Congressman Krishnamoorthi Responds to Report of President Trump’s Providing Classified Material to Russian Government

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, a member of the House Oversight Committee, released the following statement in response to reports of President Trump’s revealing code-word level intelligence to representatives of the Russian government.

“Last week, President Trump allegedly provided code-word level intelligence to the Russian government the day after he fired the Director of the FBI based on his reasoning that, ‘you know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made-up story.’

The information President Trump allegedly handed to Vladimir Putin’s regime last week is so highly-classified that our government does not share it with our own allies. In his meeting in the Oval Office, the President reportedly exposed a key intelligence source because he felt like bragging to representatives of a hostile power.

As a member of the Oversight Committee, I can honestly say there is no excuse left to not create an independent commission to perform a full-scale investigation of the Russian government’s interference in our democracy and the potential complicity of members of both the Trump presidential campaign and President Trump’s administration.

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform exists for the expressed purpose of overseeing our government, and must hold hearings to provide the American people with the answers they deserve to restore their faith in our government. There is no reason for further delay.”

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi represents the 8th District of Illinois, which includes Chicago’s west and northwest suburbs. He serves on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and on the Committee on Education and the Workforce. In addition, Raja serves as the ranking member, and top Democrat, on the Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules. Krishnamoorthi served as an Illinois Special Assistant Attorney General in the public corruption unit and as Illinois Deputy Treasurer before becoming president of small businesses in the Chicago area focused on the national security and renewable energy sectors. He and his wife, Priya, a physician, live in Schaumburg with their two sons and baby daughter.