U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro confirmed Wednesday that the Department of Justice is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., over discrepancies in her financial disclosure filings, days after federal agents searched her residence in connection with separate allegations that she falsified her citizenship application.
The financial disclosure issue centers on a sharp change between two filings. In May 2025, Omar listed her household assets in the range of roughly $6 million to $30 million. In March 2026, she filed an amended report reducing her and her husband’s assets to between $18,004 and $95,000, and listing associated businesses as having no net value after liabilities. Omar has attributed the discrepancy to an accounting error.
When asked by reporters about the discrepancy, Omar said, “I think you’re stupid for asking me anything,” and added, “I don’t have to tell you Jack s***.”
President Donald Trump addressed the matter publicly on Wednesday, questioning whether the initial $30 million figure or the later, far lower figure was accurate, and raising questions about how the Omars could afford their house, cars and residence in Washington, D.C. on a congressional salary. Trump said he understood Omar’s husband earns relatively little income.
Pirro: ‘We Will Follow the Facts’
Pirro discussed the investigation Wednesday on Fox News. Anchor John Roberts noted that Omar had previously been cleared by the House Ethics Committee and asked about the sudden appearance and disappearance of the $30 million figure.
“Well, I can tell you that is subject of an investigation as well, and it doesn’t matter — it doesn’t matter what the House does. It doesn’t matter, you know, what this agency or that does. We are looking at the facts, based upon the facts; we’ll follow them wherever they take us,” Pirro said.
Roberts asked whether the investigation was being conducted by Pirro’s office, which she affirmed. Pirro also said that if a crime was committed, the Department of Justice will prosecute it.
Omar now faces two separate federal inquiries: one tied to the immigration-related fraud allegations connected to Monday’s search of her home, and the newly confirmed investigation into her financial disclosures.
