FIFA President Gianni Infantino may be invited to appear before the US Congress as early as January due to his ties to Donald Trump, writes the "Telegraph".
Jamie Raskin, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is looking into FIFA's ties to the White House and the Trump family's businesses. In particular, he is interested in giving the FIFA award to the American president and negotiating the sale of a stake in the company that was supposed to manage the commercial rights in the World Cup.
The company's main investor could be Joshua Kushner, brother of Jared Kushner, who is married to Trump's daughter Ivanka.
On July 26, Raskin asked FIFA for correspondence with the American authorities, including about the sale of tickets for the 2026 World Cup, information about gifts, payments and prizes to Trump and his entourage, documents about renting an office in Trump Tower, as well as visit logs at the federation's offices. However, the congressman has yet to receive a full set of documents. The publication does not specify which materials are missing.
The Telegraph notes that Infantino's lack of US citizenship will not prevent Congress from subpoenaing him. However, getting the head of FIFA to show up will be much more difficult if he is outside the United States.
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