Shots Fired at WHCD in Apparent Assassination Attempt, Omar's Husband Shuts Winery： AM Update 4⧸27
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A gunman opened fire inside the hotel where the White House Correspondents' Dinner was taking place, and a suspect is in custody. One person is dead and another is fighting for his life. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar s husband quickly closes his winery as questions mount about the business s finances. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.
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Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Monday, April 27th, 2026. And this is your
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AM update. I will say, you know, it's not a particularly secure building. A gunman opening
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fire inside the hotel where the White House Correspondents' Dinner gathered. Thousands
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of media members and top administration officials there in yet another assassination attempt
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on President Trump. One of our officers will not be able to return to their family.
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One Chicago police officer killed, another fighting for his life after a robbery suspect
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somehow obtains a firearm while in custody, shooting the officers before attempting to flee.
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And Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's husband quickly closes his winery as questions mount about the
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business's finances. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.
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A suspect in custody after allegedly opening fire Saturday night outside the White House
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Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., in yet another assassination attempt on President
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Donald Trump's life. This one thankfully stopped by law enforcement well before Mr. Trump was in
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danger. Authorities arresting 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen of Torrance, California,
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at the Washington Hilton after he allegedly charged a security perimeter within the hotel
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leading to a ballroom where President Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and many more top
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cabinet officials and their spouses were attending the dinner. More details on the suspect in a
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moment. The White House Correspondents Dinner is the annual Black Tie Gala bringing together
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journalists, celebrities, well, sort of, and politicians to celebrate the First Amendment
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and raise money for journalism scholarships and give members of the media a chance to celebrate
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themselves and wear a tux. This year, marking President Trump's first time attending as the
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sitting president, Mr. Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and Vice President J.D. Vance entering
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the ballroom around 8.15 p.m. Just after 8.30 p.m., gunshots heard over the noise of the crowded
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room. The first moments marked by confusion. Then people seen on the live feed beginning to react,
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some dropping to the floor, others making a break for it. In one video taken from behind the head
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table on the dais, a Secret Service agent seen grabbing Vice President Vance by the shoulders
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and forcefully removing him from the scene. Just a few feet behind that, President Trump's
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seen seated at the table, flanked by Secret Service. The president and the first lady among
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a small group then quickly ushered off the stage. Questions now being asked about the speed with
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which the president was moved to safety, particularly in light of the security failures
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in Butler, Pennsylvania back in 2024 that nearly led to his assassination.
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President Trump last night on 60 Minutes taking the blame for the pace of his exit.
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I wanted to see what was happening, and I wasn't making it that easy for him.
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And by that time, we started to realize maybe it was a bad problem.
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And I was surrounded by great people. And I probably made them act a little bit more slowly. I said, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Let me see. Wait a minute.
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Then I started walking with them. I turned. I started walking. And they said, please go down. Please go down on the floor. So I went down. And First Lady went down also.
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Several cabinet officials also in attendance, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio,
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott
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Besant, and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in addition to FBI Director Cash Patel and others.
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President Trump last night posting security footage of the moment the suspect breached the
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checkpoint located on the floor above the ballroom. A handful of agents seen standing
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near security equipment as the suspect comes charging through, breaking past them. The agents
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then seen drawing their weapons and swarming toward the suspect, Cole Thomas Allen. Allen
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reportedly armed with a shotgun, handgun, and multiple knives. President Trump posting an
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image of Allen, shirtless and face down on the floor, hands bound behind his back with his
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lower extremities covered by a foil blanket. Allen did not sustain any gunshot wounds during
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the incident, President Trump telling reporters one Secret Service agent was shot at close range
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but was protected by a bulletproof vest and is in, quote, great shape. It is unclear if the agent
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was shot by Allen or by friendly fire from another law enforcement officer. A sprinting Allen making
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it about 60 feet past the checkpoint before being tackled by police at the top of the stairs
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leading down to the ballroom. Fox News host John Roberts writing on X that the shooter was still
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more than 100 feet away from the president at the time.
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This security breach, though, raising serious questions.
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In the wake of the event, dozens of attendees reporting the apparently lax security measures
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Fox News' Bill Malusian describing in an ex-post how he entered the building after simply
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He writes that his name was not checked against any list.
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He was not patted down, nor did he pass through a metal detector as he entered the building,
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first heading to a pre-party hosted by his network in another ballroom.
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It was not until he was set to enter the main ballroom, Malusian writes,
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that he passed through a security checkpoint and emptied his pockets for a pat-down.
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The New York Post speaking to a volunteer in the aftermath of the incident
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he was literally from me to that building and there was there was a security guy there too i
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mean i don't think anyone knew what he was doing just try and what did he look like i'm not even
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sure what he looks like and what made you think he's a shooter how do you know i saw him put the
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gun together and start shooting oh my god yes i mean he put it together and started and ran
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towards the stairs to go down to the ballroom who did he shoot in what direction did he shoot
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What did he shoot? I don't know what he shot. It just seemed like he was shooting all over the
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place. President Trump, A.G. Blanche, and Director Kash Patel, however, praising Secret Service
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late Saturday night in an impromptu press briefing from the White House. A man charged a security
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checkpoint armed with multiple weapons, and he was taken down by some very brave members of
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Secret Service, and they acted very quickly. We are extraordinarily grateful and appreciative
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of the men and women of law enforcement that did their jobs tonight, including one who was injured.
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You saw the best resolve of American law enforcement because you, Mr. President, inspire them 24-7, 365.
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You give them the resources that they need, and you know, they know that you have their back.
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And that's why you saw brave Secret Service agents respond immediately, swiftly,
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subdue and take down the suspect and safeguard the lives of thousands of individuals at that hotel.
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President Trump later pointing to the incident as evidence of the need for a new White House ballroom,
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currently the subject of an ongoing legal dispute.
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We looked at all of the conditions that took place tonight, and I will say, you know, it's not a particularly secure building.
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And I didn't want to say this, but this is why we have to have all of the attributes of what we're planning at the White House.
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It's actually a larger room and it's much more secure.
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They've wanted the ballroom for 150 years for lots of different reasons.
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But today's a little bit different because today we need levels of security that probably
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New information about the alleged shooter continuing to emerge in the hours after the
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attempted attack. Alan currently working as a part-time teacher and video game developer.
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According to his LinkedIn, Alan attending the California Institute of Technology
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from 2013 to 2017, graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering. Alan's sister confirming
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to law enforcement that her brother purchased two handguns and a shotgun, which he stored at
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their parents' house without telling them. He reportedly belonged to a leftist group called
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The Wide Awakes, and attended a No Kings protest in California. Authorities say Allen traveled by
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train from L.A. to D.C., where he checked into the Washington Hilton ahead of the gala.
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The New York Post reporting on the details of a manifesto Allen reportedly shared with his family
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about 10 minutes before the shooting. In it, Allen refers to himself as, quote,
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the friendly federal assassin, writing that his intended targets were administration officials,
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with the exception, he wrote, with no explanation, of Kash Patel, whom he wrote was not a target.
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Allen writing, quote, I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat
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my hands with his crimes. CNN reporting members of Allen's family did notify law enforcement about
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the manifesto, though it is not yet clear if it was before or after the attack. A.G. Blanche
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yesterday on NBC discussing what charges Allen is likely to face.
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Yes, not atypically in a case like this. There will be an assault of a federal officer charge.
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There'll be a charge about, you know, him discharging a firearm and attempting to kill
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a federal officer. And then there are potentially charges beyond that that come from reviewing of
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the evidence. And if we understand his motivations and as we continue to gather. But initially,
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I expect those two charges to be filed tomorrow morning. So assault of a federal officer and
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then using a firearm and discharging a firearm during that assault.
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We will have much more on this today on the MK Show.
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Coming up, a robbery suspect with a violent criminal history now accused of killing a
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Chicago police officer and critically wounding another after opening fire inside a hospital.
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And Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's husband abruptly shutting down his winery after congressional
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One police officer killed another in critical condition Saturday following a shooting at a
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Chicago Hospital, where authorities were transporting a robbery suspect with a lengthy
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rap sheet. Around 8 a.m. on Saturday, a male suspect, yet to be publicly identified by
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authorities, allegedly robbing a family dollar store, entering the shop, displaying a gun,
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then attacking a woman at an ATM and fleeing the scene with unspecified stolen items.
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An online local crime website called CWB Chicago reporting, quote,
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some of those stolen items were equipped with a GPS tracker that sent signals to Chicago's
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Police Centralized Intelligence Center, allowing patrol units to quickly locate a suspect.
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The outlet reporting officers specifically noted they believed the suspect was not carrying a
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firearm when he was picked up. When the suspect told officers he felt ill, they requested an
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ambulance for transport to Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital. The hospital, releasing a statement
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claiming the suspect arrived on the campus around 9 a.m. where he was wanded per standard protocol
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and, quote, escorted by law enforcement at all times. Around 11 a.m., the suspect opening fire
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on the two officers who brought him in, then fleeing on foot. It is unclear how this suspect
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was able to obtain a weapon. Surveillance video capturing him running naked in the streets,
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appearing to carry a hospital gown bundled in his arms, electrodes still stuck to his chest.
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Just over an hour later, the still-naked suspect rearrested in a nearby neighborhood where he had
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taken cover inside a home. Cops recovering a firearm from the scene, a separate weapon from
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the firearms carried by the two cops. An investigation is ongoing, authorities identifying
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38-year-old John Bartholomew as the officer fatally shot in the incident. He was a 10-year
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veteran of the police force. The second officer not yet identified is a 57-year-old male with
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21 years on the job, he is now fighting for his life. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson,
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a Democrat, speaking to reporters on Saturday. Today is a real difficult moment for our city.
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It's a tragedy. Our officers stand in the way of harm every single day, risking their own lives.
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and along with them risking their lives, they have family that expect them to come home.
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One of our officers will not be able to return to their family.
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CWB Chicago reporting the suspect, whom they are not naming because formal charges have yet to be
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filed in this latest incident, had been a fugitive from the law for weeks. He reportedly escaped
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electronic monitoring relating to two pending violent felony cases. The suspect has a long
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criminal history stretching back to 2017, including multiple armed robberies, weapons
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charges and assaults on law enforcement, according to CWB. Despite repeated arrests, the suspect
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released multiple times, most recently in December 2025 on electronic monitoring while facing four
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felony cases, including armed carjacking and armed robbery. One month later, the suspect
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pleading guilty to the two oldest cases, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and
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aggravated battery of a peace officer, the man receiving a sentence of four years and three
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years to be served concurrently. From CWB, quote, with credit for time spent in jail and on
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monitoring, plus the state's standard 50 percent sentence reduction, he was able to report to the
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Illinois Department of Corrections the next day and walk out before sundown. By early March,
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the suspect no longer complying with the terms of his release, skipping a court appearance after
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officials said he left home without permission and failed to keep his ankle monitor charged.
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Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's husband shuttering a winery he co-owned just weeks after
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the House Oversight Committee sent a letter requesting financial information related to
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that company. Former political consultant Tim Minette, co-owner of a venture capital firm,
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Rose Lake Capital, and a wine business, E Street Crew LLC, now at the center of mounting questions
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connected to the Congresswoman's financial disclosures. Last year, Congresswoman Omar
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filing 2024 financial disclosure forms showing she and her husband Minette accumulated a net
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worth of up to $30 million, an increase of 3,500% over the previous year. Forms reviewed by the
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Washington Free Beacon revealing the couple valued the winery somewhere between $1 million and $5
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million. In February, Republican Congressman James Comer, chairman of the Oversight Committee,
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writing a letter to Minette requesting all documents and communications relating to the
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finances of his two companies. Congressman Comer writing, quote, given that these companies do not
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publicly list their investors or where their money comes from, this sudden jump in value
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raises concerns that unknown individuals may be investing to gain influence with your wife.
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When Minette did not comply with the request, the Oversight Committee then referring the matter to
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the House Ethics Committee, the Office of Congressional Conduct, or OCC, which is the
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House office tasked with performing the initial review of allegations of misconduct, sending a
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letter to Congresswoman Omar. Shortly thereafter, the Congresswoman amending her congressional
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disclosure, this time including liabilities tied to the two companies, effectively reducing their
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value to zero, according to the Wall Street Journal. Aides to Congresswoman Omar citing
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alleged accounting errors and her lack of familiarity with her husband's business dealings
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as justification for the error. In February, after Comer's ethics letter was sent, a representative
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for the winery told the New York Post the company was no longer operational. According to the
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California Secretary of State's business registry, the company was officially terminated on April 4th,
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two months after the first notice of an ethics probe. Scrutiny surrounding the businesses comes
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as a wider fraud scandal grips Minnesota's Somali community,
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into putting up $300,000 on promises of a 200% return that never materialized.
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Court filings at the time indicating the winery had just $650 in its bank account.
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The lawsuit ultimately settled in 2024 with no criminal charges filed.
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And that'll do it for your AM Update. I'm Megan Kelly. Join me back here for The MK Show,