House Oversight is probing Rep. Ilhan Omar’s sudden wealth surge after her 2024 financial disclosure showed firms tied to her husband, Tim Mynett, rising in value. Oversight Chairman James Comer has requested business records for Rose Lake Capital and eStCru, citing discrepancies between 2023 and 2024 valuations. Republicans allege possible links to wider Minnesota fraud investigations; President Trump has said the Department of Justice is “looking at” her finances, though DOJ confirmation is lacking. Omar denies wrongdoing and says disinformation is targeting her. No charges have been filed; the inquiry seeks documents to clarify asset ownership and sources of funds. (washingtonpost.com)
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Breaking: House Oversight is probing Rep. Ilhan Omar after her 2024 disclosure showed husband Tim Mynett’s firms jumped in value; Chairman Comer seeks records. Omar denies wrongdoing. What do you think? Comment. According to The Washington Post. (washingtonpost.com)
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French President Emmanuel Macron urged the EU to activate its anti‑coercion instrument — the bloc’s most potent trade ‘bazooka’ — after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs over Greenland, saying Europe should not yield to “the law of the strongest.” (washingtonpost.com) Trump warned 10% tariffs on goods from several European countries starting Feb. 1, rising to 25% in June, and threatened up to 200% duties on French wine and champagne. (efe.com) Macron, speaking at the WEF in Davos, said the mechanism could be used for the first time against the United States; the ACI has never been deployed and would take months to trigger. (washingtonpost.com)
Rep. Tim Burchett has demanded an immediate investigation into Secretary of State Antony Blinken and 51 former intelligence officials, alleging they interfered in the 2020 presidential election by discrediting the Hunter Biden laptop story. (redstate.com) Burchett cites committee findings and testimony suggesting some signatories coordinated with the Biden campaign and that Blinken played a role in the letter’s inception while working for the campaign. (judiciary.house.gov) Republican interim reports say the CIA’s Prepublication Classification Review Board reviewed the letter and that some signatories held active CIA contracts. (intelligence.house.gov) Burchett tweeted the request and urged oversight to restore public trust in elections and called for immediate declassification. (redstate.com)
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