July 12 (UPI) -- Democratic lawmakers are calling on Rep. James Comer, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, to hand over information on Gal Luft -- the purported "whistleblower" in a GOP-led probe of President Joe Biden's family.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the ranking member of the committee, and Rep. Dan Goldman sent a letter to Comer on Wednesday, calling it "shocking" that Luft has been charged with arms trafficking and operating as a foreign agent for China, among other felonies.
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"We are concerned that an official committee of the House of Representatives has been manipulated by an apparent con man who, while a fugitive from justice, attempted to fortify his defense by laundering unfounded and potentially false allegations through Congress," Raskin and Goldman wrote.
"Although Mr. Luft has been on the run for months, you touted him as a 'potential witness' and even prepared to interview him as part of your investigation."
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Luft was accused of lying to federal agents during the same meeting he shared his allegations about Hunter Biden with the FBI, the Democrats noted.
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"Sen. Ron Johnson demanded that Mr. Luft be granted immunity from prosecution in order to help Republicans attack President Biden," the lawmakers wrote.
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