A trio of Republican representatives are calling for the FBI to investigate data center opposition, echoing the charge that anti-data center advocates in the US are backed by “foreign influence campaigns.”
“Unleashing American innovation and accelerating new advancements in AI have become key priorities for this committee and the Trump administration, and the US cannot afford to ignore the risks posed by our geopolitical adversaries’ efforts to undermine US global leadership,” reads the open letter, which was sent to crypto advisor and former PayPal COO David Sacks, science advisor Michael Kratsios, and the director of the FBI Kash Patel on June 4.
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“As such, the committee requests a briefing to understand what actions the Trump administration is taking to investigate foreign influence campaigns and “billionaire-backed activism” to slow US AI development and the infrastructure necessary to support these advancements.”
The letter was penned by Representative Brett Guthrie, who chairs the Committee on Energy and Commerce; Representative John Joyce, who chairs the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations; and Representative Bob Latta, who chairs the Subcommittee on Energy.
