(DailyEmailNews.com) – In a bombshell move, House Republicans started digging into whether the Biden-Harris administration used taxpayer funds to fly Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the U.S. to boost Kamala Harris’ campaign.
Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent out letters to high-ranking officials in the Biden-Harris administration, reminding them that Democrats accused then-President Donald Trump of doing the same in 2019.
“Now, the Biden-Harris Administration is flying the same foreign leader on an American-taxpayer-funded flight to Pennsylvania, a battleground state for Harris’ campaign,” he pointed out.
Zelensky’s trip included a stop in Pennsylvania—a key state in elections—where he visited an ammunition factory in Joe Biden’s hometown of Scranton.
Zelensky also met with Pennsylvania Democrat governor Josh Shapiro, whom Comer noted was “until recently considered a promising candidate to further Democrats’ hopes to maintain control of the White House.”
The Republicans are calling for a thorough probe into the use of military and other federal resources for Zelensky’s visit.
They want to find out if this was an attempt by the Biden-Harris administration to sway the upcoming election in Harris’ favor by leveraging a visit from a foreign leader.
If the current administration is found at fault, Republicans suggest it would be “an abuse of power.
In his letter, Comer also highlighted remarks Zelensky made in a New Yorker interview in which he criticized Trump and his running mate, Senator J.D. Vance.
Zelensky described Vance as “too radical” and said he doubted Trump’s ability to bring peace.
“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,” Comer expressed.
This investigation is similar to the actions House Democrats took in 2019 when they moved to impeach Trump.
Democrats accused Trump of coercing Ukraine to investigate the Biden family to aid his own political prospects, an act they described as meddling in the 2020 election. Trump was eventually acquitted by the Senate.
Meanwhile, Zelensky addressed the United Nations General Assembly and pushed for global leaders to force Russia to discuss peace terms to end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
He also planned meetings with both Biden and Harris. Speaking of Harris, Zelensky said, “I want to see what she thinks about this victory plan,”
Zelensky emphasized the need to engage with potential future U.S. presidents about their views on the conflict.
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