Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha noted the many investigations into Minnesota lawmakers who have earned “enormous wealth” during their careers during a television interview.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) filed financial disclosure forms that suggest she and her husband are worth at least $6 million and as much as $30 million. These disclosures have raised eyebrows because the couple said they were worth no more than $158,000 just two years ago.
“Not a good time to be a Minnesotan right now,” Concha said on Fox News Live Sunday. “It is odd that so many members of Congress who earn $174,000 annually seem to have this enormous wealth.”
“I think people want to finally see at least some scrutiny around how did you accumulate this wealth, especially in a state like Minnesota, where billions of dollars in fraud is being carried out primarily by members of the Somali community and then some of those organizations have only donated to Democratic lawmakers when they’ve run for office,” Concha added.
“There appears to be perhaps a tie here between that fraud in Democrats benefiting in quid pro quo, that’s why the investigation has to happen.”
Omar has stated that she does not regret sponsoring the Maintaining Essential Access to Lunch for Students Act of 2020, which was linked to the “Feeding Our Future” fraud scheme in Minnesota, where members of the state’s Somali community defrauded the public for tens of millions of dollars.
Meanwhile, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are under criminal investigations for allegedly impeding federal law enforcement’s ability to do its job.
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Walz dropped his reelection bid due to the scandal of welfare fraud from Somali residents across Minnesota and has since had impeachment articles filed against him.
Omar is running for reelection this November and will face off against one Democratic challenger in her primary: union organizer Latonya Reeves.