House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) argued Thursday that the indictment by the Justice Department (DOJ) of alleged whistleblower Gal Luft strengthens Republicans’ case against alleged Biden family corruption, as the Bidens were receiving money from the same Chinese sources as Luft, also without being registered as foreign agents.
U.S. authorities indicted Luft on multiple charges Monday. Among the charges, U.S. authorities say Luft refused to register as a foreign agent of CEFC China Energy Co., the same company that bankrolled the Bidens and is linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Luft, who claims he is a fall guy, skipped bail in Cyprus while awaiting extradition. He is a fugitive. Overseas authorities charged Luft with conspiring to sell Chinese weapons to the UAE, Kenya, and Libya; violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA); and making a false statement.
Since the DOJ’s indictment, the establishment media tried to portray the House Republicans’ probe into the Biden family as discredited because House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) contends Luft is a “potential witness” in the Biden family probe.
While speaking with reporters Thursday, McCarthy refuted the media’s narrative. “What would you say about the informant who was indicted by the Justice Department on the suspected trafficking issue that [James] Comer has promoted [inaudible] by investigation? Does that undermine the case at all?” a CNN reporter asked: