A congressional investigation has been launched into Kamala Harris’ national security adviser over his alleged ties to the Iranian government.
According to the Washington Free Beacon, a letter was sent to Harris on Wednesday by Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.). The letter demanded that the incumbent vice president and presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee hand over information about Phil Gordon, particularly with regards to his “connections to Ms. Ariane Tabatabai, a senior Department of Defense official who was reportedly involved in an Iranian government operation to expand Tehran’s soft power in the United States.”
The congressional letter points out that Gordon had previously co-authored three opinion pieces with Tabatabai, all of which argued against the use of sanctions on the theocratic and terrorist-backing regime. Tabatabai was exposed last year as a member of an influence network that directly reports to the foreign ministry in Tehran.
The letter claims that Gordon is also “closely associated with the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), another Iranian influence organization that allegedly…
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