{"id":1833555,"date":"2023-02-03T07:19:57","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T12:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1833555"},"modified":"2023-02-03T07:24:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T12:24:12","slug":"james-comer-probing-john-kerrys-secret-ccp-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-comer-probing-john-kerrys-secret-ccp-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"James Comer Probing John Kerry&#8217;s Secret CCP Negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjames-comer-probing-john-kerrys-secret-ccp-negotiations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1833555&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\">House Oversight and Accountability Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/person\/c\/rep-james-comer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.<\/a> Investigating the secretive negotiations between John Kerry and his Chinese counterparts, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC), is being done by the FBI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">In a Thursday afternoon letter, Comer informed Kerry that the committee, led by him, had opened an investigation into Kerry\u2019s involvement in the Biden administration, and in particular his role in his. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/gop-lawmakers-demand-answers-john-kerry-over-effectively-outsourcing-us-policy-making\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">high-level climate negotiations<\/a> With the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Kerry has not yet taken any action to address the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/republicans-probe-john-kerrys-ties-eco-groups-efforts-shield-oversight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information and document requests<\/a> Comer and other Republicans from the Committee sent this message when they were in a minority.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To date, you have failed to respond to any of our requests,&#8221; Kerry was contacted by Comer. &#8220;Yet, you continue to engage in activities that could undermine our economic health, skirt congressional authority, and threaten foreign policy under the guise of climate advocacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Committee requests documents and information to understand your role and provide necessary transparency over the SPEC and its activities,&#8221; He went on. &#8220;As a member of the President\u2019s cabinet, you should be representing the United States\u2019 interests. Your statements, however, consistently show disregard for American national security and taxpayer dollars.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/john-kerrys-office-consulted-left-wing-environmental-groups-while-crafting-policies-emails-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>JOHN KERRY\u2019S OFFICE CONSULTED LEFT WING ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS WHILE CRATING EMAILS, POLICIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/640\/320\/JOHN-KERRY-GLASGOW-CLIMATE-SUMMIT.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Climate envoy John Kerry attends a United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2021.\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n John Kerry, climate envoy, attends the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Glasgow, Scotland in 2021.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Reuters\/Yves Herman)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/john-kerrys-office-consulted-far-left-eco-groups-policy-banning-fossil-fuel-investment-emails\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Biden appointed Kerry<\/a> Soon after being elected in 2021, the U.S. SPEC was created. This position didn&#8217;t exist before and did not require Senate approval. The SPEC Office is located at the State Department. It receives an estimated $13.9million annually and 45 employees are approved.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kerry&#8217;s position grants him a place in the president&#8217;s cabinet as well as on the National Security Council. He has been a frequent traveler since taking up the position, participating in high-profile climate summits as well as diplomatic engagements worldwide to help push for a global transition away from fossil fuels to clean energy options.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/john-kerrys-secretive-climate-office-discussed-keeping-plans-paper-emails-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>JOHN KERRY&#8217;S RETRETIVE CLIMATE OFFICE DEBRIEVES KEEPING PLANS OFF EMAILS SHOW, &#8216;PAPER&#8217;<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kerry&#8217;s office is not recognized for its high-level leadership of the Biden administration\u2019s global climate strategy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/john-kerrys-climate-office-rife-ties-far-left-green-groups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It is very tight-lipped about internal operations<\/a> Comer and other staff members, provoking criticism from Republicans including Comer who demanded transparency for such a high-ranking office.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are left with an insufficient understanding of your office\u2019s activities, spending, and staffing,&#8221; Comer continued. &#8220;To enable long overdue oversight of your office, please provide the following documents and information.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kerry&#8217;s softness on the subject was also noted by the chairman of Oversight Committee. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/green-group-influencing-biden-admin-deep-ties-chinese-government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China&#8217;s Human Rights Violations<\/a> &#8220;while promoting climate negotiations that the CCP does not even appear interested in entering.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/AP23031725593139.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., leads an organizational meeting on Tuesday.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n James Comer (R-Ky.), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, leads an organizational meeting on Tuesday.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kerry was criticized for making comments that appeared to minimize the severity of massive human rights violations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/us-rejects-over-1000-chinese-solar-energy-component-shipments-over-slave-labor-concerns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China&#8217;s green power supply chain<\/a>. Kerry answered a question about slave labor in China by a panel company in November 2021. &#8220;lane&#8221; When you negotiate with Chinese officials.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, we\u2019re honest about the differences,&#8221; Kerry stated at the time. &#8220;We certainly know what they are, and we\u2019ve articulated them, but that\u2019s not my lane here\u2026 My job is to be the climate guy and stay focused on trying to move the climate agenda forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kerry has held private talks with Chinese counterparts ever since assuming the SPEC post. This includes two 2021 meetings which took place in China. Kerry said that the solution to climate change was a priority after attending a regional summit on climate in April 2021. &#8220;not about China.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is not about China. This is not a counter to China,&#8221; He spoke to the outlet. &#8220;This is about China, the United States, India, Russia\u2026 a bunch of countries that are emitting a pretty sizable amount.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>China accounts for about 27% of total global emissions \u2014 nearly tripling the total in the U.S., the world&#8217;s second-largest emitter, according to Rhodium Group \u2014 and continues to approve and construct a large amount of coal power plants.<\/p>\n<p>The SPEC office didn\u2019t respond immediately to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Thomas Catenacci works as a political writer at Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky. Investigating the secretive negotiations between John Kerry and his Chinese counterparts, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC), is being done by the FBI. 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