Illhan Omar has denied immigration fraud when speculation arose

MissAmericanPie : That is not an answer to the question. It should have been answered with Yes or No. Not to my knowledge keeps her from having to pin down the truth. It's kind of like she plead the 5th.

TEXASGIRLMAMMA : I think when she is talking she is lying

UptownGirl : Yes, anytime her mouth is moving!

MissAmericanPie : that wasn't what she was asked.She was asked if she was somehow related to her ex-husbandI promise - this would be a difficult question broadly across rural america

casper : It was a stupid way to phrase the question and an equally stupid answer.

Timeline:kingwooddiscgolf :
it was a broad hour long interview. This one Q&A was a snippet of the overall conversation

MissAmericanPie : To be clear, the question was: "You're not related to him at all?", and she replied, "Not to my knowledge." This was in an informal TV interview with MS NOW.

casper : The NY Post has reported that was her "exact quote" after asking her a question. Front page on the e-edition today

UptownGirl : You're still missing the point that casper and I made...
The question wasn't as stated.

time line1982 - born
1990-1994- refugee camp
1995 - entered USA
1997 - settled in Mn
2000 - became a US citizen through her fathers naturalization (she was still a minor)
Mn legislative records initially listed her birth year as 1981 - the suggestion is that if she is a year older than advertised - she would not have been granted citizenship through popsMarried in 2009 - nine years AFTER gaining citizenship
Divorced 2017 - - not sure how anyone can connect the marriage to her immigration.Trump is going after her as a political enemy.if she deserves to be stripped of her citizenship and deported, then keep going with melania, her parents and family, and elon musk

Regardless of the exact quote, the interview wasn't a good one for her. She seemed upset, scared and vague as opposed to mad and indignant.

BooBear : actually, the interview was very good. I never saw her speak at length before which she did in this interview.She actually spoke highly of the agents who served the warrant on her home.She presents as very well spoken and fairly intellectualGranted - this was a softball interview, in the mildest form.

Joe : I was referring to a question she was asked, I did not state the question which I should have done. Either way I think she is lying. Touchy today Huh?

casper : the marriage to her potential brother was for the purpose of committing fraud on his behalf, not hers. The marriage isn't about HER status.
There is also a question if the father was actually an oppressor as opposed to a victim in Somalia which would have made him ineligible to begin with.

UptownGirl : Ah, I see,...to be fair, you were responding to / quoting casper, who was specifically addressing the misstated question.