James Comer goes after Tim Walz's 'ties to the CCP' with new subpoena ahead of VP debate

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) revealed Monday that he issued a subpoena as a part of his investigation into Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz's "ties" to the Chinese Communist Party.

In a post to X (formerly Twitter), Comer said he subpoenaed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after a "whistleblower" came forward with information about Walz.

"According to recently received whistleblower disclosures, we've learned of a non-classified, Microsoft Teams group chat among DHS employees and additional intelligence reports that contain information regarding a longstanding connection between the CCP and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz," Comer said.

"Specifically, through whistleblower disclosures, we've learned of a non-classified, Microsoft Teams group chat among DHS employees—titled 'NST NFT Bi-Weekly Sync'—that contains information about Governor Walz that is relevant to our investigation. We've also learned that further relevant information regarding Governor Walz has been memorialized in both classified and unclassified documents in the control of DHS."

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Comer said he was requesting that DHS provide him with "intelligence reports, documents, and communications in its possession related to Governor Timothy Walz's connections to the CCP."

Walz is expected to debate Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) on Tuesday night.