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Minnesota House subpoena motion fails
The Minnesota House reports that a May 5, 2026 motion seeking records from Ilhan Omar failed to obtain the required six votes. Five Republican members supported it and three DFL members opposed it.
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Minnesota House subpoena motion fails
Minnesota House subpoena motion fails · Official statement
The roll call and House report agree: five supported the motion, three opposed it, and six votes were required.
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Political context and review basis
Actor alignment not established. The House report identifies Republican support and DFL opposition on a procedural vote; it documents no political violence.
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- The motion and the chair’s allegations do not establish Omar’s participation in fraud.
- The correct result is five in favor and three against, with the motion failing under the six-vote requirement.
- Automated transcription may misspell names, including the court-case name. Claims in the remarks remain attributed to the speaker.
The motion and the chair’s allegations do not establish Omar’s participation in fraud.
The correct result is five in favor and three against, with the motion failing under the six-vote requirement.
Automated transcription may misspell names, including the court-case name. Claims in the remarks remain attributed to the speaker.
now um we have reached out to representative Ilhan Omar on multiple occasions inviting her to testify and inviting and and requesting documents that appeared in the trial exhibit of the US versus Amy Bach. Confidence 95%
her office or her staff was named in multiple trial exhibits and we have endeavored in multiple ways to get access to that because Confidence 95%
as everyone knows, Representative Omar um had had some role, whether inadvertent or not, she passed the Meals Act in March of 2020 and that took the goal the guard rails off the federal school nutrition program which created the conditions for feeding our future. Confidence 95%
And so we invited her to testify about the the law she passed, um we invited her to testify and talk about the documents that are listed in the court case and she has never responded to our multiple inquiries. Confidence 95%
So then we sent a letter after the hearing two weeks ago saying that we would like her to respond with those court exhibits by today, May 5th. Confidence 95%
Once again, she has not responded in any way to our inquiries and so the only tool left for us as a committee if we want to get these documents is to issue a subpoena. Confidence 95%
We have never done this members in the history of this committee, we have never done this in the history of this body except for ethics investigations and I don't do it lightly. Confidence 95%
But Representative Omar is a public servant. She had a direct um involvement in creating the conditions for feeding our future, and as a representative from Minnesota, I believe it's important for the taxpayers to understand um the the role she played and understand the role her office played in communicating with the defendants in this case. Confidence 95%
So under our rules, the committee is permitted by a two-thirds vote to request the issuance of a subpoena in the conduct of any investigation or activity or series of investigations or activities within the jurisdiction of the committee. Confidence 95%
Our nonpartisan staff has drafted the subpoena which was in your packets and um with that, we would like to have um a vote on subpoenaing Representative Omar for the documents in question as outlined in our letter, uh dated April 22nd and as outlined in the subpoena which is brief for you. Confidence 95%
Is there any discussion on um the order of business to issue a subpoena? Confidence 95%
Yes, represent lead Pinto. Confidence 95%
Thank you, Madam Chair. I guess maybe just just a process question, I gather this is maybe a motion that you're making. Confidence 95%
Um seems like I can see some nodding from some of the GOP members, but I just don't know procedurally what's just first want to verify that. Confidence 95%
Yes, so it's a motion for the committee to issue a subpoena to Representative Ilhan Omar regarding uh the items in the subpoena which are in your packet. Confidence 95%
And then Confidence 95%
So it's referenced here. Confidence 95%
And then Madam Chair, just a a few questions, um for you I guess as the make Confidence 95%
Chair Robbins? Confidence 95%
Aye. Confidence 95%
Vice chair Anderson? Confidence 95%
Aye. Confidence 95%
Lead Pinto? Confidence 95%
No. Confidence 95%
Representative Altendorf? Confidence 95%
Aye. Confidence 95%
Representative Elkins? Confidence 95%
No. Confidence 95%
Representative Greenman? Confidence 95%
No. Confidence 95%
Representative Nash? Confidence 95%
Aye. Confidence 95%
Representative Schultz? Confidence 95%
Aye. Confidence 95%
The vote is five in favor, three against the subpoena, the motion fails and the subpoena will not be issued, but I will continue to try uh to reach out to Representative Omar's Confidence 95%
The Minnesota House reports that a May 5, 2026 motion seeking records from Ilhan Omar failed to obtain the required six votes. Five Republican members supported it and three DFL members opposed it.
Findings
- Rep. Kristin Robbins speaking at a committee meeting with a picture-in-picture image of Rep. Ilhan Omar visible.
- Rep. Dave Pinto speaking from his seat.
- Various representatives casting their vote in the roll call.
- The motion and the chair’s allegations do not establish Omar’s participation in fraud.
- The correct result is five in favor and three against, with the motion failing under the six-vote requirement.
- Automated transcription may misspell names, including the court-case name. Claims in the remarks remain attributed to the speaker.