{"id":356774,"date":"2026-05-19T15:08:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/rep-ilhan-omar-under-investigation-by-doj-vice-president-j-d-vance-says"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:08:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:08:53","slug":"rep-ilhan-omar-under-investigation-by-doj-vice-president-j-d-vance-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/rep-ilhan-omar-under-investigation-by-doj-vice-president-j-d-vance-says","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Ilhan Omar Beneath Investigation by DOJ, Vice President J.D. Vance Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">VP J.D. Vance<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Ilhan Omar&#8217;s in the DOJ&#8217;s Crosshairs!!!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-19T13:01:03-07:00\"><br \/>\n               May 19, 2026<br \/>\n              1:01 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-00e7d3976ca5ddd525dc3179ef51e45d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-989b7f54-36ad-4e1a-a5f0-dae78ac0237e-1888344843-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-989b7f54-36ad-4e1a-a5f0-dae78ac0237e-1888344843-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"America\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/52\/16by9\/2026\/05\/19\/52104b0be4774238839ab985b4d7e575_md.png\" alt=\"051926_jd_vance_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-00e7d3976ca5ddd525dc3179ef51e45d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bdd4f20dc92a76278d5a12898a2d4457\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Minnesota Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ilhan-omar\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Ilhan Omar<\/strong><\/a> is under investigation by the Department of Justice &#8230; so says Vice President<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jd-vance\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>J.D. Vance<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bdd4f20dc92a76278d5a12898a2d4457--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-661b21b950646f06bb85cbec9bf72864\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Veep addressed the media in the White House&#8217;s <strong>James S. Brady<\/strong> Press Briefing Room &#8230; and he was asked about previously saying Rep. Omar &#8220;definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-661b21b950646f06bb85cbec9bf72864--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b8e224eb2659ca680120f8563e85af29\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260128_45ac922572564d65a2ed084cad3ea5ae\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a980cbb2-b921-415c-ac9b-d69517af8352\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/45\/4by3\/2026\/01\/28\/45ac922572564d65a2ed084cad3ea5ae_md.jpg\" alt=\"Ilhan Omar sub getty swipe\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b8e224eb2659ca680120f8563e85af29--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-66604797b646cde550668ff67ea7e75b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Vance says the DOJ&#8217;s reviewing the situation &#8230; and, while he doesn&#8217;t want to &#8220;prejudge&#8221; an investigation, he feels there&#8217;s &#8220;something fishy&#8221; going on &#8212; especially when it comes to her marital status. Vance and others in the administration have advanced a conspiracy theory that Omar married her own brother.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-66604797b646cde550668ff67ea7e75b--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8662aa28e09cfaae0baa23bc6d239acf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Justice Department will determine if Omar ultimately committed a crime and if there&#8217;s enough evidence to prosecute, Vance says &#8230; and, if there is, they&#8217;ll go after her.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8662aa28e09cfaae0baa23bc6d239acf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2470f9e83f0a038b7bc169aa9e0bc396\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260519_cd8e7ae2ebc44ba2ae699ff8c205aef7\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a980cbb2-b921-415c-ac9b-d69517af8352\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/cd\/4by3\/2026\/05\/19\/cd8e7ae2ebc44ba2ae699ff8c205aef7_md.png\" alt=\"sub donald trump ilhan omar getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2470f9e83f0a038b7bc169aa9e0bc396--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d5c7eb2bafce66a4a3a75ae3792589db\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Omar&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/11\/ilhan-omar-tweet-pedophile-protection-party\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>no friend<\/strong><\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Trump<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>administration &#8230; frequently sparring with the prez over immigration policy as well as more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/28\/trump-says-ilhan-omar-had-herself-sprayed\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>personal attacks<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; like just last year when he called at her to &#8220;get the hell out&#8221; of the country.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d5c7eb2bafce66a4a3a75ae3792589db--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b5955bc24f847e8d55034022d3ed6e28\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>For her part, Omar&#8217;s called Trump a &#8220;criminal&#8221; and &#8220;liar&#8221; &#8230; and she&#8217;s decried the USA&#8217;s recent campaign against Iran. However, she did give Trump some props after he got marijuana <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/18\/donald-trump-order-reclassification-cannabis\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>reclassified<\/strong><\/a> from a Schedule I drug to a much lower designation of Schedule III.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b5955bc24f847e8d55034022d3ed6e28--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6ee37f9c95c620dd87ba3aa2acdcc3ae\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-958c122f-d89b-41fc-875e-713c0866d508-1943801696-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-958c122f-d89b-41fc-875e-713c0866d508-1943801696-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/47\/16by9\/2026\/05\/13\/47e98995752a4f92be7ad6e785fa45d2_md.png\" alt=\"051326 ilhan omar kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6ee37f9c95c620dd87ba3aa2acdcc3ae--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2c192db351740024c1a08ff58bdddb9f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Omar has not yet responded to Vance&#8217;s comments &#8230; but expect fireworks when she eventually does.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2c192db351740024c1a08ff58bdddb9f--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/19\/jd-vance-reports-ilhan-omar-being-investigated-by-doj\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VP J.D. 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