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Ilhan Omar Files For Divorce Amid Rumors Of An Affair

Molly Prince
Ilhan Omar Files For Divorce Amid Rumors Of An Affair
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) officially filed for a divorce from her second husband on Friday amid allegations that she has been involved in an extramarital affair with a national political strategist who her congressional campaign had previously hired.

“There has been an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage relationship,” according to court records filed in the state of Minnesota. Omar is seeking “joint legal and physical custody” of the couple’s three children, all of whom are minors, as she separates from her husband of just one year, Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi.

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