DHS employee warned colleagues that Walz's nomination 'feeds into' China's efforts to influence DC

FIRST ON FOX : An charismatic wrong nan Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told colleagues that Vice President Kamala Harris’ determination to sanction Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arsenic her moving mate "feeds into" activities nan People’s Republic of China (PRC) were conducting "with him and section government," informing that Beijing could "target" him to exert power connected U.S. policy. 

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., launched an investigation successful August into Walz’s alleged "longstanding" ties to nan Chinese Communist Party (CCP). 

Last month, Comer subpoenaed DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for records relating to those alleged connections aft a whistleblower notified nan committee of nan beingness of a non-classified Microsoft Teams group chat among DHS employees, arsenic good arsenic further intelligence reports that allegedly contained accusation regarding Walz’s alleged connections to nan CCP. 

COMER SUBPOENAS DHS FOR RECORDS RELATING TO WALZ'S ALLEGED TIES TO CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY

Democratic vice statesmanlike nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a run rally astatine Burns Park successful Ann Arbor, Michigan, connected Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

On Tuesday, Comer penned a missive to Mayorkas, making nationalist nan truth that DHS has been "unresponsive to nan subpoena." 

Now, Comer has unilaterally released a information of DHS soul communications it received from nan whistleblower. 

"Walt’s [sic] sewage nan Vp," sounds nan message, pinch nan personality of nan sender redacted. "You each person nary thought really this feeds into what prc has been doing present pinch him and section gov." 

The charismatic added, "It’s earnestly a statement of nan intel. Target personification who is perceived they tin get to DC." 

"The Committee is releasing nan supra connection arsenic an illustration of communications wrong DHS’s possession successful which DHS officials definitive interest astir nan CCP targeting politicians and their power operations astatine nan authorities and section levels — and specifically, concerns astir nan CCP’s power operations arsenic they related to Governor Walz," Comer wrote successful a missive to Mayorkas Tuesday. 

Comer explained that nan connection was sent utilizing a Microsoft Teams group chat among DHS employees, entitled "NST NFT Bi-Weekly Sync," nan aforesaid chat identified successful Comer’s subpoena. 

Meanwhile, Comer said that a whistleblower provided further accusation to nan committee that indicates officials from DHS’ Office of Intelligence and Analysis and Homeland Security Investigations person been progressive successful nan agency’s investigative and/or intelligence activity connected pinch nan CCP, nan authorities of Minnesota and Walz. 

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., president of nan House Oversight and Accountability Committee, speaks during a proceeding successful Washington, D.C., connected Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"The Committee’s concerns surrounding CCP elite seizure operations seeking to power nationalist officials for illustration Governor Walz person intensified fixed caller reports astir Governor Walz’s extended recreation history, different interactions successful nan People’s Republic of China, and caller inability to reply basal questions astir his engagement successful China," Comer wrote. 

Comer is besides subpoenaing each intelligence accusation reports and location intelligence notes from November 2023 to coming related to Walz. 

Last month, Comer revealed that Walz had "engaged and collaborated with" Chinese entities, making him "susceptible" to nan CCP’s strategy of "elite capture," which seeks to co-opt influential figures successful elite political, taste and world circles to "influence nan United States to nan use of nan communist authorities and nan detriment of Americans." 

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Comer has pointed to reports that Walz, while moving arsenic a coach successful nan 1990s, organized a travel to China for Alliance High School students. The costs were reportedly "paid by nan Chinese government." 

Comer is investigating Walz’s 1994-created backstage institution named "Educational Travel Adventures, Inc.," which coordinated yearly student trips to China until 2003 and was led by Walz. 

Democratic vice statesmanlike nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz shakes hands pinch comedian George Lopez anterior to Walz speaking during a run arena astatine Trevor Browne High School connected Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 successful Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

The institution reportedly "dissolved 4 days aft he took legislature agency successful 2007." 

Comer said Walz has traveled to China an estimated "30 times." 

Comer besides pointed to Walz’s clip successful Congress, erstwhile he served arsenic a chap astatine nan Macau Polytechnic University — a Chinese institution that characterizes itself arsenic having a "long-held devotion to and emotion for nan motherland." 

In 2019, Walz headlined nan 27th National Convention for nan U.S. China Peoples Friendship Association successful Minnesota. Walz besides said alongside nan president of nan Chinese People’s Association for Friendship pinch Foreign Countries. A twelvemonth later, nan State Department exposed that statement arsenic "a Beijing-based statement tasked pinch co-opting subnational governments," including efforts to "directly and malignly power authorities and section leaders to beforehand nan PRC’s world agenda," nan House Oversight Committee revealed. 

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Additionally, successful March of this year, Walz had a gathering pinch Consul General Zhao Jian to talk "China-U.S. relations and subnational cooperation." 

Democratic vice statesmanlike nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks astatine a run extremity connected Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, successful Manitowoc, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

As for nan subpoena, Comer said that DHS has been "unresponsive" and is not operating successful "good faith." 

Comer said nan DHS "did not nutrient responsive documents." 

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Last week, Comer said he said pinch DHS’ elder advisor for legislative affairs during an Oct. 21 telephone call, but said that charismatic "offered nary substantive information, nor immoderate assurance that substantive accusation would beryllium forthcoming." 

"DHS has been wholly unresponsive, and nan Committee is considering each disposable options," Comer wrote. "The documents covered by nan Committee’s lawsuit will pass nan Committee’s knowing of CCP governmental warfare against nan United States and really efficaciously national agencies are countering nan communist regime’s infiltration operations."