The following is from House Oversight Republicans.
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Kentucky) announced an investigation into the Biden-Harris Administration’s use of taxpayer resources to fly Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Pennsylvania. This trip reportedly aimed to support Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential campaign.
Chairman Comer is seeking documents from the White House, Department of Defense, and Department of Justice regarding this use of government resources, which allowed Zelensky to campaign for Harris ahead of the 2024 election. Comer highlighted concerns about foreign interference in the election and potential abuse of power, echoing accusations made during President Trump’s 2019 impeachment.
“This rhetoric from a foreign leader during a U.S.-taxpayer-funded visit about the current Administration’s political opponent is highly concerning,”
Rep. James Comer, (R-Kentucky)
Chairman Comer noted that the investigation seeks information about communications between the Biden-Harris Administration, Pennsylvania’s Office of the Governor, and Zelensky. The goal is to determine if government property was misused to benefit Harris’s presidential campaign.
Chairman Comer has requested all relevant documents, including communication regarding Zelensky’s visit to the US in September 2024.
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Read the full letters below or at the following links:
- Assistant to the President and White House Counsel Edward Siskel
- Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III
- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland
Letter to Mr. Edward Siskel, Assistant to the President and White House Counsel
September 25, 2024
Mr. Edward Siskel
Assistant to the President and White House Counsel
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. Siskel,
In 2019, the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives impeached President Donald J. Trump for abuse of power under the theory that he attempted to use a foreign leader—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—to benefit his 2020 presidential campaign, despite a lack of any evidence of wrongdoing on the part of President Trump. The Biden-Harris Administration recently flew the same foreign leader—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—on an American-taxpayer-funded flight to Pennsylvania, a battleground state in the upcoming 2024 presidential election, which has been described as the “trickiest battleground for Vice President Kamala Harris to win.” The Committee seeks to determine whether the Biden-Harris Administration attempted to use a foreign leader to benefit Vice President Harris’s presidential campaign and, if so, necessarily committed an abuse of power.
The Committee seeks to understand the circumstances that led—and any facts that could justify—the Biden-Harris Administration to transport President Zelensky on a Department of the Air Force aircraft to Pennsylvania to introduce government officials to President Zelensky about the Russia-Ukraine war. President Zelensky’s itinerary included a stop in Pennsylvania to meet with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, until recently considered a promising candidate to further Democrats’ hopes to maintain control of the White House. On September 22, 2024, The New Yorker published an interview with President Zelensky, in which he made multiple critical comments about the Trump-Vance ticket. President Zelensky said that President Trump’s running mate, Senator J.D. Vance, is “too radical.” He further stated his belief that President Trump and his administration would not be able to stop the war, despite this being one of President Trump’s main campaign platforms (and the peace in the region under the entirety of the former Trump Administration). This rhetoric coming from a foreign leader released in anticipation of a U.S.-taxpayer-funded visit about the current Administration’s political opponent is highly concerning.
The Committee is investigating any coordination or communication among the Biden-Harris Administration, Pennsylvania’s Office of the Governor, and President Zelensky for use or solicitation of use of government property to politically benefit Vice President Harris’s presidential campaign.
Because the Biden-Harris Administration orchestrated and used government resources to make possible this apparent campaign event that resulted in the potential interference in a federal election, the Committee seeks information from the White House. Specifically, the Committee requests the following relevant documents:
- Any information and communication, both internal and external, about President Zelensky’s visit to the United States during September 2024.
Please provide these documents as soon as possible, but no later than October 2, 2024. To provide documents to the Committee, or if you have questions regarding this request, please contact the Committee on Oversight and Accountability staff at (202) 225-5074.
The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X. Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this inquiry.
Sincerely,
James Comer
Chairman
Committee on Oversight and Accountability
cc: The Honorable Jamie B. Raskin, Ranking Member, Committee on Oversight and Accountability
Letter to The Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense
September 25, 2024
The Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III
Secretary
Department of Defense
1000 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-1000
Dear Secretary Austin,
In 2019, the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives impeached President Donald J. Trump for abuse of power under the theory that he attempted to use a foreign leader—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—to benefit his 2020 presidential campaign, despite a lack of any evidence of wrongdoing on the part of President Trump. The Biden-Harris Administration recently flew the same foreign leader—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—on an American-taxpayer-funded flight to Pennsylvania, a battleground state in the upcoming 2024 presidential election, which has been described as the “trickiest battleground for Vice President Kamala Harris to win.” The Committee seeks to determine whether the Biden-Harris Administration attempted to use a foreign leader to benefit Vice President Harris’s presidential campaign and, if so, necessarily committed an abuse of power.
The Committee seeks to understand the circumstances that led—and any facts that could justify—the Biden-Harris Administration to transport President Zelensky on a Department of the Air Force aircraft to Pennsylvania to introduce government officials to President Zelensky about the Russia-Ukraine war. President Zelensky’s itinerary included a stop in Pennsylvania to meet with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, until recently considered a promising candidate to further Democrats’ hopes to maintain control of the White House. On September 22, 2024, The New Yorker published an interview with President Zelensky, in which he made multiple critical comments about the Trump-Vance ticket. President Zelensky said that President Trump’s running mate, Senator J.D. Vance, is “too radical.” He further stated his belief that President Trump and his administration would not be able to stop the war, despite this being one of President Trump’s main campaign platforms (and the peace in the region under the entirety of the former Trump Administration). This rhetoric coming from a foreign leader released in anticipation of a U.S.-taxpayer-funded visit about the current Administration’s political opponent is highly concerning.
The Committee is investigating any coordination or communication among the Biden-Harris Administration, Pennsylvania’s Office of the Governor, and President Zelensky for use or solicitation of use of government property to politically benefit Vice President Harris’s presidential campaign.
Because resources from the Department of the Air Force were used in this apparent campaign event that resulted in the potential interference of a federal election, the Committee seeks information from the Department of Defense. Specifically, the Committee requests the following relevant documents:
- Any information and communication, both internal and external, about President Zelensky’s visit to the United States during September 2024.
Please provide these documents as soon as possible, but no later than October 2, 2024. To provide documents to the Committee, or if you have questions regarding this request, please contact the Committee on Oversight and Accountability staff at (202) 225-5074.
The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X. Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this inquiry.
Sincerely,
James Comer
Chairman
Committee on Oversight and Accountability
cc: The Honorable Jamie B. Raskin, Ranking Member, Committee on Oversight and Accountability
Letter to The Honorable Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General
September 25, 2024
The Honorable Merrick B. Garland
Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20530
Dear Attorney General Garland,
In 2019, the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives impeached President Donald J. Trump for abuse of power under the theory that he attempted to use a foreign leader—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—to benefit his 2020 presidential campaign, despite a lack of any evidence of wrongdoing on the part of President Trump. The Biden-Harris Administration recently flew the same foreign leader—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—on an American-taxpayer-funded flight to Pennsylvania, a battleground state in the upcoming 2024 presidential election, which has been described as the “trickiest battleground for Vice President Kamala Harris to win.” The Committee seeks to determine whether the Biden-Harris Administration attempted to use a foreign leader to benefit Vice President Harris’s presidential campaign and, if so, necessarily committed an abuse of power.
The Committee seeks to understand the circumstances that led—and any facts that could justify—the Biden-Harris Administration to transport President Zelensky on a Department of the Air Force aircraft to Pennsylvania to introduce government officials to President Zelensky about the Russia-Ukraine war. President Zelensky’s itinerary included a stop in Pennsylvania to meet with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, until recently considered a promising candidate to further Democrats’ hopes to maintain control of the White House. On September 22, 2024, The New Yorker published an interview with President Zelensky, in which he made multiple critical comments about the Trump-Vance ticket. President Zelensky said that President Trump’s running mate, Senator J.D. Vance, is “too radical.” He further stated his belief that President Trump and his administration would not be able to stop the war, despite this being one of President Trump’s main campaign platforms (and the peace in the region under the entirety of the former Trump Administration). This rhetoric coming from a foreign leader released in anticipation of a U.S.-taxpayer-funded visit about the current Administration’s political opponent is highly concerning.
The Committee is investigating any coordination or communication among the Biden-Harris Administration, Pennsylvania’s Office of the Governor, and President Zelensky for use or solicitation of use of government property to politically benefit Vice President Harris’s presidential campaign.
Because the Department of Justice (DOJ), at your direction, is highly focused on combatting foreign election interference, the Committee requests DOJ review the Biden-Harris Administration’s coordination with the Ukrainian government regarding President Zelensky’s itinerary while in America. You recently stated DOJ “will be relentlessly aggressive in countering and disrupting attempts by Russia and Iran—as well as China or any other foreign malign actor—to interfere in our elections and undermine our democracy.” The Committee believes no foreign actor—whether or not deemed “malign” by DOJ—should be permitted to interfere in American elections. Thus, the Committee seeks information from DOJ. Specifically, the Committee requests the following relevant documents:
- Any information and communication, both internal and external, about President Zelensky’s visit to the United States during September 2024.
Please provide these documents as soon as possible, but no later than October 2, 2024. To provide documents to the Committee, or if you have questions regarding this request, please contact the Committee on Oversight and Accountability staff at (202) 225-5074.
The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X. Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this inquiry.
Sincerely,
James Comer
Chairman
Committee on Oversight and Accountability
cc: The Honorable Jamie B. Raskin, Ranking Member, Committee on Oversight and Accountability
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What was most disgusting about that visit was watching Zelensky and I believe the PA governor sign their names on bombs at a munitions factory. It’s sick.
And Zelensky’s “plan for victory”? Is he just now coming up with a plan to win the war Ukraine has no chance of winning?
We’re Americans! Since when do we care what some foreign president thinks about our election? Or who that person “endorses”.
What is wrong with us?????
So let me get this straight…Trump can’t even tell us that he wants Ukraine to win their fight against Russia…he literally cannot say the words…and y’all are shocked, SHOCKED I say!, that Zelensky would express support for Trump’s opponent running for President?
This doesn’t even pass the smell test.
I think under normal times it is rather common to have foreign leaders and officials who come to the US express their support for a particular candidate for President. But I think Republicans right now are perplexed because during Trump’s term the only foreign leaders who would have expressed support for Trump are dictators and autocrats who cannot risk travelling here.
The one possible exception to this would be Netanyahu…Republicans like bringing him here (and incidentally, funding his trips) so he can poke liberals in the eye every change he gets…started under Obama’s term.
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