NW Kentucky News

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has initiated an investigation into the Biden-Harris Administration's use of taxpayer-funded resources to fly Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Pennsylvania. The investigation aims to determine whether this action was intended to benefit Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign ahead of the 2024 election.

Chairman Comer is requesting documents from the White House, Department of Defense, and Department of Justice regarding what he describes as a misuse of government resources. "In 2019, the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives impeached President Donald J. Trump for abuse of power under the theory that he attempted to use a foreign leader—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—to benefit his 2020 presidential campaign, despite a lack of any evidence of wrongdoing on the part of President Trump," wrote Chairman Comer. He continued, "The Biden-Harris Administration recently flew the same foreign leader—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—on an American-taxpayer-funded flight to Pennsylvania, a battleground state in the upcoming 2024 presidential election."

President Zelensky was transported on a Department of the Air Force aircraft to Pennsylvania where he met with government officials about the Russia-Ukraine war. His itinerary included a meeting with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. On September 22, 2024, The New Yorker published an interview with President Zelensky in which he made critical comments about the Trump-Vance ticket.

"This rhetoric coming from a foreign leader released in anticipation of a U.S.-taxpayer-funded visit about the current Administration’s political opponent is highly concerning," stated Chairman Comer. "The Committee is investigating any coordination or communication among the Biden-Harris Administration, Pennsylvania’s Office of the Governor, and President Zelensky for use or solicitation of use of government property to politically benefit Vice President Harris’s presidential campaign."

Chairman Comer further emphasized that because government resources were used for what appears to be a campaign event potentially interfering in a federal election, information from various departments is being sought. Specifically requested are documents related to communications about President Zelensky’s visit to the United States during September 2024.