WASHINGTON – A Washington, D.C., political consultant has denied a claim by his estranged wife alleging that he was leaving her for U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Tim Mynett, a Democratic fundraising consultant who works with Omar, also disputed allegations that his business benefited from a personal relationship with the Minnesota Democrat.
In his first public response, Mynett filed papers last week in D.C. Superior Court rebutting last week's divorce filing by his wife, D.C. physician Beth Mynett, who claimed he had revealed a romantic relationship with Omar in April when the couple separated.
"Mr. Mynett denies that he told Ms. Mynett he was leaving the marriage for Representative Ilhan Omar or that he was in love with her," says Tim Mynett's filing. A spokesman in Omar's congressional office reiterated Wednesday that she would not respond to inquiries about her personal life. In an interview last week with WCCO-TV, Omar responded "no, I am not" to a question about whether she is separated from her husband or dating someone else.
Attorneys for Tim Mynett and Beth Mynett did not immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday.
The new filing paints a very different picture about the breakdown of the nearly seven-year marriage between Tim Mynett, 38, and Beth Mynett, 55. In pushing back against his wife's claim that he confessed to an affair, Tim Mynett asserted in court filings that by 2018 he was "disenchanted with the parties' marriage and relationship and was struggling to reconcile his deep personal unhappiness with his desire to keep his marriage and family intact."
Tim and Beth Mynett also previously discussed separation and divorce "on multiple occasions, due to the unhappy and unfulfilling nature of their relationship," he said.
Tim Mynett acknowledged his wife's claim that he brought their 13-year-old son to a dinner with Omar, but said it was at the request of their son. Beth Mynett had questioned her husband's judgment in the incident, which occurred as Omar was the subject of death threats.
