House Republicans are opening a new front in Washington’s favorite sport: following the money. This time, their sights are trained on Rep. Ilhan Omar.
According to an exclusive report from the New York Post, attorneys for the House Oversight Committee are investigating how Omar’s household finances reportedly ballooned in recent years (1). Financial disclosure forms suggest her family’s net worth may have climbed as high as $30 million.
At the center of the inquiry is Omar’s husband, Tim Mynett, whose political consulting firm has done business with Democratic-aligned organizations. Oversight Chair James Comer has publicly questioned whether that income and the speed at which it was accumulated align with federal ethics and disclosure rules.
Comer told The Post that committee attorneys are even weighing the unusual step of subpoenaing Mynett.
“There are a lot of questions as to how her husband accumulated so much wealth over the past two years,” Comer said. “It’s not possible. It’s not. I’m a money guy. It’s not possible.”
The investigation into Omar is unfolding amid heightened scrutiny in Minnesota, where federal authorities have spent years unraveling some of the largest alleged public funds fraud schemes in the United States.
Since 2021, prosecutors have charged more than 90 people in cases tied to the misuse of government aid, with total estimated losses reaching as high as $9 billion.
Much of that stems from a COVID-era scheme involving Feeding Our Future, a nonprofit accused of submitting fraudulent meal reimbursement claims backed by fake invoices and attendance records. Prosecutors estimate the losses at nearly $250 million.
Omar has not been accused of wrongdoing in those cases. Still, the scale of fraud uncovered in her district has intensified Republican scrutiny of financial activity connected to her household.
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According to the New York Post, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was briefed during the Biden administration on concerns involving a network of companies tied to Omar’s husband.
Central to that review is Rose Lake Capital, an investment firm Mynett co-founded in 2022 with Will Hailer. Court records show the firm held just $42.44 in its bank account in late 2022. By the 2024 reporting year, however, Omar’s financial disclosure valued it at as much as $25 million.
The contrast is striking. When Omar entered Congress in 2019, her disclosure reflected a negative net worth. Her most recent filing lists two primary assets tied to Mynett: ESTCRU LLC, valued between $1 million and $5 million, and Rose Lake Capital, valued between $5 million and $25 million.
The Post also reported that federal law enforcement is conducting a parallel inquiry. An unnamed law enforcement source told the outlet that authorities are examining “all politicians potentially connected” to the Minnesota fraud cases.
Omar has pushed back against the coverage, addressing the reports in a TikTok video and criticizing what she described as misleading interpretations of her financial disclosures.
In a caption accompanying the video, Omar said the asset values listed in her filings reflect the overall valuation ranges of businesses in which her husband is one of several partners, rather than his individual ownership stake.
“Learn to read before you post misleading s–t,” she said in a TikTok video addressing the reports (2).
Republicans, however, have defended the inquiry as a necessary step toward greater accountability. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said the investigation is overdue, arguing it comes at a time when Minnesotans have suffered extensive losses tied to public-funds fraud.
Democrats counter that the probe reflects a pattern of politically motivated investigations aimed at prominent progressive lawmakers.
The inquiry remains in its early stages, and no formal allegations or charges have been filed. Any findings would be referred to the House Ethics Committee or, if warranted, federal authorities.
During the 118th Congress, the Ethics Committee initiated or continued 41 investigative matters and impaneled just three investigative subcommittees, according to its activity report, a reminder that such reviews often unfold over months or longer before reaching any formal resolution (3).
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