Ilhan Omar caught red-handed! Revises financial disclosure from $30M to $100K 

Rep. Ilhan Omar is now saying she isn’t as rich as she claimed to be. Facing a potential congressional inquiry into her wealth, which was listed on a financial disclosure as being between $6 and $30 million, the congresswoman has formally revised that disclosure. She now claims to be worth only $18,000 to $95,000. 

This all comes from a terrific report by The Wall Street Journal, which notes that her disclosure from last year “showed she and her husband held assets of between $6 million and $30 million, a massive rise in wealth from her previous annual filing. That jump triggered questions among Republicans eager to scrutinize a critic of the president.” 

Yes, Omar has been quite critical of President Trump. She’s a far-left anti-Trump Democrat, she represents Minnesota, and she’s a Somali immigrant—one who represents a community that is facing scrutiny for welfare fraud 

But let’s not pretend this is some political witch hunt or persecution of Omar. She was caught red-handed inflating her assets. Now Omar claims that was a mistake on a form, and she didn’t notice it, and it was handled by an accountant effectively. I guess she wasn’t paying close enough attention to whether her assets were worth between $10 and $100K or between $6 and $30 million? I’m sorry, that doesn’t seem like the kind of mistake one easily makes. 

I don’t know about you, but I just finished doing my taxes — never a pleasant experience — and at the conclusion of that process, you have a pretty good idea of where you stand, financially speaking. I can understand if one has tons of money through properties and investments, not understanding exactly how much money you have. But the difference between $100K and $30 million is just massive. That’s the difference between being in an ordinary financial situation and being extremely rich. 

To be clear, I have no idea why Omar would purposefully mislead the public and the government about her income, and I have no evidence that this was anything other than a mistake. But when you make this kind of mistake, often the IRS comes down hard on you. I expect better from my members of Congress. We need to have faith they aren’t corrupt. 

Robby Soave is co-host of The Hill’s commentary show “Rising” and a senior editor for Reason Magazine. This column is an edited transcription of his daily commentary. 

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