The House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s (D) connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Walz is Vice President Kamala Harris’ pick to be her running mate on Democrats’ 2024 presidential ticket.
In a press release issued Friday, the Oversight Committee reports that it has sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray requesting information and announcing the probe:
“Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is launching an investigation into Minnesota Governor Timothy Walz, Kamala Harris’s recently announced vice-presidential running mate, following reports detailing the Governor’s longstanding connections to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) entities and officials.
“In a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray, Chairman Comer is requesting information, documents, and communications related to the CCP-connected entities and officials Governor Walz has engaged and partnered with, as well as any warnings or advice the FBI may have given to Governor Walz about U.S. political figures being targeted by or recruited for CCP influence operations.”
“Americans deserve to fully understand how deep Governor Walz’s relationship with China goes,” the Committee declared in a social media post detailing three of its concerns about Walz’s past interactions with China:
“Governor Walz:
“Visited China at least 30 times.
“Served as a fellow at a Chinese institution that maintains a devotion to the CCP.
“Spoke alongside the President of a Chinese organization the State Department exposed as a CCP effort to influence local leaders.”