U.S. Congressman challenges Biden administration’s decision to investigate Gautam Adani

Republican lawmaker criticizes Biden administration for investigating billionaire Adani, warns of damaging alliances, questions selective prosecution, and potential Soros connection.

Challenging the decision of the Biden administration to investigate the activities of billionaire Gautam Adani, an influential Republican lawmaker in the U.S. has said such selective actions risk damaging critical alliances with key partners.

In a strongly worded letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, Congressman Lance Gooden, a member of the House Judiciary Committee also asked, "What will the U.S. do if India refuses to comply with an extradition request."

Mr. Gooden also demanded answers on the Justice Department’s selective prosecution of foreign entities and the potential harm such actions pose to the U.S.’s global alliances and economic growth and if there is any Geroge Soros connection to it.

“The Department of Justice’s selective actions risk damaging critical alliances with key partners like India, one of America’s strongest allies in the Asia-Pacific region,” Mr. Gooden said in his letter dated January 7.

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“Instead of pursuing cases with tenuous jurisdiction and limited relevance to the U.S. interests, the DOJ should focus on punishing bad actors at home, rather than chasing rumours abroad,” he said.

The five-term Republican lawmaker said that targeting entities that invest tens of billions of dollars and create tens of thousands of jobs for Americans only harms the U.S. in the long run.