VIDEO: Psaki implies GOP oversight chair is influenced by foreign agent.

Former White House ⁣Press Secretary ​Accuses ⁢House Oversight Committee ‍Chairman of Co-optation by Foreign⁢ Agent

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In⁣ a foreign agent.”>recent interview aired on Sunday, former White House press secretary⁣ Jen Psaki made a bold ⁣claim, suggesting that House Oversight Committee chairman James ⁢Comer ⁤(R., Ky.) is ​”being‌ co-opted⁣ by a foreign agent.” Psaki ​raised this concern while speaking with Rep.‌ Jamie ⁣Raskin (D., Md.) on⁢ her‌ MSNBC ‌show Inside ‍with Jen Psaki.

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Psaki’s statement referred to Gal Luft, a ‌dual U.S.-Israeli ​citizen who​ has recently been indicted ⁤by New ⁣York prosecutors for acting⁢ as an ‍unregistered foreign ⁤agent. ⁣Luft⁣ is​ accused of brokering⁢ arms deals for Chinese ​companies and violating sanctions against Iran, among other charges.⁤ Republicans in​ the Oversight‍ Committee, under‍ Comer’s leadership, had considered Luft a ‍crucial witness, claiming ⁣that ‍he possessed damaging information regarding corruption within the⁣ Biden family.

Both Raskin and Psaki have a⁤ history of making⁣ unfounded allegations, such as their claims that former president ‌Donald Trump ‍colluded with Russia ⁣to‌ win ⁣the 2016 election. Raskin even called ‌for the revocation of ‍Jared Kushner’s security clearance, ⁤who served as a senior adviser to Trump. Meanwhile,⁤ Psaki tweeted‍ in 2017 that there was “a lot we ‌know” ⁢about ⁤Trump-Russia connections.

When confronted with Psaki’s ⁣suggestion, Raskin did not directly address it. Instead, ⁣he ‍expressed his‌ concern about the⁢ House Oversight​ Committee’s compromised state under ⁣Chairman Comer’s ‍leadership, stating ​that their legitimacy⁤ is ‍being eroded by the⁤ tactics employed by Comer.