
为陷入困境的“小分队”成员、众议员伊尔汗·奥马尔辩护、力保其免于入狱或被驱逐出境的法律精英团队,包括前总统拜登的“自动签名笔”私人律师,以及曾主导针对特朗普总统两次弹劾案的白鞋律师。
The legal eagles defending embattled “Squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar from prison or deportation include former President Biden’s “autopen” personal attorney and the white-shoe lawyer who quarterbacked both of President Trump’s impeachments.
这位出生于索马里的奥马尔的辩护双人组拥有令人印象深刻的左派法律资历,但两人均非移民法专家——这引发了外界质疑:这位明尼苏达州民主党人是否更担心其丈夫涉嫌通过欺诈手段获得3000万美元暴利,而非担心自己的移民身份。
The Somalia-born Omar’s defense duo boasts impressive lefty legal pedigrees, but neither specializes in immigration law — raising questions about whether the Minnesota Democrat is more concerned about her husband’s alleged $30 million fraudulent windfall than she is about her immigration status.
艾米·杰弗雷斯是精品律所Hecker Fink的合伙人,2025年成为拜登的私人律师,接替拜登长期亲信鲍勃·鲍尔。
Amy Jeffress, a partner at boutique DC firm Hecker Fink, became Biden’s personal attorney in 2025, succeeding longtime confidant Bob Bauer.
她曾代表这位屡屡出现失态的前总统,应对针对其使用自动签名笔签署总统赦免令和立法的调查。
She represented the gaffe-prone former president as he faced investigations into his use of an autopen to sign presidential pardons and legislation.
杰弗雷斯曾任职于华盛顿律所Arnold & Porter,参与过国会一些最激烈的党派斗争。
A former attorney with DC firm Arnold & Porter, she played a role in some of the most intense partisan battles involving Congress.
她曾以顾问身份为众议院1月6日委员会提供外部法律服务,协助推动利用传票权力强制传唤官员到场。她此前曾代表前联邦调查局律师丽莎·佩奇——这位“联邦调查局恋人”之一曾在2016年总统大选期间发送反特朗普短信,引发“深层政府”政治偏见指控,最终导致其辞职。
She did outside work as counsel for the House Jan. 6 committee, helping push to haul in officials through subpoena authority. She previously represented former FBI lawyer Lisa Page — one of the “FBI lovers” who wrote anti-Trump texts during the 2016 presidential campaign that lead to accusations of “deep state” political bias and her eventual resignation.
奥马尔法律团队的另一半是约书亚·马茨,同样是Hecker Fink的合伙人,曾在两次特朗普弹劾案中代表众议院民主党人,并曾在众议院1月6日委员会法律团队任职。
The other half of Omar’s legal squad is Joshua Matz, also a partner at Hecker Fink, who represented House Democrats during both Trump impeachments and served on the legal team of the House Jan. 6. committee.
他还曾在涉及特朗普政府行政命令的法律斗争中代表布朗大学、纽约大学和哥伦比亚大学,这些行政命令以推行任人唯贤为由,针对平权行动以及多元化、公平与包容(DEI)政策。
He also represented Brown University, New York University and Columbia University in legal battles involving Trump administration executive orders that promote merit by targeting affirmative action and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
对奥马尔移民历史的调查以及她财务披露表中引人注目的修改,目前正由华盛顿特区联邦检察官追查,此前国会内部已对她存有深深的怀疑,即便奥马尔修正了最新的财务披露文件,财务方面的质疑依然挥之不去。
The probe into Omar’s immigration history and eyebrow-raising revisions to her financial disclosure forms is now being pursued by the US Attorney in DC, and comes as there was already deep suspicion around her in Congress, with financial questions persisting even after Omar amended her latest financial disclosure filings.
奥马尔在接受 MS NOW 采访时声称,尽管拥有 17.4 万美元的国会议员薪水,她却“靠工资过日子”;她还表示,联邦探员本月搜查她的住所后,一度不允许她给律师打电话,长达一小时。
Omar, who claimed in an MS NOW interview that she lives “paycheck to paycheck” despite earning a $174,000 congressional salary, also said wasn’t allowed to phone her attorney for an hour after federal agents searched her home this month.
与搜查奥马尔特区住所相关的法庭文件提到了一个先前使用的化名——努尔·赛义德·埃尔米,这一细节引起了人们对调查人员对其移民历史感兴趣的关注,因为最早出现在一篇索马里博客上的指控称,前夫艾哈迈德·努尔·赛义德·埃尔米是她的兄弟。
Court documents connected to the search of Omar’s DC home reference a prior alias, Nur Said Elmi — a detail that has drawn attention to investigators’ interest in her immigration history, due to allegations that first appeared on a Somali blog that ex husband Ahmed Nur Said Elmi is her brother.
本周奥马尔出现在一段视频中,视频拍摄于行驶中的汽车后座,她在视频里恳请外界为其法律辩护捐款。
Omar appeared this week in a video filmed in the back of a moving car, begging for cash for her legal defense.
“这将是一段非常昂贵且充满挑战的时期,所以无论您能捐 5 美元、10 美元还是 20 美元,我们都心存感激,”她在周二晚间的视频中说。
“It is going to be a very expensive and challenging time and so we appreciate whether you’re able to send $5, $10, $20,” she said in the video Tuesday night.
《邮报》对奥马尔竞选文件的审查显示,截至 10 月 15 日的申报截止日期,竞选团队未直接向该律所或律师支付任何款项。
A Post review of Omar’s campaign filings reveals no payments made to either the firm or the lawyers directly as of the Oct. 15 filing deadline.
杰弗里斯和马茨上周五致函司法部,发出了一封长达七页的信函,要求归还她的护照、电子设备及其他被扣押财物。
Jeffress and Matz sent a seven-page letter to the Department of Justice last Friday, demanding the return of her passport, electronics and other seized property.
特朗普方面则明确表示,他打算继续对奥马尔施压,正如他对杰弗里斯此前一些当事人所做的那样。
Trump, for his part, has made clear he intends to keep up the heat on Omar just as he has on some of Jeffress’ previous clients.
周四晚间,他呼吁奥马尔“立即”辞职,称她宣誓就职时使用的名字与她真实姓名不同。
On Thursday night he called for her to “IMMEDIATELY” resign, saying she was sworn in under a different name different than her own.