{"id":2345850,"date":"2024-09-25T14:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T18:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-opens-house-oversight-investigation-into-zelenskys-pennsylvania-visit-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-25T14:58:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T18:58:29","slug":"comer-opens-house-oversight-investigation-into-zelenskys-pennsylvania-visit-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-opens-house-oversight-investigation-into-zelenskys-pennsylvania-visit-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Comer opens House Oversight investigation into Zelensky\u2019s Pennsylvania visit &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fcomer-opens-house-oversight-investigation-into-zelenskys-pennsylvania-visit-washington-examiner%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=2345850&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--><p>The \u2064House Oversight Committee is\u2062 launching an investigation \u2063into Ukrainian President Volodymyr\u2062 Zelensky&#8217;s recent\u2062 trip to an ammunition factory in \u200dPennsylvania,\u2062 a move driven by Republican allegations \u2062that the visit was\u2062 politically motivated. \u200bChairman James Comer (R-KY)\u2063 indicated that the committee will scrutinize the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/immigrant-business-owner-who-fled-communism-jailed-for-staying-open-supporters-back-her-with-gofundme\/\" title=\"Immigrant Business Owner Who Fled Communism Jailed For Staying Open, Supporters Back Her With GoFundMe\">taxpayer-funded resources<\/a> for Zelensky&#8217;s visit, especially in light of the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">presidential race<\/a> involving\u200b Vice President Kamala Harris and former \u2064President Donald \u2062Trump. Comer drew parallels to Trump&#8217;s \u2062first impeachment, where he\u200d was accused of \u200ctrying to leverage a foreign leader\u2064 for\u200b political gain.<\/p>\n<p>The oversight \u2062follows a request\u200b by \u2064House Republicans asking the \u2063Justice and Defense\u2063 Departments to confirm\u2062 if Zelensky&#8217;s visit was improperly funded by taxpayers, potentially\u200b violating\u200c federal laws. This scrutiny intensified after Zelensky\u2019s comments during an interview\u2062 with \u2064*The New Yorker*, which GOP lawmakers \u2064criticized as biased against Trump&#8217;s potential candidacy. Comer expressed concern over foreign leaders\u2064 influencing\u200b U.S. politics, framing the inquiry as a potential abuse of power by the Biden administration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Comer opens House Oversight investigation into Zelensky&rsquo;s Pennsylvania visit<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1768667\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-oversight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Oversight Committee<\/a> is investigating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3163793\/zelensky-pennsylvania-seen-some-republicans-bid-boost-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky&rsquo;s<\/a> visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3162266\/ukrainian-president-zelensky-visit-pennsylvania-ammunition-factory-thank-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>an ammunition factory<\/a> in Pennsylvania, the latest step by Republicans, who have alleged the trip was &ldquo;politically motivated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Oversight Committee Chairman <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>James Comer<\/a> (R-KY) announced on Wednesday that the body would look into the use of taxpayer-funded resources to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3162266\/ukrainian-president-zelensky-visit-pennsylvania-ammunition-factory-thank-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>bring Zelensky to the factory<\/a> in the Keystone State ahead of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nebraska-gov-pillen-dashes-gop-hopes-for-special-session-to-revamp-electoral-votes-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Nebraska Gov. Pillen dashes GOP hopes for special session to revamp electoral votes - Washington Examiner\">contentious presidential race<\/a> between Harris and former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Comer&rsquo;s statement referenced the first impeachment of Trump by the Democratic-controlled House in 2019 for his conduct involving Zelensky &ldquo;under the theory that he attempted to use a foreign leader&rdquo; to benefit his 2020 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Biden-Harris Administration recently flew the same foreign leader&mdash;Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky&mdash;on an American-taxpayer-funded flight to Pennsylvania, a battleground state in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-appears-to-be-a-popular-lead-for-2024-straw-poll-shows\/\" title=\"DeSantis Appears To Be A Popular Lead For 2024, Straw Poll Shows\">upcoming 2024 presidential election<\/a>, which has been described as the &lsquo;trickiest battleground for Vice President Kamala Harris to win,&#8217;&rdquo; Comer said. &ldquo;The Committee seeks to determine whether the Biden-Harris Administration attempted to use a foreign leader to benefit Vice President Harris&rsquo;s presidential campaign and, if so, necessarily committed an abuse of power.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Oversight Committee&rsquo;s investigation comes after the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> exclusively reported that nine House Republicans led by Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) sent a letter to the Justice and Defense Departments <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3164910\/house-republicans-demand-investigation-zelensky-visit-politically-motivated-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>demanding information<\/a> on whether Zelensky&rsquo;s visit was &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-are-considering-subpoenaing-the-biden-administration-for-voter-outreach-program\/\" title=\"Republicans are considering subpoenaing the Biden administration for voter outreach program\">politically motivated&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and paid for by U.S. taxpayer dollars in violation of federal law. <\/p>\n<p>The requests from both groups <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">came a few days after Zelensky had interviewed the&nbsp;<em>New Yorker<\/em>&nbsp;and suggested that&nbsp;<\/span>a Trump-Vance administration could lead to &ldquo;global conflict.&rdquo; The interview prompted severe criticism from GOP lawmakers who called it a &ldquo;stump speech&rdquo; for Harris.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This rhetoric coming from a foreign leader released in anticipation of a U.S.-taxpayer-funded visit about the current Administration&rsquo;s political opponent is highly concerning,&rdquo; Comer said. &ldquo;The Committee is investigating any coordination or communication among the Biden-Harris Administration, Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Office of the Governor, and President Zelensky for use or solicitation of use of government property to politically benefit Vice President Harris&rsquo;s presidential campaign.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The committee sent letters to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/White-House\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> counsel Edward Siskel, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and Attorney General Merrick Garland. In the letter to Siskel, Comer said the &ldquo;apparent campaign event&rdquo; may have resulted in the &ldquo;potential interference in a federal election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Comer is requesting any information, both internal and external, regarding Zelensky&rsquo;s visit to the United States to be delivered to the committee no later than Oct. 2. <\/p>\n<p>The House will vote on a continuing resolution to fund the government on Wednesday and then recess until after the 2024 election, meaning that any Oversight Committee public hearings on Zelensky&rsquo;s visit and its possible interference in the presidential race would not occur until after it was over.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1768667\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1768667\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comer launches investigation into Zelensky&#8217;s PA visit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2345852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/james-comer-zelensky-investigation-1024x680.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7734,33576,41574,32076,8630],"class_list":["post-2345850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-comer","tag-house-oversight","tag-pennsylvania-visit","tag-washington-examiner","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/james-comer-zelensky-investigation-1024x680.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}