Claire Valdez Faces Logan Act Probe Calls Over Mexico 'Fight' Pledge and Morena Meeting
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 18
Claire Valdez Faces Logan Act Probe Calls Over Mexico 'Fight' Pledge and Morena Meeting
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 18
Summary
Claire Valdez, the Democratic nominee in New York’s 7th District, drew calls for a State Department probe after saying she would carry Mexico’s independence “fight” to Congress.
The criticism intensified after Valdez said she had met Morena “comrades” and praised Mexico’s ruling left-wing party for standing up to “empires and corporations” that “have always taken from us.”
Alicia Nieves urged Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau to review whether Valdez — still a private citizen, not a member of Congress — ran afoul of the 1799 Logan Act on unauthorized foreign-policy contacts.
The law is rarely enforced and has produced no convictions, though Democrats previously invoked it against Donald Trump and it has also surfaced in disputes involving John Kerry and Jesse Jackson.
The flare-up lands as New York’s primary season tests the Democratic left, with Valdez among socialist-backed candidates pushing positions such as Medicare-for-all and abolishing ICE ahead of the November election.