THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE?
SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do).
- Fox News asked Ilhan Omar’s husband whether the congresswoman had left the country following Monday’s federal search of their Washington home. He didn’t directly answer.
- Tim Mynett complained that reporters were “annoying the hell out of all the neighbors” as he walked the couple’s Labrador retriever.
- Mynett previously insisted he had “no concerns” about the immigration investigation, which has reportedly involved subpoenas to Omar’s relatives and the seizure of her cellphone.
LAY IT ON ME (I’ve got time).
Where in the world is Ilhan Omar?
That’s what reporters wanted to know when they encountered her husband outside the couple’s Washington, D.C., residence following this week’s federal search.
Tim Mynett, a political consultant married to the Minnesota Democrat, was walking the family dog Wednesday evening when Fox News Digital put the question directly to him.
“There are rumors that the congresswoman left the country, is that true?” the reporter asked.
Mynett didn’t provide a yes or a no.
Instead, he had a complaint about the media presence outside his home.
“You guys are annoying the hell out of all the neighbors around here, man,” Mynett replied.
Well, that certainly settles the neighborhood relations question.
The question about his wife’s whereabouts? Not so much.
SPOTTED: Ilhan Omar’s husband Tim Mynett snapped at questions surrounding rumors that the congresswoman fled the country following a federal raid by Homeland Security Investigations. He was seen outside their Washington, D.C., home multiple times, but Omar has not been spotted since the raid.
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Fox News reported Thursday that Omar had not been seen publicly since Homeland Security Investigations agents searched her Washington residence Monday morning as part of a federal criminal investigation involving her family’s immigration paperwork.
There is no verified evidence that Omar fled the country, and Mynett’s response does not establish that she did.
But his exchange with reporters is the latest chapter in a week that has brought a remarkable amount of attention to the congresswoman’s household.
According to Fox News, Mynett was spotted outside the residence several times Wednesday, walking the couple’s golden Labrador retriever, Teddy, taking out the trash and accompanying a member of Omar’s staff.
Another staff member arrived carrying two large Burger King bags, with security personnel escorting her to the door.
So the household was apparently still managing the essentials of daily life, even as federal investigators examined decades-old immigration records.
What made Mynett’s latest exchange particularly interesting was what he had told the same news organization just a day earlier.
Asked about the federal investigation into Omar’s immigration history, he defended his wife’s account of arriving in the United States as a child.
“My wife came here when she was 12 years old as a child war refugee,” Mynett said.
His assessment of the investigation was brief.
“No concerns.”
That confidence came as investigators were reportedly examining whether information contained in immigration paperwork filed by Omar’s late father, Nur Omar Mohamed, was accurate.
Federal agents searched the couple’s home Monday pursuant to a judicially authorized warrant.
A Justice Department spokesperson confirmed the operation to Fox News Digital, saying the search was “part of an ongoing federal investigation.”
Authorities reportedly seized Omar’s cellphone and passport. Investigators have also reportedly issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including subpoenas involving members of her family.
Among the questions under examination is Omar’s birth year.
Reports indicate that members of her congressional staff requested a change in the birth year appearing in the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, from 1981 to 1982.
That distinction has attracted investigators’ attention because Omar has said she obtained citizenship through her father’s naturalization while she was still a minor.
But a biographical correction, by itself, does not prove that immigration documents were falsified or that Omar improperly obtained citizenship.
Omar denies wrongdoing and has accused the administration of using federal law enforcement to intimidate a political opponent.
Her office issued a forceful response following the search.
“The Congresswoman has done nothing wrong,” the statement declared.
It also accused President Trump of repeatedly targeting Omar with inflammatory rhetoric and described the search as a “pointless federal raid.”
“No president should be able to use the power of the federal government to intimidate his political enemies,” her office said.
Separately, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced that her office was investigating questions involving Omar’s congressional financial disclosures and business interests associated with Mynett.
Those questions followed revisions to disclosures that had originally valued Mynett’s interests in a winery and venture capital advisory firm in the millions of dollars.
Omar’s office has said the original figures were incorrect because they reflected broader business valuations rather than Mynett’s actual ownership interests and did not properly account for liabilities.
The financial inquiry is separate from the immigration investigation. Neither establishes criminal wrongdoing, and no charges against Omar have been publicly announced.
President Trump has nevertheless questioned the dramatic changes in the couple’s reported finances.
“Where did her house come from, where did her cars come from, and what about her lovely place in Washington, D.C.?” Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday.
He also demanded answers about Omar’s immigration history and the origins of her reported wealth.
Those accusations remain allegations, not findings of fraud.
Back outside the couple’s Washington home, however, the controversy has apparently produced one immediate consequence: Tim Mynett has had enough of the reporters.
His irritation is understandable. Nobody particularly enjoys having a camera crew follow the family dog around the neighborhood.
But the exchange also illustrates why the unanswered questions surrounding the investigation continue attracting attention.
Federal agents have searched the home. Investigators are reportedly collecting records and issuing subpoenas. And the congresswoman’s husband is being approached for answers about her whereabouts.
As for whether Omar actually left the United States, the reporting available Thursday did not establish that she had.
So the rumor remains a rumor.
DBS WIRE SOURCES (I’ve got all day).
- Fox News — Omar’s husband snaps over rumors she fled the United States after federal search
- Fox News Video — Reporter questions Tim Mynett about Omar’s whereabouts
- Fox News — Mynett insists he has no concerns about the federal immigration investigation
- Fox News — Federal agents reportedly seize Omar’s phone as investigators issue subpoenas
- Fox News — DOJ confirms judicially authorized search of Omar’s Washington home
