The New York Times revealed what many Americans have suspected for months: the Justice Department, under the Biden administration, quietly opened a probe in 2024 to examine Rep. Ilhan Omar’s personal finances, campaign spending and contacts with a foreign national. That revelation makes clear this isn’t some knee-jerk partisan rumor but a factual development that began on Biden’s watch and was substantial enough to draw the attention of federal prosecutors.
According to people with direct knowledge of the inquiry, prosecutors in Washington’s public integrity unit combed through financial disclosures and campaign records starting in June 2024 but ultimately let the matter stall for lack of prosecutable evidence. The fact that a probe was opened—and then allowed to languish—raises ugly questions about priorities inside a Justice Department that has been accused of protecting powerful allies while pursuing political enemies.
President Trump put the issue back in the national spotlight when he publicly referenced the dormant investigation and demanded accountability, a move that forced a flurry of TV coverage and congressional attention. Conservative media and congressional Republicans immediately seized on the story, understandably insisting that a thorough, transparent accounting be provided to the American people.
Rep. Omar predictably dismissed the accusations as political theater, claiming years of “investigations” have found nothing and blasting critics for trying to distract from other issues. She can protest all she wants, but denial isn’t transparency—especially when disclosure forms show jaw-dropping swings in reported wealth that demand straightforward answers.
Those swings are not small bookkeeping quibbles; congressional disclosures and reporting show the couple’s reported net worth exploded in a short time, tied largely to two businesses associated with her husband. Conservative outlets and commentators, along with House investigators, rightly point out that when an elected official’s finances go from negligible to multimillion-dollar valuations in a single year, the public deserves a full accounting of where the money came from.
This story exposes the double standard Washington practices too well: when investigations touch one tribe, they move with speed; when they touch the other, they gather dust. Americans who pay the taxes, write the checks and pick up the tab for Washington’s excesses want one simple thing—equal justice under the law, not selective enforcement that shields political favorites.
Congressional Republicans have launched their own inquiries and the House Oversight Committee has signaled it will press for documents and witnesses, which is exactly what should happen in a functioning republic. If Democrats and the DOJ truly have nothing to hide, they should cooperate immediately and strip back the secrecy instead of reflexively attacking those who demand accountability.
At a time of soaring inflation, failing borders and real national security threats, Washington’s elites cannot be allowed to treat public trust as optional. Patriotic conservatives will keep fighting for transparency, insist on real answers, and refuse to let another scandal be buried by the same political class that insists it alone is above scrutiny.
