The Post & Email 8/12/2023
On July 27, 2023, this writer submitted an online request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), an agency of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The request sought:
All documents, video, emails and other records dated January 1, 2009 through July 27, 2023 containing any of the following terms:
Ahmed Nur Said Elmi
Ilhan Omar
Ahmed Hirsi
Somalia
Nur Omar Mohamed
“Ilhan Omar” is a U.S. congresswoman representing Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District since January 2019. Born in Somalia, Omar has provided no evidence she ever became a U.S. citizen, a constitutional requirement to serve in Congress as well as in the Minnesota legislature, where she served one term before successfully running for the U.S. House in 2018.
Section 6 of the Minnesota constitution states:
Senators and representatives shall be qualified voters of the state, and shall have resided one year in the state and six months immediately preceding the election in the district from which elected. Each house shall be the judge of the election returns and eligibility of its own members. The legislature shall prescribe by law the manner for taking evidence in cases of contested seats in either house.
According to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website, a voter must be:
• A U.S. citizen
• At least 18 years old on Election Day
• A resident of Minnesota for 20 days
• Not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction (More info)
In July 2022, a case brought by DFL primary contender AJ Kern against Omar; a third primary candidate, Jamaican-born Don Samuels; and Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon asked the court to compel Omar and Samuels to provide proof they qualified to hold a seat in the U.S. House, one of whose requirements is “seven Years a Citizen of the United States.”
More:
https://www.thepostemail.com/2023/08/12/fbi-responds-to-foia-request-on-ilhan-omar-family-members/
