Ilhan Omar accused of being Qatari asset in sworn testimony: report
Candadian businessman said Omar relayed sensitive information to Iran through Qatar
US Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar is a foreign agent on a Qatari payroll, a Florida court heard in a sworn testimony, according to Monday's report by the English edition of Al Arabiya.
The news agency says it got hold of an October 23 deposition by Alan Bender, a Kuwait-born businessman from Canada, testifying in a case against the Qatari emir's brother, verified by the plaintiff's attorney.
According to Bender, he met with three top Qatari officials, including the Emir for Security Affairs' secretary, and was told that Omar is "the crown jewel" among US politicians recruited by Qatar.
The three allegedly claimed that Ilhan owed her current position to the Qatari money bankrolling her campaign.
In his testimony, Al Arabiya reports, the businessman said that Omar made use of her position within the US House of Representatives to recruit other politicians.
She also supposedly shared sensitive information with Qatar, which in turn relayed it to Iran.
The Minnesota representative, a clear favorite with Qatari state media, is no stranger to controversies.
In October, she was accused of having an affair with a married campaign aide; before that, she became one of the few freshman representatives barred from visiting Israel.
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