‘Compromised’: Democratic Aide Fired for China Ties; GOP Demands Investigation

Congressional Republicans have called for an investigation following the revelation that an aide to a Democratic lawmaker was fired for seeking to facilitate meetings on behalf of the Chinese Embassy in Washington.
Barbara Hamlett, who worked on Capitol Hill for 34 years, was a scheduler for Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) at the time she allegedly contacted several congressional staffers and attempted to arrange meetings between them and various officials working at the Chinese Embassy, the National Review reported.
After she allegedly requested one such meeting with a Republican staffer, a Republican office reported Hamlett to the House’s sergeant-at-arms, the report states. A review of her conduct determined that she had attempted to arrange the meetings for China….}