WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 21: U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) testifies during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill September 21, 2005 in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine Rep. Weldon's claims that the Pentagon had collected, and then destroyed crucial information on the lead 9/11 terrorist, Mohammed Atta, more than a year before the attacks. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 21: U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) testifies during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill September 21, 2005 in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine Rep. Weldon’s claims that the Pentagon had collected, and then destroyed crucial information on the lead 9/11 terrorist, Mohammed Atta, more than a year before the attacks. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
An ex-congressman has attracted scrutiny from the Senate Judiciary Committee, as it continues to investigate whether President Donald Trump’s campaign conspired with Moscow to sway the 2016 presidential election.
Curt Weldon, a Republican and former Pennsylvania congressman, lost his re-election campaign more than a decade ago following an FBI probe into his ties to two Russian companies. He has “connections to both Russia and the Trump campaign” that are raising suspicions among senators, a spokeswoman for Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said. Feinstein is the committee’s ranking member, and wants to interview Weldon, the spokeswoman said.
