DC consultant denies Ilhan Omar affair claim, accuses estranged wife of revenge plot

A D.C. political consultant accused of having an affair with Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., insisted in recently filed court documents that the story was concocted by his estranged wife as an act of revenge. Beth Mynett’s complaint for legal separation, filed last week in D.C. Superior Court, alleged that her husband Tim Mynett confessed his love for Omar and admitted to being in a relationship with her. Mr. Mynett has since filed a counterclaim asserting that none of this happened, while acknowledging that he and his wife are no longer living together.-- More...