Following Omar’s marriage announcement, conservative critics raised concerns about payments by her campaign to E Street Group, which is run by Mynett. Since 2018, Omar’s campaign paid about $586,000 to E Street Group for a range of services that included digital advertising, fundraising consulting, digital communications and design. ADPayments to the firm in the 2019-2020 cycle for Omar’s reelection campaign comprised 40 percent of total campaign expenses, federal filings show. Representatives for Omar’s campaign and Mynett’s firm said this week that there was nothing improper about the payments because they were made for legitimate work. “Similar to what we provide for countless other clients across the country.”Hailer said he and Mynett began working for Omar’s campaign after years of political experience in her district and in Minnesota.

Source: Washington Post March 13, 2020 21:50 UTC