AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - New York socialist congressional nominee faces Logan Act scrutiny after pledging to carry Mexico's 'fight' to Congress
Claire Valdez, the Democratic nominee for a New York City congressional seat, drew calls for a federal probe after she disclosed meeting members of Mexico's ruling left-wing party and vowed to bring their "fight" to Washington. Valdez, who is seeking the seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez in New York's 7th Congressional District, […] The post New York socialist congressional nominee faces Logan Act scrutiny after pledging to carry Mexico's 'fight' to Congress appeared first on American Almanac .
Claire Valdez, the Democratic nominee for a New York City congressional seat, drew calls for a federal probe after she disclosed meeting members of Mexico's ruling left-wing party and vowed to bring their "fight" to Washington. Valdez, who is seeking the seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez in New York's 7th Congressional District, posted on social media that she had met with "comrades" in Morena, Mexico's governing left-wing party, and framed her congressional bid as an extension of Mexico's struggle against an "empire." Immigration attorney and columnist Alicia Nieves responded by publicly calling on Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, a former U.S. ambassador to Mexico, to review whether Valdez's conduct…Open