Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who is Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate against former President Donald Trump in the race for the White House, is now being investigated by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability regarding his potential connections with entities and officials that are affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party. We’ve been hearing a lot lately about individuals from the CCP who have somehow managed to infiltrate various levels of government in our country. The last thing we need is a CCP puppet inside the federal government in one of the most powerful and influential offices in the United States.
According to a press release from the committee, Chairman James Comer, a Republican hailing from Kentucky, renewed a request for FBI Director Christopher Wray to hand over all information, documentation, and communications that are currently in the bureau’s possession related to entities connected to the CCP and officials as well, that have partnered up or engaged with Walz. As of this writing, the FBI has still not complied with the request for information made by the Oversight Committee. Gee, it’s almost like they are stonewalling Comer and his team in order to prevent them from seeing these documents. Wonder why that is?
“On August 16, 2024, the Committee requested information about the CCP-affiliated entities and officials with which Mr. Timothy Walz has engaged, as well as any warnings or information the Federal Bureau of Investigation has provided to Mr. Walz or his office about CCP influence operations. The deadline to produce such documents and information has passed, and the Bureau has failed to provide any response to the Committee. The FBI’s silence regarding Mr. Walz’s documented relations with CCP affiliates is inexcusable. The Committee must understand the full extent of Mr. Walz’s ties to the CCP. In 1993, Mr. Walz organized a trip to the PRC for his Alliance High School students; the costs for the trip were paid in part by the Chinese government. In 2007, Mr. Walz served not only as a member of Congress but also as a fellow at Macau Polytechnic University. According to the university’s website, Macau Polytechnic University exists ‘in alignment with China’s Belt and Road Initiative,’ a political warfare program developed by President Xi Jinping to exert China’s influence worldwide,” Chairman Comer stated in the release.
The press release the said that Walz has gone to China, according to his own recollection, 30 times. While the 118th Congress was in session, the Committee launched a probe into several federal agencies responding to the influence and infiltration tactics of the CCP, including how the FBI deals with such a situation. Back in July, the FBI held a briefing for the Oversight Committee concerning the influence operations of the CCP. The characteristics of CCP influence discussed during the briefing seemingly bare similarities to to those exhibited by the CCP-affiliates that Walz has a deep history with.
“As recently as this year, Mr. Walz met with CCP Consul General Zhao Jian to discuss ‘China-U.S. relations and sub-national cooperation.’ Recent reports indicate Mr. Walz, while in Congress, ‘helped secure over $2 million’ and ‘pushed for a $5 million federal earmark’ for the Hormel Institute, which is a ‘Minnesota-based medical research center with a history of working with the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China.’ The Hormel Institute has also worked with the Beijing Genomics Institute, ‘a group labeled by the Pentagon as a Chinese military company.’ The FBI appears to deem these concerning facts unpersuasive to require its cooperation with a congressional investigation. The FBI told the Committee that the Bureau’s Foreign Influence Task Force investigates this kind of CCP activity. The Committee is concerned that Mr. Walz’s involvement with Chinese entities and officials may have allowed the CCP to influence his decision-making as a congressman and governor and potentially would allow the CCP to influence the White House should Mr. Walz be elected vice president. Therefore, the Committee reiterates its request for documents from its August 16, 2024, letter… Additionally, the Committee requests all documents and information in the FBI’s possession regarding the Beijing Genomics Institute, the Hormel Institute and Dr. Zigang Dong,” Chairman James Comer concluded in the release.