Ilhan Omar Hit With Ethics Compliant Over Alleged Abuse Of Government Resources
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Ilhan Omar is being accused of abusing government resources.
The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust filed a complaint against Ilhan Omar for allegedly using official resources for her social media account.
The group argued that Omar blended official and campaign acts.
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing an ethics complaint from a government watchdog group over alleged abuse of government resources, Fox News Digital has learned.
The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) on Thursday filed a complaint to the Office of Congressional Ethics calling for an immediate investigation into whether Omar violated House rules and abused official resources for political use from a social media account.
FACT’s complaint revolves around Omar’s use of TikTok, whose parent company, the Beijing-based ByteDance, has come under fire from critics who allege it’s a spy app. FBI Director Christopher Wray said the Chinese government could use TikTok for data operations, and the House of Representatives banned its use on official devices, citing security risks.
“In spite of this, Rep. Omar has a TikTok account that she is clearly using for both official House and political purposes,” the watchdog wrote in the complaint. “The biography portion of the account describes her as a ‘Congresswoman for #MN05.’ She has posted overtly political posts, including video of her urging viewers to support Democrat candidates, a message to Democrats volunteering for campaigns, and several videos of her campaigning and attending campaign events.”
“In spite of this, Rep. Omar has a TikTok account that she is clearly using for both official House and political purposes,” the watchdog wrote in the complaint. “The biography portion of the account describes her as a ‘Congresswoman for #MN05.’ She has posted overtly political posts, including video of her urging viewers to support Democrat candidates, a message to Democrats volunteering for campaigns, and several videos of her campaigning and attending campaign events.”
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The complaint provided several specific examples of what it views as ethics violations.
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Citing the federal law and House ethics rules, the group argued that Omar improperly blended official and campaign acts, which is forbidden.
The complaint also attacks Omar from the angle of national security, arguing that her use of the Chinese-owned app presents a threat to national security.
