DOJ motion uses unexplained name for Ilhan Omar

A Justice Department motion identifies Rep. Ilhan Omar as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, aka Ilhan Abdullahi Omar” and asks a federal court to delay responses to applications seeking sealed search-warrant records until the warrant is fully executed. The motion, filed October 21 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, concerns a warrant for a search of Omar’s Washington home. Prosecutors asked to defer responses to three applications for access to records related to the warrant. The applications came from 14 press organizations, The New York Times Company and Judicial Watch. The applicants opposed the requested delay, according to the motion. The filing does not explain why prosecutors used the name sequence, disclose the evidence underlying the warrant or make a finding about Omar’s identity, marriage history or family relationships. It also does not establish that she used a name fraudulently. Claims that the wording proves fraud or that Omar and her former husband are siblings go beyond what the motion says. Omar said in a 2016 statement that she legally married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi in 2009 and denied an allegation that he was her brother. Her office confirmed that...