You might have noticed that we at Twitchy shy away from using tweets claiming Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother when we do posts about her, not that we don’t run across them by the hundreds. As Seth Mandel has tweeted Wednesday night, there’s plenty to criticize about Omar without handing progressives another “conspiracy theory.”

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune has sort of teased the idea but never really produced the evidence; but now, David Steinberg is promising a smoking gun this week.

BIG Ilhan Omar update: Today, @realDonaldTrump mentioned @IlhanMN's past. Scott Johnson, Preya Samsundar, and myself have investigated this, alone, for 3 years. Presumably, mainstream media must finally cover this. So I'll be publishing new "smoking gun" evidence this week. — David Steinberg ?? (@realDSteinberg) July 17, 2019

We’re listening …

If you are just learning about this story from @realDonaldTrump's press conference today, please take 30 minutes to read this thread:https://t.co/IAM0AbUIJi The two key points: 1. The perjury case is already overwhelming; and 2. Media CHOSE to hide Ilhan's past from voters. — David Steinberg ?? (@realDSteinberg) July 17, 2019

For more background on the media’s disastrous, unethical decision — to avoid covering what may soon be considered the most extensive string of felonies ever committed by an elected US official — read the below thread as well:https://t.co/hZupHRHobU — David Steinberg ?? (@realDSteinberg) July 17, 2019

We’re givers, so here’s the thread:

MUST READ Ilhan Omar thread — The @StarTribune ran a dishonest, cowardly piece of journalism tonight. For 3 years, the paper ignored the work of reporters Preya Samsundar, Scott Johnson, and myself on @ilhanMN’s disturbing past. Ignored our emails offering new evidence. (1x) — David Steinberg ?? (@realDSteinberg) June 23, 2019

Now, Ilhan Omar is a national disgrace. Globally, anti-Semites are emboldened. We warned them. None of this would have happened if @StarTribune, afraid of a PC mob, had not withheld the facts from local voters. Covering their tracks, tonight @StarTribune published … (2/x) — David Steinberg ?? (@realDSteinberg) June 23, 2019

… a piece duplicating work we already did. Our leads, our research. Did they credit us? No. We are just unnamed “conservative activists.” We are not activists. We are reporters; they are frauds. They owe us, MN voters, and the global Jewish community an apology. (3/x) — David Steinberg ?? (@realDSteinberg) June 23, 2019

Additionally, their article failed to confirm, or even mention, far more of our work, despite us being able to confirm all that we published. Please read our work, not theirs — all of our articles are linked in this thread: https://t.co/IAM0AbUIJi (4/x) — David Steinberg ?? (@realDSteinberg) June 23, 2019

The @StarTribune also, inexplicably, failed to put two facts together on a bombshell development mentioned in their article.@StarTribune appears to have been deliberately vague; I can only surmise that the paper is still covering for Omar. (5/x) — David Steinberg ?? (@realDSteinberg) June 23, 2019

They write: “Social media posts indicate [Ahmed Nur Said] Elmi is in Africa.” They also write: “[Ilhan’s sister Sahra Noor] currently runs her own health care consultancy in Kenya.” But Elmi’s posts and Noor's company are clear about a specific location. (6/x) — David Steinberg ?? (@realDSteinberg) June 23, 2019

Elmi's posts show he has lived in Nairobi, Kenya since between 12/21/18 and 1/14/19. And Noor’s company is clearly located in Nairobi, not just somewhere in “Kenya.” Further, it’s provable Elmi has been working for Noor, apparently helping out with her company website. (7/x) — David Steinberg ?? (@realDSteinberg) June 23, 2019

Look for yourself: Visit https://t.co/YitQVPPWm5, then view the page’s source code. You will see that Elmi was logged into his personal Instagram account while he was creating the link to Noor’s company Instagram account. (8/x) pic.twitter.com/UmvVDyrgxi — David Steinberg ?? (@realDSteinberg) June 23, 2019

And don’t forget; this isn’t even the smoking gun yet.

There is no reasonable explanation for this code to exist besides Elmi working for Noor. And that's a bombshell: In 2017, Ilhan Omar swore, under penalty of perjury while divorcing Elmi, that she had zero contact with him since 2011 — and no clue how to find him. (9/x) — David Steinberg ?? (@realDSteinberg) June 23, 2019

Just 1 year later, Elmi, having just been divorced without being served, leaves London to work for his ex-wife's sister in Nairobi? It’s absurd. Yet the @StarTribune chose to not even report Elmi and Noor were both living in Nairobi. (10/x) — David Steinberg ?? (@realDSteinberg) June 23, 2019

As for what’s next: The @StarTribune is wasting its time seeking Omar’s immigration documents. The documents reveal irregularities — such as two sisters born only two months apart — but will not provide proof of a fraudulent marriage. I will confirm here that … (11/x) — David Steinberg ?? (@realDSteinberg) June 23, 2019

… I have identified other documentation that, according to sources and additional evidence, will confirm the fraudulent marriage. An attorney is currently assisting me in attempting to obtain them legally. In the following week or so … (12/x) — David Steinberg ?? (@realDSteinberg) June 23, 2019

I expect to either have the documents and be publishing them, or will be publishing the information I obtained that led me to seek them. I believe this supporting evidence already places the case beyond a reasonable doubt, and look forward to asking @IlhanMN for comment. (end) — David Steinberg ?? (@realDSteinberg) June 23, 2019

Let’s do this thing.

@Acosta The president DARED go there. — Kevin (@kgilbert267) July 17, 2019

#brusband will get more traction sir. — Mike Burris (@Nismomike4444) July 17, 2019

This is your time my friend. Do your thing ??? — Noname (@rlsjp1) July 17, 2019

Can’t wait. Hopefully the media will put aside their partisan antics and report this objectively resulting in potential charges and at the very least her impeachment from Congress. — Coleton Emr (@ColetonEmr) July 17, 2019

Already read it and you are right on the mark. Keep up the great work! — Gravez (@stgravez) July 17, 2019

MSM will be running away mate — charliebere (@dogleg2458) July 17, 2019

You are absolutely right. The media will “cover” it…..as in up! — David Gena (@dcgena) July 17, 2019

I would not hold your breath hoping that the mainstream media would actually do what is right — Citizen (@HenryMarion21) July 18, 2019

Did the Star-Tribune keep things intentionally vague? Because they sure hinted at a lot without actually saying it.

Editor’s note: This post originally identified David Steinberg as a PJ Media editor. Steinberg formerly worked with PJ Media but is not currently with the company. Twitchy regrets the error.

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