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Omar's deleted 2013 tweet resurfaces amid federal immigration probe

A deleted 2013 Father's Day post by Rep. Ilhan Omar has resurfaced as federal investigators examine her identity and immigration records.

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What's happening

The investigation concerns potential fraud in Omar's immigration paperwork and her financial disclosures, and no indictment has been announced.(source: Oct 14: Feds seize Rep. Ilhan Omar's phone and subpoena relatives in immigration probe)(source: Oct 18: Obama condemns federal investigation of Rep. Ilhan Omar)(source: Oct 19: Feds said to have DNA evidence in Ilhan Omar immigration fraud probe) Omar has denied the allegations and accused the Trump administration of weaponizing federal law enforcement, while a deleted 2013 post and a court filing using a different surname have drawn further attention.(source: Oct 14: Feds seize Rep. Ilhan Omar's phone and subpoena relatives in immigration probe)(source: Oct 23: Trump Says Omar Should Resign Over 'Fake Name')(source: Oct 24: Omar's deleted 2013 tweet resurfaces amid federal immigration probe)

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  1. No readers have picked a side yetTrump Says Omar Should Resign Over 'Fake Name'
  2. No readers have picked a side yetIlhan Omar says she lives paycheck to paycheck as federal probes continue
  3. No readers have picked a side yetOmar says 'not to my knowledge' on claim ex-husband is her brother
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  • Rep. Ilhan Omar wrote a June 2013 post saying 'Happy Father's Day to my aabo Nur Said.'
  • The post was deleted in 2019 and resurfaced after federal agents searched Omar's Washington, D.C., home on Oct. 12.
  • Court records tied to the search warrant refer to the congresswoman as 'Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a.k.a. Ilhan Abdullahi Omar.'
  • Omar told Fox News Digital her real name is 'Ilhan Abdullahi Omar.'
  • Omar and her office have denied allegations that her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, is her brother.
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Says deleted tweet may reveal Omar married her brother

New York Post (Politics): Ilhan Omar’s deleted tweet may reveal that she really did marry her brother

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Right-leaning outlets frame the resurfaced post as possible evidence that Omar married her brother, while noting she and her office deny the allegation.

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Claims deleted tweet could be key evidence in federal probe

ZeroHedge: Ilhan Omar's Deleted 2013 Tweet Could Be Key Evidence In Federal Probe
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Conspiracy-right outlets claim the deleted post could be key evidence in the federal investigation into Omar's identity and immigration records.

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