A University of Pennsylvania think tank tied to President Joe Biden is facing one of the first inquiries from congressional Republicans as GOP lawmakers aim to use their new-found power in the U.S. House to investigate the Democratic president.
While providing few details, the head of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee wrote to Penn President Liz Magill Wednesday demanding information about an increase in Chinese donations to the university after the formation of the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in 2017. The letter comes after classified documents were recently found at the center’s offices in Washington, D.C., an issue that is now the focus of GOP critics.
Penn firmly denied any connection between Chinese donations and the Biden Center.
