The top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles told congressional investigators last week that China is “trying to influence our elections,” just as Golden State Gov. Gavin Newsom traveled through America’s adversary and marveled. of its manufacturing of electric vehicles.
U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada explained in a transcribed interview with the House Judiciary Committee on Oct. 24 why he did not meet with investigators looking into possible charges against first son Hunter Biden.
“We have the largest district in the country. We have a fentanyl epidemic that is one of the worst in the country. We have handled more cases resulting in death than any other district in the country. “We are on track to do more this year than ever before,” Estrada recited, according to a transcript seen by The Post.
“We have an epidemic of violent gun crime… We have a National Security Section, a division, unlike most other offices, because we are the gateway to Asia,” he added. “And we have the People’s Republic of China trying to influence our elections, trying to attack some of our individuals. We have many high profile cases. We have a Public Corruption Section that has indicted three members of the City Council in recent years, including the acting sheriff of Los Angeles County. “There are a lot of high-profile cases, so I don’t meet with lawyers on every high-profile case.”
Martín Estrada defended his decision not to press charges against Hunter Biden during a closed-door hearing last week. AP
Estrada, who also claimed he was too “strapped for resources” to pursue the case against the first son, did not elaborate on the election claim.
That same day, Newsom, seen by many as a potential contender for a future Democratic presidential nomination, visited the Chinese city of Shenzhen and touted the world’s first fleet of supposedly emissions-free buses.
“China’s Greater Bay Area, a megaregion with millions of people, demonstrates what can be done by moving from ambition to action: a rapid transition to a fleet of all-electric buses and taxis with the infrastructure to support it,” said the governor. he said in a statement. “We are proud to have a partner like Guangdong [Province] in our efforts to make the tailpipe a thing of the past.”
Hunter Biden was accused of not paying taxes of $2.2 million between 2014 and 2019, but he was not charged in either California or DC.AP
When asked about Estrada’s comments Wednesday, Newsom’s team pointed the Post to a statement from Anthony York, an adviser to the governor.
“There were issues that the Biden administration wanted us to raise, and this was not one of them,” York said.
The trip earned Newsom backlash from conservatives and liberals alike, but the governor stood by his decision to make the trip.
Gavin Newsom smiles during a tour of the Mutianyu Great Wall outside Beijing on Thursday.AP
“I don’t want to go to war with China!” he explained to Fox 11 Los Angeles Monday.
During his visit, Newsom spent approximately 45 minutes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, avoiding the opportunity to discuss human rights issues in the communist nation.
“I had the opportunity to talk about the most important topic of our lives!” Newsom he told the stationin reference to climate change.
Gavin Newsom sat down with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss climate change on Oct. 25.AP Gavin Newsom met with Beijing Party Secretary Yin Li on Oct. 26.AP California governor inadvertently fired a boy during a basketball game.AP
Newsom also met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Vice President Han Zheng. He said the meeting with Wang was the “appropriate venue” to “communicate a more nuanced and detailed explanation of our views on human rights issues.”
The 56-year-old governor also found time to play basketball, during which he accidentally transported a small child.
The trip was funded by the California State Protocol Foundation, a nonprofit organization, according to Newsom’s office.
The Golden State Democrat is widely viewed as a rising star in his party, and is believed to harbor presidential aspirations.
Xi is expected to travel to San Francisco later this month for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, where he will likely meet with President Biden.
The trip will also mark the first time Xi has set foot on American soil since 2017, when he visited then-President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
In recent months, senior US officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, have embarked on diplomatic missions to China.
Newsom takes a selfie with a cable car commemorating former US President Bill Clinton during a visit to the Mutianyu Great Wall.AP
Last month, Biden met with Wang, China’s top diplomat.
Newsom has refrained from filing a 2024 primary challenge against Biden and has publicly endorsed the sitting president.
Meanwhile, he has continued to burnish his national profile by interrupting the second debate of the 2024 Republican primary in late September and announcing plans to debate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on November 30.
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