The House Oversight Committee is probing the Biden-Harris administration’s alleged use of taxpayer-funded resources to fly Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the battleground state of Pennsylvania before the November presidential election.
Republican House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer of Kentucky penned letters to the Justice Department, White House, and the Pentagon Wednesday seeking documents regarding the administration’s alleged “misuse of government resources” to allow President Zelenskyy to allegedly “interfere in the 2024 presidential election.”
“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 Zelenskyy — to benefit his 2020 presidential campaign, despite a lack of any evidence of wrongdoing on the part of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — to benefit his 2020 presidential campaign, despite a lack of any evidence of wrongdoing on the party of President Trump,” wrote Comer.
However, Comer said the Biden-Harris administration “recently flew the same foreign leader — Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy — 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’ presidential campaign and, if so, necessarily committed an abuse of power,” wrote Comer.
Comer said his committee is probing the circumstances that led to the administration’s decision to “justify” its Zelenskyy transport on a Department of the Air Force aircraft to Pennsylvania.
According to Comer, Zelenskyy’s itinerary included a stop in Pennsylvania to meet with Democrat Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro.
Rep. Comer referenced a recent Zelenskyy interview critical of Trump, Vance
Rep. Comer also referenced a recent interview with Zelenskyy, in which he criticized Trump and his vice-presidential running mate, Senator JD Vance, calling the Ohio senator “too radical.”
“He further states 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 peace in the region under the entirety of the former Trump administration),” wrote Comer.
“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,” wrote Comer. “The Committee is investigating any coordination or communication among the Biden-Harris Administration, Pennsylvania’s Office of the Governor, and President Zelenskyy for use or solicitation of use of government property to politically benefit Vice President Harris’s presidential campaign.”
In his letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Comer reminded the DOJ that it is particularly focused on combating foreign election interference, specifically from adversaries.
However, Comer said the House Oversight Committee “believes no foreign actor — whether or not deemed ‘malign’ by DOJ — should be permitted to interfere in American elections.”
Comer’s letters were addressed to Assistant to the President and White House Counsel Edward Siskel, Garland, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Rep. Comer demanded records and documents from the agencies by October 2.
