他们坐在沙发上，看起来是一对完美的搭档，正拿严重指控开玩笑。
Sitting on a couch, they were a perfect couple making light of serious allegations.
明尼苏达州联邦众议员伊尔汗·奥马尔与她的“最佳政治挚友”、极左派主播哈桑·皮克尔并肩而坐，这是为了周一晚在明尼阿波利斯与州参议员奥马尔·法特共同出席的一场活动提前预热。
Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota sat alongside her BPF (best political friend), the far-left streamer Hasan Piker, in advance of their joint appearance at an event with State Sen. Omar Fateh in Minneapolis on Monday night.
他们随意的闲聊被录了下来，两人异口同声地淡化了最近联邦执法人员搜查她位于华盛顿特区住所一事。奥马尔带着一副得意的笑容开玩笑说，这只是“正常的一周”。皮克尔附和地点头。两人还有一些听不清的闲扯，提到“打了肉毒素的脸”和“法西斯分子”。一贯的废话，看起来像是排练好的。
Their casual chat was recorded and in unison, they downplayed the recent federal raid on her Washington, D.C., home. Just a "normal week," Omar joked with a Cheshire grin. Piker nodded along. There was some unintelligible banter about "Botox faces" and "fascists." The usual drivel. It seemed scripted.
一旦两人共同登上“我现在是主持人！”活动的舞台，皮克尔为奥马尔辩护的力度骤然升级，抛出一连串恶毒的侮辱。“共和党人……是这个国家最反美的力量。他们是恐怖分子，”他宣称道。这已成为皮克尔的标准说辞。
Once they took the stage together, at the "I'm the Host Now!" event, Piker kicked his defense of Omar into overdrive with a litany of wretched insults. "Republicans… are the most un-American force in this country. They are terrorists," he proclaimed. This has become a standard refrain for Piker.
随后，他直指指控奥马尔可能在出生日期和真实身份上撒谎以获取公民身份的指控。皮克尔以如痴如狂的传教士般的笃定语气宣称：“文书违规不需要驱逐出境。”这似乎是首次有代表奥马尔发声的人承认，她的背景或入籍申请材料中可能存在问题。皮克尔并未解释何为“文书违规”，这倒显得方便之至。
Then he zeroed in on the accusations that Omar may have lied about her birthdate and true identity to gain citizenship. With the conviction of a zealous preacher in his pulpit, Piker declared, "A paperwork violation does not require deportation." This would appear to be the first time that anyone speaking on Omar’s behalf has conceded that something in her background or citizenship filings may be amiss. Piker did not explain what the "paperwork violation" was, as convenience would have it.
但他的断言也有一个不便之处：它是错的。美国公民身份或入籍文书上的违规或虚假陈述，确实可能导致严重后果。实质性遗漏或虚假陈述可导致公民身份被撤销并被驱逐出境。
But his assertion also had the inconvenience of being wrong. A violation or false statement on U.S. citizenship or naturalization paperwork can, indeed, carry grave consequences. A material omission or misrepresentation can lead to revocation of citizenship and removal.
这不必是欺诈等刑事犯罪才具有可诉性。撤销入籍可以——且常常——通过联邦法院的民事诉讼进行。举证标准是“清楚且令人信服的证据”，远低于刑事起诉的标准。
It does not have to be a criminal act such as fraud to become actionable. Denaturalization can occur —and often does— through civil proceedings in federal court. The standard of proof is "clear and convincing evidence," which is far lower than in criminal prosecutions.
即使奥马尔本人在文书工作中没有作任何虚假陈述，她的公民身份仍可能化为乌有。
Even if Omar did not herself misrepresent anything in her paperwork, she could still see her citizenship status vanish.
如果她的父亲在申请中撒谎，这可能会使他女儿的公民身份归于无效，因为她的身份是从他的身份衍生而来的。如果他根本没有获得合法的公民身份，那将使奥马尔的公民身份失效。
If her father lied in his application, that could nullify his daughter’s citizenship since hers was derivative of his. If he never obtained legitimate citizenship at all, that would invalidate Omar’s citizenship.
一次诚实的文书错误或对某个问题的误解或许可以被原谅。但这显然不是联邦当局正在调查的情况。华盛顿的一名美国联邦地区法院法官——一名民主党人——根据涉嫌犯罪的令人信服的证据，批准了对奥马尔住所的搜查。
An honest clerical error or misunderstanding of a question might be forgiven. But that is clearly not what federal authorities are investigating. A U.S. District Court judge in Washington —a Democrat— approved the search of Omar’s home based on compelling evidence of suspected criminality.
正如皮克在不知情的情况下所争辩的那样，这种司法命令并非无辜的“文书违规”的结果。
That kind of judicial order is not the result of an innocent "paperwork violation," as Piker unknowingly contends.
过去，他曾高兴地利用奥马尔一案来指责特朗普政府对她进行“政治恐吓”。这忽视了一个事实，即针对这位女议员最初的调查是在乔·拜登的总统任期内开始的。
In the past, he has happily exploited the Omar case to accuse the Trump administration of targeting her for "political intimidation." This ignores the fact that the original investigation of the congresswoman began under Joe Biden’s presidency.
皮克还痛斥了有关奥马尔为了获得移民福利而与其兄弟结婚的长久以来的传言是“滔天大谎”。皮克究竟怎么知道这一点的？婚礼举行时他并不在场。他见过据报道住在伦敦的那个据称是兄弟兼丈夫的人吗？令人怀疑。最直白的真相是，皮克根本不知道自己在瞎扯些什么。
Piker has also decried the long-running rumors that Omar married her brother to gain immigration benefits as a "heinous lie." How exactly does Piker know that? He wasn’t there when the nuptials took place. Has he ever met the alleged brother-husband, who is reported to be living in London? Doubtful. The unvarnished truth is that Piker doesn’t know what he’s yapping about.
但DNA证据会知道。这可能就是联邦执法人员如此急于获取它的原因。检测可以回答大量棘手的问题。
But DNA evidence would know. That is probably why the feds were so interested in obtaining it. Testing could answer a multitude of vexing questions.
奥马尔和她的前夫是否被基因证实是亲兄妹？奥马尔是否是她所声称的那个人？华盛顿美国联邦检察官近期的法庭文件将她指认为带有不同姓氏的另一个人。
Are Omar and her ex-husband genetically proven siblings? Is Omar the person she purports to be? She is identified as someone else with a different surname in recent court filings by the U.S. Attorney in Washington.
在竞选活动中让哈桑·皮克登台，向你说明了关于那些如现代瘟疫般侵蚀了民主党 Extremist Democrats 的极端派民主党人所需知道的一切。
Platforming Hasan Piker at a campaign event tells you everything you need to know about extremist Democrats who have infected the party like a modern plague.
赞助他的露面等于默许他那些令人作呕的观点。以他那丑陋的言论来判断，这是一个极度反犹、散布仇恨的人。
Sponsoring his appearance implicitly condones his loathsome opinions. Judging him by his ugly rhetoric, this is a guy who is virulently antisemitic and a purveyor of hate.
然而，伊尔汗·奥马尔却出席了。她似乎非常乐意与他同台而坐。她是否认同皮克经常喷吐的那些煽动性、偏执的观点？当他谴责共和党人是不爱国的“恐怖分子”时，她并未表示不同意。奥马尔也从未谴责过皮克的其他极其恶劣的言论。他说美国“罪有应得”遭遇“9·11”袭击，后来在强烈抨击声中为“罪有应得”一词道歉。但他从未收回——显然也不后悔——他向犹太人和以色列抛出的那些非人化侮辱。那些言论太过恶劣，不宜在此重复。
Yet, there was Ilhan Omar. She appeared all too happy to sit alongside him. Does she share the incendiary and bigoted views that Piker routinely spews? She did not disagree with him when he condemned Republicans as un-American "terrorists." Nor has Omar ever denounced Piker’s other grotesque statements. He said that America deserved 9/11 but later apologized for the word "deserved" amid a severe backlash. But he has never retracted —and apparently does not regret— the dehumanizing insults that he has hurled at Jews and Israel. They are too disgusting to repeat here.
其他明尼苏达州知名民主党人已严厉斥责皮克。唯独奥马尔没有。正在竞选州长的参议员艾米·克罗布彻将他那些令人作呕的言论定性为“鲁莽且不可接受”。众议员安吉·克雷格称皮克的煽动手段“具有两极分化性且危险”。皮克应该被孤立，而不应被接纳。
Other prominent Minnesota Democrats have castigated Piker. But not Omar. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who is running for governor, characterized his sickening statements as "reckless and unacceptable." Rep. Angie Craig called Piker’s demagoguery "polarizing and dangerous." Piker deserves to be ostracized, not embraced.
既然伊尔汗·奥马尔极少努力与他的观点划清界限，人们有理由得出结论：她默许这些观点。她展露真实面目，沉醉于他对一切美国事物的蔑视。或许真如那句话所说：观其友，知其人。
Since Ilhan Omar has made little effort to distance herself from his beliefs, one can reasonably conclude that she countenances them. She reveals her true self, relishing his disdain for all things American. Perhaps it is true that a person is known by the company they keep.