In an effort to demonstrate that there were not $30 million in her family finances, Ilhan Omar, a representative from Minnesota, submitted a declaration to Congress attempting to prove that this amount was added due to a serious accounting error.

Last September, the New York Post revealed that the Somali-born Democrat Ilhan Omar had earned nearly $30 million in just a few months through her husband Tim Mynett's businesses.

A financial disclosure from Ilhan Omar, which the New York newspaper obtained and which was submitted to the federal government in May 2025, indicated that—between 2023 and 2024—the Minnesota representative and her husband, Tim Mynett, unexpectedly increased their net worth.

Based on this, President Donald Trump insinuated that the congresswoman had benefited from a fraud committed against social assistance in Minnesota, in which many people from the Somali community were implicated, an allegation she denied. The House Oversight Committee launched an investigation related to Tim Mynett, a political consultant turned venture capitalist. In response, Ilhan Omar filed a new financial disclosure statement, which was obtained by The Wall Street Journal. According to the newspaper, the amended document states that Omar and her husband's assets ranged from $18,004 to $95,000, a far cry from the previous statement, where their assets had increased from between $15,000 and $50,000 to as much as $25 million in 2024. In fact, Jacklyn Rogers, a spokesperson for the Somali-born congresswoman, indicated that it was all a mistake.

“The amended statement confirms what we have said from the beginning: the congresswoman is not a millionaire.The statement was corrected as soon as the discrepancy was identified,” she stated. A letter sent by Ilhan Omar's lawyer to the Congressional Conduct Office, an independent, nonpartisan entity responsible for receiving and reviewing complaints of misconduct related to members and staff of the House of Representatives, holds a group of accountants responsible for the statement that caused such a stir. “As busy people, it is very common for members and their spouses to use qualified professionals, such as accountants, to perform calculations and determine information that appears in public documents. While the error is regrettable, there is nothing inappropriate or illegal about it,” the document states.