washington, D.C.-area home, on Oct. 12, 2026.
- Now, one of Minnesota’s leading Jewish organizations is calling out not only the lawmakers participating in the event, but also fellow Democrats who have remained silent.
- Anthony Kazmierczak, 56, attacked the Minnesota lawmaker in January when the Minneapolis-St. Paul area was experiencing a massive surge of federal immigration enforcement officers.
- "Congresswoman Omar is seeking reelection in Minnesota’s 5th congressional district in just one week. News of the search warrant, whether properly predicated or not, could affect voters’ decisions, which is exactly why federal law enforcement should not engage in such conduct when voters are casting their ballots. This type of interference strips Minnesotans of their right to a free and fair election guaranteed to them under the Constitution," the letter reads.
- U.S. federal agents searched on Monday the home of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Muslim lawmaker for the state of Minnesota and frequent target of Trump administration criticism, as part of a criminal investigation, media reports said.
- More details about the investigation were not immediately clear, although Vice President JD Vance has in the past accused Omar of committing immigration fraud – an allegation she has denied – and has said he and a top White House official were trying to figure out how to investigate the Minnesota congresswoman.
- The subpoenas were issued for a grand jury collecting evidence in Minnesota as authorities probe potential fraud in Omar’s immigration paperwork, said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation.
- Drazkowski said the information he included in two complaints to the board ultimately contributed to the board's determination that Omar had violated state campaign finance laws.