Minnesota Republicans Urged IRS to Reexamine Omar's 2014-15 Tax Filings Over $1,500 Campaign Probe
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 7
Minnesota Republicans Urged IRS to Reexamine Omar's 2014-15 Tax Filings Over $1,500 Campaign Probe
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 7
Summary
An Aug. 6, 2019 letter shows 10 Minnesota Republican lawmakers asked the IRS to conduct a detailed reexamination of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s tax filings.
The request followed a June 2019 state campaign-finance board report indicating Omar filed joint federal returns in 2014 and 2015 with Ahmed Hirsi while still legally married to Ahmed Elmi.
That issue surfaced during the board’s review of a $1,500 campaign expense—part of a $2,250 reimbursement to Kjellberg Law Office—and the board ordered Omar to repay the $1,500.
Steve Drazkowski said neither the IRS nor Minnesota’s revenue department responded to separate 2019 requests, and Fox News said it could not confirm whether either agency investigated.
The disclosure adds tax-filing detail to a broader reopened scrutiny of Omar’s marital history, after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in late October a federal probe had been referred to the Justice Department.