{"id":2469832,"date":"2025-08-01T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burchett-calls-on-comer-to-ask-george-soros-to-testify-over-russiagate\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T19:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:01:32","slug":"burchett-calls-on-comer-to-ask-george-soros-to-testify-over-russiagate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burchett-calls-on-comer-to-ask-george-soros-to-testify-over-russiagate\/","title":{"rendered":"Burchett calls on Comer to ask George Soros to testify over Russiagate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fburchett-calls-on-comer-to-ask-george-soros-to-testify-over-russiagate%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=2469832&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>Republican Representative Tim Burchett has urged House Oversight committee Chairman James Comer to invite billionaire George Soros and a senior Open Society foundations executive,Leonard Benardo,to testify before Congress regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-forms-strike-force-to-assess-obama-era-russia-evidence\/\" title=\"DOJ forms &#039;strike force&#039; to assess Obama-era Russia evidence\">newly declassified evidence related<\/a> to Russiagate. The declassified documents revealed efforts by the Obama management to undermine Donald Trump&#8217;s 2016 presidential campaign through questionable accusations of Russian interference, despite evidence contradicting those claims. An email allegedly written by Benardo-later deemed likely fabricated by Russian hackers-suggested a plan by Hillary Clinton to link Trump to Russia as a distraction from her email scandal. Burchett emphasized the Open Society Foundations&#8217; significant influence on U.S. elections and called for transparency to investigate potential subversion of democratic institutions.He also expressed strong criticism of Soros&#8217; political activities, labeling him as a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >controversial figure heavily involved<\/a> in funding liberal causes and Democratic campaigns. If Soros and Benardo refuse to testify voluntarily, Burchett urged Chairman Comer to use subpoena powers to compel their testimony.  <\/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\">Burchett calls on Comer to ask George Soros to testify over Russiagate<\/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_2191204\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>On Friday, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) asked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-oversight-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House Oversight Committee\">House Oversight Committee<\/a> Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House Oversight Committee\">James Comer<\/a> (R-KY) to invite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-soros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"George Soros\">George Soros<\/a> and one of his employees to testify before Congress on the newly declassified Russiagate findings.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3475949\/obama-officials-hid-intel-that-cleared-trump-in-2016-declassified-records-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"declassified evidence\">declassified evidence<\/a> regarding the Obama administration&rsquo;s efforts to undermine President Donald Trump in 2016 over claims of Russia&rsquo;s alleged interference in that presidential election. The recently unveiled evidence found that the Democratic establishment peddled the Russiagate allegations despite having proof to the contrary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3487998\/marjorie-taylor-greene-israel-genocide-gaza-spending-cycle\/\">Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for US to stop funding Israel&#8217;s &#8216;genocide&#8217; of Gaza in upcoming spending cycle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3486969\/biden-aide-mike-donilon-house-oversight-autopen-investigation\/\">Longtime Biden aide Mike Donilon appears for House Oversight Committee autopen inquiry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3487476\/trump-tributes-floated-republicans\/\">All the times Republicans have floated tributes to Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Among the disclosed evidence was an email allegedly written by Leonard Benardo, who currently works as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-kathleen-hicks-as-deputy-defense-secretary\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Kathleen Hicks as Deputy Defense Secretary\">senior vice president<\/a> of Soros&rsquo;s Open Society Foundations. The email showed Benardo &ldquo;plotting to discredit the incoming Trump Administration,&rdquo; according to Burchett.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Considering the Open Society Foundations&rsquo; continued influence on U.S. elections, I respectfully request you invite Mr. Soros and Mr. Benardo to testify in a public hearing before the Committee,&rdquo; the Tennessee Republican wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SarahisCensored\/status\/1951345770105364899\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"brief letter\">brief letter<\/a> to Comer.<\/p>\n<p>The email in question, dated July 27, 2016, said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton approved a campaign proposal to tie Trump to Russia to distract the public from her own email scandal, the New York Times reported. Benardo supposedly wrote the email, but in 2021, he told Department of Justice special counsel John Durham that he never saw or wrote the email.<\/p>\n<p>Durham concluded in 2023 that the email and another one, also allegedly written by Benardo, were likely manufactured. It is believed Russian hackers faked the purported emails, according to an annex to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-debate-performance-renews-spotlight-on-hur-tapes-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden debate performance renews spotlight on Hur tapes - Washington Examiner\">special counsel&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s report.<\/p>\n<p>If Soros and Benardo don&rsquo;t accept the invitation to testify, Burchett implored the Oversight chairman to use his subpoena powers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Americans deserve answers into the subversion of our institutions by malicious actors,&rdquo; he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Burchett is one of many Republican lawmakers who have criticized Soros&rsquo;s involvement in U.S. politics and the megadonor&rsquo;s support of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2022 election cycle, Soros became the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/interactive\/2022\/top-election-donors-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">country&rsquo;s largest donor<\/a> after donating $128.5 million to Democratic political action committees, according to the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. During the last presidential election, Soros and his son Alexander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/biden-drops-out-election-2024\/card\/george-and-alex-soros-back-kamala-harris-w4FRznzeS05gMxCF6bKo?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAhBO0-Ebdmzy_J6TAK_j_CpbXiGb1MjOdHdbHpGw2jAhxQn3wfSOsZ6Dnyiyf8%3D&amp;gaa_ts=688d1639&amp;gaa_sig=Jp1ynfQ4v_17k7fGevfQlPRci_MU-jA30pw7cqemhmf0HuNh1miS9dACHtF5njur2SqaErDZwXPDZFHozz8Yeg%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"endorsed\">endorsed<\/a> former Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost to Trump.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3487303\/declassified-durham-annex-clinton-plan-trump-russia-hoax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"DECLASSIFIED DURHAM ANNEX REVEALS FBI IGNORED EVIDENCE OF A CLINTON PLAN TO CREATE RUSSIA HOAX\">DECLASSIFIED DURHAM ANNEX REVEALS FBI IGNORED EVIDENCE OF A CLINTON PLAN TO CREATE RUSSIA HOAX<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prior to the November 2024 election, Burchett <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/1841846221268262951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1841846221268262951%7Ctwgr%5E082b0c3b97b94d817659d7fcd47771e1f2642c13%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffpost.com%2Fentry%2Fgop-rep-calling-soros-money-changer_n_66fed68fe4b089d324aa41af\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"called\">called<\/a> the elder Soros &ldquo;a money changer of the worst kind&rdquo; for funding a number of liberal groups and pushing soft-on-crime prosecutors, among other causes. Critics said the statement promoted an antisemitic stereotype against Soros, who is Jewish. Burchett redoubled his characterization of the billionaire.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d say my voting record clearly reflects <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/gop-rep-doubles-down-calling-191948111.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALQrIjm695GjT9nYEJmj5yO5n0tbJ1hYJeCJXI4EIlP9e7RCezsI2wakFhi2tqMrHQU8zjLBD8mB9fMfLNk4Ot0qdKDkt2M0FN4GNRdXg-nxMjuceB4jl5rLWZW5YEjSLt1rnzou-U2u5mUSb8By712KVpQf4WzhMi7GWBOguHuV&amp;guccounter=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">my support for Israel and the Jewish people<\/a>,&rdquo; he told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/gop-rep-doubles-down-calling-191948111.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALQrIjm695GjT9nYEJmj5yO5n0tbJ1hYJeCJXI4EIlP9e7RCezsI2wakFhi2tqMrHQU8zjLBD8mB9fMfLNk4Ot0qdKDkt2M0FN4GNRdXg-nxMjuceB4jl5rLWZW5YEjSLt1rnzou-U2u5mUSb8By712KVpQf4WzhMi7GWBOguHuV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"HuffPost\">HuffPost<\/a><\/em>  last October. &ldquo;Folks know what George Soros does with his billions of dollars, and if they don&rsquo;t, I&rsquo;d say they should probably look into him a little further.&rdquo;<\/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_2191204\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2191204\"}});<\/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>Burchett urges Comer to subpoena Soros over Russiagate evidence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2469833,"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\/2025\/08\/soros-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[35538,7734,34730,16740,8676],"class_list":["post-2469832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-burchett","tag-comer","tag-george-soros","tag-russiagate","tag-testimony"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/soros-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469832","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\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2469832"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2469836,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469832\/revisions\/2469836"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2469833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2469832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2469832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2469832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}