Yeah, it's time

[Snake]

The Honorable Steven Mnuchin

Secretary

Department of Treasury

 

Dear Secretary Mnuchin:

 

            In the past, I have raised concerns regarding the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ (CFIUS) decision-making process, most notably with respect to its approval of the Uranium One transaction where the Obama administration ceded some U.S. uranium production capacity to the Russian government.[1]  Today, I write to express concern about another Obama-era CFIUS-approved transaction which gave control over Henniges, an American maker of anti-vibration technologies with military applications, to a Chinese government-owned aviation company and China-based investment firm with established ties to the Chinese government.  As with the Uranium One transaction, there is cause for concern that potential conflicts of interest could have influenced CFIUS approval of the Henniges transaction.[2]  Accordingly, Congress and the public must fully understand the decision-making process that led to the Henniges approval and the extent to which CFIUS fully considered the transaction’s national security risks.  

 

For example, one of the companies involved in the Henniges transaction was a billion dollar private investment fund called Bohai Harvest RST (BHR).  BHR was formed in November of 2013 by a merger between the Chinese-government linked firm, Bohai Capital, and a company named Rosemont Seneca Partners.  Rosemont Seneca was reportedly formed in 2009 by Hunter Biden, the son of then-Vice President Joe Biden, Chris Heinz, the stepson of former Secretary of State John Kerry, and others.[3]  

 

The direct involvement of Mr. Hunter Biden and Mr. Heinz in the acquisition of Henniges by the Chinese government creates a potential conflict of interest.  Both are directly related to high-ranking Obama administration officials.  The Department of State, then under Mr. Kerry’s leadership, is also a CFIUS member and played a direct role in the decision to approve the Henniges transaction.  The appearance of potential conflicts in this case is particularly troubling given Mr. Biden’s and Mr. Heinz’s history of investing in and collaborating with Chinese companies, including at least one posing significant national security concerns.  This history with China pre and post-dates the 2015 Henniges transaction. 

 

For example, in December of 2013, one month after Rosemont Seneca’s merger with Bohai Capital to form BHR, Hunter Biden reportedly flew aboard Air Force Two with his father, then-Vice President Biden to China.[4]   While in China, he helped arrange for Jonathan Li, CEO of Bohai Capital, to “shake hands” with Vice-President Biden.[5]  Afterward, Hunter Biden met with Li for reportedly a “social meeting.”[6]  After the China trip, BHR’s business license was approved.[7]  In December of 2014, BHR also reportedly became an investor in China General Nuclear Power Corp (CGN), a state-owned energy company involved in building nuclear reactors.[8]  In April of 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) charged CGN with conspiracy to unlawfully engage and participate in the production and development of special nuclear material outside the United States which could cause “significant damage to our national security.”[9]  Then, in August of 2015, Gemini Investments Limited, another Chinese-government linked entity, purchased 75 percent of Rosemont Reality, a sister company of Rosemont Seneca.[10]  Rosemont Realty became Gemini Rosemont and it reportedly focused on purchasing American real estate.[11]

  

In September 2015, BHR joined with a subsidiary of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) to acquire Henniges for $600 million.  AVIC acquired 51 percent of the company, and BHR acquired 49 percent.[12]  According to reports, the acquisition of Henniges by BHR and AVIC was the “biggest Chinese investment into US automotive manufacturing assets to date.”[13]  Because the acquisition gave Chinese companies direct control of Henniges’ anti-vibration technologies, the transaction was reviewed by CFIUS.  CFIUS approved the transaction despite reports that in 2007, years before BHR teamed up with AVIC’s subsidiary, AVIC was reportedly involved in stealing sensitive data regarding the Joint Strike Fighter program.  AVIC later reportedly incorporated the stolen data into China’s J-20 and J?31 aircraft.[14] 

 

As I stated when I began my oversight of the Uranium One transaction, public confidence in the integrity of the CFIUS approval process requires a commitment to transparency and responsiveness to Congressional oversight inquiries.  Recent reporting shows an overwhelming risk of conflicts and national security concerns in the Henniges acquisition that require additional Congressional scrutiny to ensure that the CFIUS process worked as designed, free of any political pressure and influence. 

 

Accordingly, please provide the following no later than August 29, 2019:

           

1.   A copy of the National Security Threat Assessment for the Henniges transaction.

 

2.      Did the Henniges review follow the 45 day review, 45 day investigation, and 15 day Presidential determination timeline?  Please describe, in detail, each stage of the CFIUS review process for the Henniges acquisition.  If it did not follow that timeline, please explain what timeline CFIUS followed and if any agencies made objections, national security-related or otherwise, during the review.

 

3.      Did CFIUS, or any of its members, brief the President and/or White House personnel on the Henniges transaction?  If so, when was the briefing provided, who provided the briefing, and who was briefed?

 

4.      Was the Henniges transaction subject to a national security arrangement?  If so, please provide the documentation of the arrangement.  If it was not subject to such an arrangement, why not?

 

I anticipate that your written reply and some responsive documents will be unclassified. Please send all unclassified material directly to the Committee. In keeping with the requirements of Executive Order 13526, if any of the responsive documents do contain classified information, please segregate all unclassified material within the classified documents, provide all unclassified information directly to the Committee, and provide a classified addendum to the Office of Senate Security. Although the Committee complies with all laws and regulations governing the handling of classified information, it is not bound, absent its prior agreement, by any handling restrictions.

 

Should you have any questions, please contact Joshua Flynn-Brown of my Committee staff at (202) 224-4515.  Thank you for your attention to this important matter.

 

Sincerely,

 

Charles E. Grassley                             

Chairman                                

                                                                        Committee on Finance

[Anler]

Oh wow, govt corruption.  

[f7ben]

2 minutes ago, Anler said:

Oh wow, govt corruption.  

ONLY OBAMA DID THIS KIND OF STUFF!

[Jimmy Snacks]

6 minutes ago, Anler said:

Oh wow, govt corruption.  

 

4 minutes ago, f7ben said:

ONLY OBAMA DID THIS KIND OF STUFF!

🤣

[Zambroski]

Just now, f7ben said:

ONLY OBAMA DID THIS KIND OF STUFF!

No...you two retards need to get something straight.  We have to start somewhere with this fuckery.  Clearly, Obama's regime was the most corrupt in the history of the US.  Bush right after due to Cheney.  We have to start with recent events to open this box up.

Still.....I thing nothing will come from this.  For two reasons, One..listed above which is people like you passively defending shit like this.  Two, DC has half of America defending it's every movement of fuckery in the name of identity politics.

Make that three retards....Pouty just jumped in for the ride.

[f7ben]

2 minutes ago, Zambroski said:

No...you two retards need to get something straight.  We have to start somewhere with this fuckery.  Clearly, Obama's regime was the most corrupt in the history of the US.  Bush right after due to Cheney.  We have to start with recent events to open this box up.

Still.....I thing nothing will come from this.  For two reasons, One..listed above which is people like you passively defending shit like this.  Two, DC has half of America defending it's every movement of fuckery in the name of identity politics.

Make that three retards....Pouty just jumped in for the ride.

Bush was 1000x more corrupt you fucking moron. Patriot Act is god level shit compared to Obama's kindergarten antics.

[Zambroski]

Just now, f7ben said:

Bush was 1000x more corrupt you fucking moron. Patriot Act is god level shit compared to Obama's kindergarten antics.

Wrong.  

[f7ben]

Just now, Zambroski said:

Wrong.  

Derp

[f7ben]

5000 dead us soldiers,  1 million dead Iraqis and the outright destruction of our rights on a level never dreamed of.

BUT BUT BUT OBAMA DERP

fucking brain dead retard

[Angry ginger]

Just now, f7ben said:

5000 dead us soldiers,  1 million dead Iraqis and the outright destruction of our rights on a level never dreamed of.

BUT BUT BUT OBAMA DERP

fucking brain dead retard

BUsh and Cheney were fine americans just trying to protect this country from all enemies foreign and domestic :sarcasm: 

[Zambroski]

Just now, f7ben said:

5000 dead us soldiers,  1 million dead Iraqis and the outright destruction of our rights on a level never dreamed of.

BUT BUT BUT OBAMA DERP

fucking brain dead retard

I rest my case.   

Throat slitter is fucking us again!!!!!!   

[f7ben]

Just now, Angry ginger said:

BUsh and Cheney were fine americans just trying to protect this country from all enemies foreign and domestic :sarcasm: 

You just know that's what's rattling around in his empty skull 

As for the op??? Hang these fucking pigs from the tallest bridge. That's what they deserve. 

We all know that wont happen though because Trump loves swamp creatures running his admin

[franks pond]

[Anler]

18 minutes ago, f7ben said:

ONLY OBAMA DID THIS KIND OF STUFF!

If they dont get to the bottom of this Epstein stuff then we can just stop pretending like we have a fair and free democracy. There is clearly a different set of rules for the politcal class. 

[Zambroski]

Just now, Anler said:

If they dont get to the bottom of this Epstein stuff then we can just stop pretending like we have a fair and free democracy. There is clearly a different set of rules for the politcal class. 

The bottom of that case was just suicided.  It's over.  Media won't pick up shit from here...just bits and pieces of rhetoric from here on out.  DC knows the conspiracy theories will cancel themselves out......they need to do nothing anymore.  Sooooo much smarter than us.

[f7ben]

1 minute ago, Zambroski said:

The bottom of that case was just suicided.  It's over.  Media won't pick up shit from here...just bits and pieces of rhetoric from here on out.  DC knows the conspiracy theories will cancel themselves out......they need to do nothing anymore.  Sooooo much smarter than us.

But Trump

[Anler]

6 minutes ago, Angry ginger said:

BUsh and Cheney were fine americans just trying to protect this country from all enemies foreign and domestic :sarcasm: 

We need to stop pretending like one is worse than the other, they are the same group of people. Dick Cheney' soil company is now drilling for oil in the Golan Heights area of a UN disputed area of Syria. A country we are engaged in militarily and economically with sanctions where the Obama admin started a coup by recruiting and enabling terrorist organizations. Under the protection of Israel... Of course we can cite other instances as well but this is our tax dollars at work...  

[Anler]

6 minutes ago, Zambroski said:

The bottom of that case was just suicided.  It's over.  Media won't pick up shit from here...just bits and pieces of rhetoric from here on out.  DC knows the conspiracy theories will cancel themselves out......they need to do nothing anymore.  Sooooo much smarter than us.

Oh no, there are plenty of witnesses to establish an investigation who havent suicided yet.. Not to mention this stems from a 2008 investigation. Our govt knows exactly what happened. 

[Zambroski]

 

 

5 minutes ago, f7ben said:

But Trump

Triggered twat...and faggot!  

2 minutes ago, Anler said:

We need to stop pretending like one is worse than the other, they are the same group of people.

I deleted all the horse shit in the weeds after this statement...it's dumb and speculative retard, hater conspiracy crap.  Now...the pertinent part which I kept can be argued which one is "worse" it does have a lot of truth to it.  IE...it's not just the Dems that wanted Epstein dead...and it's not just them that want the same for Assange.

Just now, Anler said:

Oh no, there are plenty of witnesses to establish an investigation who havent suicided yet.. Not to mention this stems from a 2008 investigation. Our govt knows exactly what happened. 

It will go nowhere or, a couple of retard aids will be sent up the river.

[Anler]

18 minutes ago, Zambroski said:

 

 

Triggered twat...and faggot!  

I deleted all the horse shit in the weeds after this statement...it's dumb and speculative retard, hater conspiracy crap.  Now...the pertinent part which I kept can be argued which one is "worse" it does have a lot of truth to it.  IE...it's not just the Dems that wanted Epstein dead...and it's not just them that want the same for Assange.

It will go nowhere or, a couple of retard aids will be sent up the river.

If this could be politically weaponized it would and its not, that should tell everybody something. He was in fact a child molester and a sex trafficker. And he was a known associate of alot of political figures. But I agree, this will go nowhere.