A whistleblower revealed data on Tim Walz’s ties to the Chinese language Communist Celebration (CCP).
Home Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) subpoenaed DHS Chief Alejandro Mayorkas for data on a long-standing connection between the CCP and Tim Walz.
“In response to not too long ago acquired whistleblower disclosures, we’ve realized of a non-classified, Microsoft Groups group chat amongst DHS workers and extra intelligence studies that include data concerning a longstanding connection between the CCP and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz,” the Oversight Committee introduced on Monday.
“Particularly, by way of whistleblower disclosures, we’ve realized of a non-classified, Microsoft Groups group chat amongst DHS workers—titled “NST NFT Bi-Weekly Sync”—that comprises details about Governor Walz that’s related to our investigation. We’ve additionally realized that additional related data concerning Governor Walz has been memorialized in each categorised and unclassified paperwork within the management of DHS,” the Oversight Committee stated.
“In the present day, Chairman Comer Rep. James Comer issued a subpoena to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for intelligence studies, paperwork, and communications in its possession associated to Governor Timothy Walz’s connections to the CCP,” the Committee stated.
Mayorkas has till October 7 to supply to the paperwork and communications.
BREAKING: Chairman Comer Is Subpoenaing DHS After Whistleblower Reveals Info on Governor Walz’s Ties to the CCP
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— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) September 30, 2024
In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Chairman Comer in August requested a complete evaluate of all data, paperwork, and communications associated to Governor Walz’s engagements with CCP-affiliated entities and officers.
The investigation can even look at any advisories or warnings that the FBI might have supplied to Governor Walz regarding the CCP’s affect operations focusing on U.S. political figures.
“The CCP has sought to destroy the USA by way of coordinated affect and infiltration campaigns that focus on each side of American life, together with our personal elected officers,” stated Chairman James Comer.
“Individuals ought to be deeply involved that Governor Walz, Kamala Harris’s vice-presidential working mate, has a longstanding and comfy relationship with China.”
“Mr. Walz has visited China dozens of instances, served as a fellow at a Chinese language establishment that maintains a devotion to the CCP, and spoke alongside the President of a Chinese language group the State Division uncovered as a CCP effort to affect and co-opt native leaders. FBI briefers not too long ago knowledgeable the Committee that the Bureau’s International Affect Job Pressure investigates CCP exercise that’s just like China’s engagement with Governor Walz. The American folks deserve to completely perceive how deep Governor Walz’s relationship with China goes,” he added.
Jamie Raskin, the rating member on the Committee, blasted Comer and absurdly claimed his subpoena was politically motivated.
“What are you aware, it’s the eve of the vice-presidential debate, and Chairman Comer has apparently been assigned one other flotsam and jetsam errand from the GOP’s political smear barrel,” Raskin stated in a statement.
“The tarnished hero of the Biden impeachment investigation has simply thrown out one in all his traditional boomerang ‘bombshell’ accusations, revealing to the world that workers on the Division of Homeland Safety have been truly chatting about Governor Tim Walz over Microsoft Groups message! This comically trivial last-ditch try to smear Governor Walz is another embarrassing and strained try to curry favor with Donald Trump’s collapsing marketing campaign.”
