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An updated financial filing from Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is slated to address scrutiny of his previously reported income that has left Republicans unsatisfied — and House Minority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., says the updates raise more concerns.
“Ilhan Omar is even more ignorant than I thought if he thought this financial disclosure review cleared him of blame,” Emmer told Fox News Digital exclusively on Tuesday.
“He can backfire, sneer, and distract all he wants, but he’s made it clear who he is: A bigot and bigot who uses anti-American rhetoric every chance he gets,” Emmer charged his fellow Minnesotan.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a press conference Wednesday, where he accused President Donald Trump of death threats and attacks against him. (Adam Gray/AP)
Emmer went on to say that Omar “doesn’t deserve to be a member of Congress” if it is true that he was “involved in fraud or improper gain in any capacity.”
“He must be fully responsible,” said Emmer. “My colleagues on the House Ethics Committee fully support any investigation into Ilhan and his possible wrongdoing.”
An amended filing A Wall Street Journal review shows Omar and her husband’s assets were between $18,004 and $95,000, a sharp drop from previous disclosures that estimated they held between $6 and $30 million.
“The amended disclosure confirms what we’ve said all along: The congressman is not a millionaire,” Omar spokeswoman Jacklyn Rogers told the Journal, adding that the filing was corrected “as soon as the discrepancy was identified.”
Amended filings show Omar reported between $102,503 and $1,005,200 in income in 2024 from property she owns with her husband, according to the Journal. Documents attached to the lawyer’s letter showed $213,200 allocated to her husband from his money management company and $3,000 from the winery.
A 2025 email between Omar’s husband and his accountant values the corporate giant at $7.9 million and the winery at $1.5 million, although he owns about one-third of both businesses, according to tax documents cited by the Journal.
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Representative Tom Emmer speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on October 23. (Eric Lee/Getty Images)
The disagreement over how much money Omar raised during his time in Congress has drawn heavy criticism from Republicans in Washington, DC and from conservatives back in Minnesota.
“I don’t buy it,” said Townhall columnist Dustin Grage posted on X. “Investigate, expose, and prosecute fraud.”
The Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., also criticized Omar on Sunday, telling “Fox & Friends Weekend” that he has been asking his leadership team to investigate the matter because of his alleged ties to a Somali fraud scheme in Minnesota.
“We shouldn’t do that [investigate it] on the Oversight Committee, but because he’s a Somali fraudster, I’ve been trying to figure that out,” Comer said, speaking. Organizations of Omar and the people involved in the Minnesota fraud scandal.
Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, during a news conference before the State of the Union speech at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. President Donald Trump needs his State of the Union address on Tuesday to calm voters worried about the economy, foreign policy and more tax chaos. Photographer: Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg)
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The controversy surrounding Omar comes at the same time his colleague, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., dismissed calls for her to resign as she faces impeachment after impeachment. found guilty more than twenty ethical violations involving financial misconduct.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Omar’s office for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Dorgan and Taylor Penley contributed to this report
