{"id":2347663,"date":"2024-09-30T15:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T19:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-subpoenas-mayorkas-as-investigation-into-walz-china-ties-amps-up-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-30T15:12:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T19:12:45","slug":"comer-subpoenas-mayorkas-as-investigation-into-walz-china-ties-amps-up-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-subpoenas-mayorkas-as-investigation-into-walz-china-ties-amps-up-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Comer subpoenas Mayorkas as investigation into Walz-China ties amps up &#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\">26<\/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-subpoenas-mayorkas-as-investigation-into-walz-china-ties-amps-up-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=2347663&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 House Oversight Committee, led\u2064 by Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY), has \u2064subpoenaed Secretary of Homeland\u200b Security Alejandro\u200b Mayorkas for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-former-u-s-officials-warn-about-bidens-military-agenda-suggests-that-biden-may-be-a-pushover\/\" title=\"Top Former U.S. Officials Warn About Biden\u2019s Military Agenda: \u2018Suggests That Biden May Be A Pushover\u2019\">intelligence reports<\/a> \u200cand communications regarding Minnesota \u200cGovernor Tim Walz&#8217;s alleged connections to\u2064 the Chinese \u200bCommunist Party (CCP). \u200cThis \u200dinquiry is part of a broader Republican investigation into Walz, who\u200b is also the \u2062Democratic vice presidential\u2063 nominee for the upcoming 2024 elections. Comer asserts that \u200ca whistleblower reported the existence \u2064of a group\u200c chat\u200c within the \u200cDepartment of Homeland\u2063 Security that contains\u200c pertinent \u200dinformation about Walz, indicating \u2062potential vulnerabilities\u200d in U.S. defenses against CCP influence.<\/p>\n<p>Comer has countered accusations that \u2063the investigation is politically motivated, \u200bstating that the probe began before Walz&#8217;s \u200chigh-profile \u200dcandidacy. He \u200dexpressed concerns that if\u2062 Walz has knowingly or unknowingly participated in CCP efforts, it signifies significant weaknesses in federal efforts to counteract \u2063such political warfare.\u200b The investigation gains traction amid reports of Walz visiting China multiple times, including for his honeymoon,\u2063 and \u200bpreviously\u200c organizing a trip to China for students during his\u200c teaching career.  <\/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 subpoenas Mayorkas as investigation into Walz-China ties amps up<\/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_1771411\" 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> subpoenaed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/homeland-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Homeland Security<\/a> Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alejandro-mayorkas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alejandro Mayorkas<\/a> demanding intelligence reports and communications involving Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a>&lsquo;s (D-MN) &ldquo;connections&rdquo; to the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chinese Community Party<\/a> as Republicans amp up investigations of the Democratic vice presidential nominee ahead of the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a subpoena, committee chairman Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>James Comer<\/a> (R-KY) said a whistleblower claimed there is a group chat among Department of Homeland Security employees entitled &ldquo;NST NFT Bi-Weekly Sync&rdquo; that &ldquo;contains information about Governor Walz that is relevant to the Committee&rsquo;s investigation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Comer pushed back on claims that the investigation is politically motivated, arguing the committee&rsquo;s probe into the CCP began &ldquo;long before Governor Walz was elevated to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/history-repeats-itself-democrats-are-using-tactics-of-the-marxists-of-1917-in-russia-to-steal-2020-election\/\" title=\"History Repeats Itself: Democrats Are Using Tactics of the Marxists of 1917 in Russia to Steal 2020 Election\">vice-presidential candidate<\/a> for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In particular, if a state governor and major political party&rsquo;s nominee for Vice President of the United States has been a witting or unwitting participant in the CCP&rsquo;s efforts to weaken our nation, this would strongly suggest that there are alarming weaknesses in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-judge-grants-gop-lawmaker-standing-to-sue-biden-administration-over-unrwa-funding-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Texas judge grants GOP lawmaker standing to sue Biden administration over UNRWA funding - Washington Examiner\">federal government&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s effort to defend the United States from the CCP&rsquo;s political warfare that must be urgently addressed,&rdquo; Comer wrote in a letter obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is the latest push in House Republicans&rsquo; investigation involving Walz&rsquo;s ties to China, after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">multiple reports<\/a> that he visited the country 30 times &mdash; including for his honeymoon. Walz also previously organized a partially CCP-sponsored trip to China for his high school students when he taught at Alliance High School in Minnesota in 1993. <\/p>\n<p>Comer has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3151231\/james-comer-requests-fbi-documents-tim-walzs-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sent letters to the FBI<\/a> regarding Walz&rsquo;s promotion of the Hormel Institute, which the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3144141\/tim-walz-research-facility-china-wuhan-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;in September partners with the Wuhan Institute of Virology.<\/p>\n<p>GOP lawmakers have scrutinized how Walz&rsquo;s extensive time in the communist country may have influenced any of his foreign policy stances or whether he would be reluctant to confront Chinese aggression should be elected as vice president. When Walz first began visiting China, U.S.-China relations were not as adversarial as the two nations actively tried to bolster their ties for economic interests.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Comer is requesting that the Homeland Security Department provide materials, unredacted, relating to the group chat as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-fbi-failed-to-share-credible-threats-before-jan-6-breach-watchdog\/\" title=\"Capitol Police, FBI Failed to Share \u2018Credible Threats\u2019 Before Jan. 6 Breach: Watchdog\">intelligence information reports<\/a> and notes from November 2023 to present relating to Walz and his staff. <\/p>\n<p>The subpoena requests Mayorkas appear before the committee with the materials on Oct. 7, 2024, at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<\/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_1771411\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1771411\"}});<\/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 subpoenas Mayorkas amid Walz-China ties investigation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2347665,"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\/06\/AP24143606587264-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7734,5058,7001,42021],"class_list":["post-2347663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-comer","tag-mayorkas","tag-subpoenas","tag-walz-china-ties"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24143606587264-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347663","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=2347663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2347663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2347663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2347663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}