House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings is fighting back against allegations that his wife’s nonprofit organization violated its tax-exempt status and posed a potential conflict-of-interest with the work of his congressional panel. Cummings, D-Md., blasted a complaint to the Internal Revenue Service against his wife, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, who sits as chair of the Maryland Democratic Party and runs a nonprofit group and a for-profit consulting firm, as “baseless,” and partisan. FEDERAL JUDGE SIDES WITH HOUSE DEMOCRATS OVER SUBPOENA FOR TRUMP'S FINANCIAL RECORDS“These baseless claims come from a group funded by right-wing mega-donors known for their political hit jobs,” Cummings said in a statement to Fox News. The report claims that several of the nonprofit’s financial backers included Google, J.P. Morgan and Prudential—all of which had business interests before the House Oversight Committee, chaired by Cummings, and could pose a conflict of interest. “The potential for corruption in this situation is simply off the charts and can't be understated.

Source: Fox News May 28, 2019 15:10 UTC