Ilhan Omar’s new husband has been raking in cash, more than $2.7 million for doing “work” for her.
Federal Election Commission data shows that Omar's campaign has been writing fat checks to a firm owned by her husband, Tim Mynett.
Fox reported back in November that FEC data shows the Minnesota Democrat:
“sent $1.6 million to E Street Group LLC, which is owned by her husband Tim Mynett, from the start of 2019 through Jul. 22, 2020. After that, she reported an additional $1.1 million in the third quarter and $27,000 in the following weeks. That $1.1 million constituted nearly 70% of the $1.6 million that Omar's campaign spent that quarter.”
Rep. Tiffany said in the press release:
“For too long, lawmakers of both political parties have engaged in the ethically dubious practice of pocketing campaign funds by ‘hiring’ their spouses and laundering the money as campaign related expenses...
“It is outrageous and inappropriate for Members of Congress to convert campaign donations to personal funds in this way.It feeds public perceptions of corruption, undermines public trust in Congress, and must come to an end.”
“Loopholes that allow members of Congress to funnel campaign funds to their spouses are despicable and erode trust in our government.There’s simply no logical reason for allowing this practice to continue, and I’m proud to join Rep. Tiffany in this common-sense effort to ensure members can’t profit off running for Congress.”
They point out that Democrat Adam Schiff demanded that the House ban campaign payments to spouses. They note that “Speaker Pelosi, too, praised the House action, saying it would “increase transparency in election campaigns and [prevent] the misuse of funds.”
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