{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcdowell.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcdowell-leads-letter-calling-doj-investigate-potential-logan-act-violations", "McDowell Leads Letter Calling on DOJ to Investigate Potential Logan Act Violations by New York City Mayor's Office", "2026-07-15", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Addison P. McDowell", "M001240", "mcdowell.house.gov", "mcdowell", "https://mcdowell.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congressman Addison McDowell led a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche calling on the Department of Justice to investigate whether officials in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Administration violated the Logan Act by engaging in unauthorized communications with the Islamic Republic of Iran.\n\n\u201cUndermining national security has serious risks, and the mayor of New York should know better than to meddle in our foreign affairs during the height of negotiations between the White House and Iran,\u201d Congressman McDowell said. \u201cThe Department of Justice needs to look into Mamdani's office and ensure they are not acting as rogue agents to the detriment of America's national security. Mamdani does not speak for America. President Trump earned the public's trust to ensure the safety and security of the United States.\u201d\n\nAccording to reporting by the New York Post, New York City Commissioner for International Affairs Ana Mar\u00eda Archila scheduled a meeting with Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, before the State Department intervened and the meeting was canceled.\n\nThe Logan Act prohibits unauthorized American citizens from negotiating with foreign governments on behalf of the United States. The letter asks the Department of Justice to investigate whether Commissioner Archila, acting on behalf of Mayor Mamdani, engaged in any unlawful communications or activity involving the Iranian government.\n\nCongressman McDowell was joined by 13 Members of Congress in sending the letter to Acting Attorney General Blanche.\n\nThe signatories include: Lauren Boebert (CO-04), Earl. L. \"Buddy\" Carter (GA-01), Pat Fallon (TX-04), Randy Fine (FL-06), Clay Fuller (GA-14), Pat Harrigan (NC-10), Wesley Hunt (TX-38), Rich McCormick (GA-07), Max L. Miller (OH-07), Riley M. Moore (WV-02), Pete Sessions (TX-17), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), and Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13).", 1, "2026-07-17T07:15:58Z", "2026-07-17T07:17:05Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mcdowell.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcdowell-leads-letter-calling-doj-investigate-potential-logan-act-violations"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8838069625198841, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}