Republican Karina Lipsman, running against Rep. Don Beyer in Virginia’s Eight Congressional District, called for her opponent to be kicked off his congressional committee following the report of his staffer having ties to the Chinese Embassy.
Republican Karina Lipsman, running against Rep. Don Beyer in Virginia’s Eight Congressional District, called for her opponent to be investigated and kicked off his congressional committee following the report of his staffer having ties to the Chinese Embassy.
The SAA contacted Breyer’s office on Tuesday, saying they were aware of two meetings the congressman’s staffer set up Charlie Palmer Steak restaurant near Capitol Hill and instructed the lawmaker not to take any action toward her until they could notify federal counterintelligence officials. Beyer’s deputy chief of staff, Aaron Fritschner, said in a statement that the congressman was “deeply upset” at Hamlett’s alleged ties with the Chinese embassy and that the congressman would “remain a fierce critic of China’s record, continue to oppose the CCP’s totalitarian repression of its citizens, and hold himself and his staff to the highest professional and ethical standards.”