WASHINGTON: Challenging the decision of the Biden administration to investigate the activities of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, an influential Republican lawmaker has said such selective actions risk damaging critical alliances with key partners.
In a strongly worded letter to US Attorney General Merrick B Garland, Congressman Lance Gooden, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, also asked, “What will the US do if India refuses to comply with an extradition request?” Gooden also demanded answers on the Justice Department’s selective prosecution of foreign entities and the potential harm such actions pose to the US’ 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,” Gooden said in his letter dated January 7.