Lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee led by Rep. James Comer (R-KY) announced Friday that they are investigating Minnesota Democratic governor and vice presidential candidate Tim Walz over his “extensive” ties to entities linked to the Chinese Communist Party.
In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Comer requested that the agency produce documents on any communications or documents it may have pertaining to Walz’s academic and business ties to China. Walz’s connections to China have come under increasing scrutiny since Vice President Kamala Harris selected him to run alongside her.
“It has come to the Committee’s attention that Governor Walz has longstanding connections to CCP-connected entities and officials that make him susceptible to the Party’s strategy of elite capture, which seeks to co-opt influential figures in elite political, cultural, and…
