Virginia GOP House candidate Karina Lipsman said her opponent in November’s election, Democrat Rep. Don Beyer, should be stripped of certain committee assignments after an investigation found a now-former aide of his had worked with the Chinese Embassy.
An investigation conducted by the House Sergeant at Arms discovered that Barbara Hamlett, who had worked as a scheduler in Beyer’s office, had been working on behalf of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., to set up meetings with congressional offices. Beyer fired her after he was notified of the findings on Tuesday.
Lipsman, a 14-year member of the U.S. defense and intelligence community, also called for a Congressional investigation into the matter to determine the extent to which national security has been compromised.
“I have been part of investigations on sensitive national security subjects before, and it’s very clear to me that, based on what we know, this matter must be thoroughly investigated by Congress,” Lipsman said in a statement to FOX News Digital.
AIDE TO DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN DON BEYER FIRED AFTER ALLEGEDLY WORKING WITH CHINESE EMBASSY
Virginia GOP House candidate Karina Lipsman said Democrat Rep. Don Beyer, should be stripped of certain committee assignments after an investigation found a now-former aide of his had worked with the Chinese Embassy.
(Karina Lipsman)
The Republican Ukrainian immigrant also compared the situation to Rep. Eric Swalwell’s, D-Calif., past intimate relationship with a Chinese spy named Fang Fang, who reportedly was involved in fundraising for the congressman’s 2014 reelection campaign. The Chinese national did not make donations and there was no evidence of illegal contributions.
“This is a similar situation as the one Rep. Eric Swalwell found himself in — Swalwell should be removed from the House Intelligence Committee, and Don Beyer should be removed from the House Ways and Means Committee, which handles international trade and all free trade…
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