Gaetz Chastises Blockage of 'Border Czar' Correspondence Request

In August, Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) sought any correspondence within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) referring to Vice President Kamala Harris as "border czar," which was blocked by Harris campaign spokesman Ian Sams. As a result, Rep. Gaetz has renewed his original request and the correspondence between DHS and Sams to block it.

"I am concerned that the good government work of your career employees—to respond in a timely fashion to a small but important request of a Member of Congress—was scuttled by a White House cover-up to assist candidate Kamala Harris in her campaign. The very staffer, Ian Sams, who blocked my oversight request, is now a senior spokesman for the Harris campaign. At the time he was engaged in a cover-up for her using government resources, he already had lined up his job on her campaign, which he officially started less than two weeks later. This is shady," Rep. Gaetz began his letter bluntly.

As mentioned, the Florida Congressman sought any and all correspondence within DHS from March 2021 to March 2022 in which Harris had "any formal or informal clearance, approval, or stakeholder input on Departmental decisions" concerning border policy.

As Gaetz described in his newest letter, DHS employees were going to fulfill the request until Ian Sams, who was a spokesman for President Biden before working for the Harris campaign, "stopped the oversight in its tracks, to protect his boss, possibly in violation of the Hatch Act, agency ethics rules, and campaign finance laws."

"The American people know that Vice President Harris was appointed the "border czar" and bragged about her role, and I am confident that you have records that would again prove this," Gaetz added.

Other Republicans have been vocal in their assertion that Harris-friendly media is rewriting her history as the "border czar," including Representative Brian Mast (R-FL), who in August said, "The media and Biden's flunkies are trying to gaslight YOU into ignoring this reality, but it couldn't be more clear. Kamala is the BORDER CZAR."