Senator Demands Answers From Navarro on Bolton China Allegations
- Wyden asks trade adviser Navarro about election help claims
- Letter asks if election factored into China agricultural buys
Senator Ron Wyden
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A Democratic senator is demanding answers from President Donald Trump’s top China trade adviser on allegations that Trump sought Beijing’s help in boosting his re-election chances.
In a June 30 letter sent to trade adviser Peter Navarro, Senator Ron Wyden -- an Oregon Democrat who sits on the Finance Committee with jurisdiction over trade -- said the claims made by former national security adviser John Bolton “are troubling, particularly because they fit a pattern of President Trump using his office for his own political gain.”