{"id":18338,"date":"2026-07-27T00:59:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T19:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18338"},"modified":"2026-07-27T00:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T19:59:30","slug":"yassamin-ansari-calls-for-barron-trump-to-testify-in-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18338","title":{"rendered":"Yassamin Ansari Calls for Barron Trump to Testify in House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trump STORMS OUT of Collapsing White House\u2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v8u2DlZzPLQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A Democratic congresswoman is calling on Trump to testify before Congress \u2014 not President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>, not <strong>Donald Trump Jr.<\/strong>, but 20-year-old <strong>Barron Trump<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with MeidasTouch\u2019s <em>On Sunday<\/em> show, Rep. <strong>Yassamin Ansari<\/strong> (D-AZ) said she wants Barron Trump hauled before Congress so he can be questioned about his relationship with soon-to-be-extradited <strong>Andrew Tate<\/strong>, after the manosphere influencer and his brother were arrested on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/sources-tell-cnn-trump-isnt-expected-to-get-involved-in-tate-brothers-extradition-despite-his-past-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rape and child porn charges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI absolutely want to see Barron Trump come before Congress and answer questions about this. There is reporting about this, and he should answer these questions. What is his relationship with Andrew Tate? What kind of communication have they had?\u201d she said. \u201cWhat kinds of connections has Barron Trump potentially made for Andrew Tate and his brother? Has he had any conversations with other White House officials about this? These are all really important questions to be asking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The New York Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/10\/us\/andrew-tate-barron-trump-romania.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> last year Barron Trump was a \u201cfan\u201d of Andrew Tate and had a warm relationship with one of Tate\u2019s employees.<\/p>\n<p>Ansari continued, \u201cI think it\u2019s important to remember that Barron Trump is an adult. He is somebody who is deeply involved in Trump\u2019s orbit and the whole manosphere, and he has a lot of influence. So he needs to be held accountable if he has committed any wrongdoing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also accused the youngest Trump child of \u201cfollowing in the same footsteps of his older siblings\u201d and profiting off the \u201ccorruption\u201d inside the White House; she claimed Barron Trump is \u201cactively using his influence\u201d to sway his dad and change policies to his liking.<\/p>\n<p>Ansari said she expects House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. <strong>James Comer<\/strong> (R-KY) to give her a \u201cdismissive response\u201d when it comes to making Barron Trump testify, but she hopes she is wrong. She said Comer has been \u201cdragging his feet\u201d when it comes to probing Trump and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/trump-praised-cops-for-stopping-epstein-and-urged-them-to-focus-on-evil-ghislaine-maxwell-in-unearthed-fbi-document\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ties<\/a> to dead sex criminal<strong> Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>She doubled down on her comments soon after her interview was over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMembers of the Trump family have used the White House to enrich themselves and protect pedophiles,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepYassAnsari\/status\/2081436430295826470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2081436430295826470%7Ctwgr%5E059b530a8180ee42b1999b255282f8ad3af2b746%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D5745669action%3Dedit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on X. \u201cNobody is above the law-they must be investigated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch above, via MeidasTouch.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff A Democratic congresswoman is calling on Trump to testify before Congress \u2014 not President Donald Trump, not Donald Trump Jr., but 20-year-old Barron Trump. 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