United States President Donald Trump has called for Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar to resign from the US Congress, reviving allegations of identity fraud after a court filing identified the Minnesota politician by an additional name.
The DOJ filing, submitted on Wednesday, refers to Omar as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar” – “a/k/a” is an abbreviation for “also known as”.
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The document filed by the administration does not establish that Omar committed fraud.
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