{"id":13429,"date":"2026-06-10T10:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T10:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13429"},"modified":"2026-06-10T10:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T10:07:15","slug":"james-comer-tells-pod-force-one-ilhan-omar-in-a-lot-of-trouble-amid-fraud-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13429","title":{"rendered":"James Comer tells \u2018Pod Force One\u2019 Ilhan Omar \u2018in a lot of trouble\u2019 amid fraud crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) could be \u201cin a lot of trouble\u201d for allegedly steering taxpayer money toward \u201cfraudulent schemes,\u201d House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said in the latest episode of \u201cPod Force One.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Kentucky Republican lauded the Trump administration\u2019s latest efforts \u201cto prosecute people in Minnesota\u201d for alleged fraud and making an example out of \u201cthat Somali crime ring up there,\u201d before suggesting Omar could eventually be a target of the crackdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do think Ilhan Omar is in a lot of trouble,\u201d Comer told \u201cPod Force One\u201d host Miranda Devine.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>On the latest episode of \u201cPod Force One,\u201d House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer says Rep. Ilhan Omar (pictured) could be \u201cin a lot of trouble.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou got a situation there where you look at some of the earmarks she requested for her district were for some of those fraudulent schemes,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear which earmarks Comer was referring to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>In the wake of the Minnesota fraud scandals, Omar has drawn scrutiny for championing the 2020 MEALS Act, which eased oversight of school-meal requirements during the pandemic and set the stage for the $250 million Feeding Our Future scam.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She was also called out by Republican lawmakers earlier this year for attempting to earmark more than $1 million to a Somali-led addiction recovery organization that shares an address with a Minneapolis Somali restaurant. The earmark was removed from a broader spending package in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full Episode<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"James Comer: What really happened with Epstein, Clinton, and Trump\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RSqE7F4LwSk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Comer has lauded the Trump administration\u2019s efforts \u201cto prosecute people in Minnesota\u201d for alleged fraud while noting Omar could be apart of that crackdown. <span class=\"credit\">New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen the Republicans took over Congress, they put these community development projects [earmarks] back in, but we put guardrails on them, so there wouldn\u2019t be bridges to nowhere, and the LGBTQ museums, and all the crazy stuff that the left-wing liberals want. And one of the things that she submitted, they caught on the staff, and it wasn\u2019t a legitimate project,\u201d Comer continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Omar has vehemently denied any knowledge or connection to the rampant fraud plaguing the North Star State, and Comer noted there is \u201cno evidence that she benefited\u201d financially from the schemes.\u00a0Omar\u2019s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:19px\"><em style=\"font-weight: bold\">Every week<\/em>, <strong><em>Post columnist Miranda Devine sits down for exclusive and candid conversations with the most influential disruptors in Washington on \u2018Pod Force One.\u2019 Subscribe here!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.nypost.com\/protected-iframe\/e1f613d59ffd9cd7d76ab71b596e3706\" scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"\" allow=\"camera; fullscreen;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Comer said another \u201cbig question mark\u201d involving Omar is \u201chow her net worth jumped up to at least $6 million and then went back down to zero over a one year period.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s never really answered that other than saying she made a mistake,\u201d the Oversight Committee chairman said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Comer argued that \u201cit\u2019s hard to make a mistake\u201d given that the software lawmakers use requires them to \u201ctriple\u201d verify before submitting financial disclosures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know how she would miss three extra zeros or two extra zeros on something \u2026 it\u2019s not even believable,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Comer also told Devine, \u201cYou got a situation there where you look at some of the earmarks she requested for her district were for some of those fraudulent schemes.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Comer confirmed that Omar is \u201cbeing investigated\u201d by the Justice Department.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Department of Justice in the last month has significantly increased their activity, which is good,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Devine also pressed Comer on the findings of the oversight panel\u2019s investigation into convicted sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Devine Online\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet Miranda\u2019s latest take\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Devine Online, the newsletter from Miranda Devine\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The chairman lamented that key witnesses to Epstein\u2019s crimes were never interviewed by the DOJ, which is what his investigation is aiming at getting done.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just baffling to me, when we bring in Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s accountant and his lawyer, that they were never interviewed by anyone in the Department of Justice \u2013 ever,\u201d Comer said. \u201cWe bring in Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s assistant, she said she never talked to anyone, not a single investigator, even though her name was in the DOJ files as a co-conspirator.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust things like that that make no sense to me that you wonder, was he being protected by someone? 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