Scott leads GOP lawmakers demanding DOJ sue the CCP for COVID-19

By Eric Daugherty

Published Mar. 17, 2023, 11:01 a.m. ET | Updated Mar. 17, 2023

Sen. Rick Scott, R-FL, speaking with attendees at the 2022 Student Action Summit at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla., Feb. 9, 2023. (Photo/Gage Skidmore)

WASHINGTON, D.C. (FLV) – Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., is leading five other Republican senators who are urging the Department of Justice to sue the Chinese Communist Party, or CCP, for the coronavirus pandemic.

“More than 1.1 million Americans have died due to COVID-19 in the past three years, and untold millions more have suffered, and continue to suffer, physical and economic harms related to the pandemic,” a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland said.

The letter urged Garland to explore any legal actions the department can take against the CCP.

The group of senators pointed to the potential origins of the virus coming from a lab in Wuhan.

“We write to ask what legal action you have pursued or plan to pursue as U.S. Attorney General against the Chinese Communist Party officials responsible for that lab leak and/or its cover up to vindicate the interests of the millions of Americans who have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic?”

“We wholeheartedly welcome the opportunity to draft appropriate legislation to remove those barriers to pursuing justice for the millions of Americans harmed by the misconduct of the Chinese Communist Party,” they said.

In the letter, they grilled Garland for using his office for “nakedly partisan endeavors rather than engaging in meaningful pursuits benefit to our country.”

“We suggest you fulfill your duty as the chief law enforcement officer of the Federal Government to advance the interests of the United States and hold accountable the Chinese Communist Party and international organizations responsible for their role in the COVID-19 pandemic.”