Trump revives Ilhan Omar name and marriage allegations

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA Justice Department filing lists Representative Ilhan Omar under two names, and by Thursday the president was demanding she resign from Congress.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat's the one-sentence version. I'd like to add that the filing was about keeping materials sealed, not about her name.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOkay, so what's on the paper? Walk me through it like I just woke up. Because I did.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe filing is dated Wednesday, October twenty-first, from the office of U. S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt calls her Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, also known as Ilhan Abdullahi Omar, according to Al Jazeera.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd her side says what?

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentHer spokesperson says her birth name is Ilhan Abdullahi Omar, and her office calls the fake-name claim completely false.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo two people are reading one line on one form and getting opposite stories.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYes. And the name on a filing is a record, not a ruling. I haven't seen anything showing a court deciding anything about it.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHow did we get here? Was this out of nowhere?

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNo. Federal agents searched her Washington home on October twelfth, and the administration is investigating her for alleged immigration fraud, which she has repeatedly denied.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd the marriage part?

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentHer former husband is named Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. Far-right commentators have falsely claimed she married her brother, according to The Hill.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFalsely. Good. Say that part twice.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFalsely. Trump called for her resignation in a Truth Social post and at a rally in Iowa on Thursday, per Newsweek.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd she answered on X. What did she say?

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentQuote: "Whenever the news turns bad, this creep reaches for one name: mine."

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentHer office also says her answer of "Not to my knowledge" on a family question was sarcastic.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo who does this actually affect? Regular folks, I mean.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentDirectly, her and her district. She says she plans to move out of her D. C. home over safety concerns.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentBeyond that, it's a fight over how a record gets read.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhat should we watch next?

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentWhether the investigation produces any charges, and whether anything in the sealed proceedings becomes public. Nothing on either is confirmed yet.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA resignation demand by Thursday, and the paperwork is still sealed. That's a fast post and a slow form.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat's the version I'd put on a card. A filing, two names, one denial, and no ruling.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the only thing everyone agrees on is that the filing was about keeping things sealed.