Gianni Infantino called to appear before Congress over ties to Donald Trump
Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, has opened an inquiry into Fifa president Gianni Infantino, pressing for records that would outline contacts between the governing body and Donald Trump and his administration. In a Sunday letter, Raskin asked Fifa to produce documents and communications and requested that Infantino sit for a transcribed interview.
Raskin’s correspondence demands “any documents and communications related to gifts, payments or benefits provided to Trump and his associates,” and it specifically seeks the visitor logs for Fifa’s office space in Trump Tower, which the organisation acquired last year. The letter sets out the committee’s interest in clarifying the nature of interactions between Fifa and members of the Trump administration and associated businesses. The move represents a formal request for material evidence and testimony to support the committee’s review.
Among the records the committee has asked to see are communications that could reveal transfers of value, hospitality or other advantages extended to Trump and his associates. The phrasing of the request highlights gifts, payments or benefits as particular areas of concern. Those categories, Raskin indicates, are central to understanding any material relationship between Fifa and individuals connected to the former president.
The inquiry also focuses on physical access to Fifa’s premises after the governing body established an office in Trump Tower last year. By seeking visitor logs for that space, the committee aims to document who entered the offices and when, which the letter implies could shed light on meetings or encounters relevant to the investigation. The acquisition of the Trump Tower office is a discrete fact the committee cited in explaining its request for records.
In addition to documentary production, the committee has asked for Infantino to be made available for a transcribed interview. That request seeks to obtain sworn or recorded answers directly from Fifa’s president about the matters outlined in the records demand. The transcribed nature of the proposed interview indicates the committee’s intent to preserve a formal, accessible record of any testimony given.
Raskin’s actions mark the commencement of this congressional examination into ties between Fifa’s leadership and Donald Trump, his administration and his family business. The committee has set out both documentary and testimonial avenues to pursue relevant information, with the responses to the Sunday letter likely to determine the next procedural steps.