Repeated allegations of corruption, influence peddling, and government stonewalling---particularly regarding the Biden administration and DOJ---raise concerns about partisan targeting and reliance on unresolved accusations (Fox News, CNN)
Accusations against Secret Service, including claims of gross incompetence and lack of transparency during high-profile protection failures, may backfire without substantiated evidence or clear reforms (Fox News)
Claims that members of both parties---including Republican leadership---engaged in bribery, coercion, or illicit tactics to block legislation may alienate congressional allies and complicate coalition-building (The Free Press)
Focus on sensational investigations (JFK assassination, Epstein client list, UAPs) could be criticized as political theater rather than substantive oversight---especially if not supported by measurable policy outcomes (Free Press)
Legislative calls to address influence peddling and secrecy may be undermined if not matched by bipartisan support or tangible progress, risking perceptions of political posturing (Fox News, CNN)
Aggressive rhetoric accusing other lawmakers of financial impropriety or double standards, without concrete evidence, could undermine credibility and bipartisanship (CNN)
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Called For Legislation To Prevent Influence Peddling By Officials In an interview with Sunday Morning Futures, Anna Paulina Luna said, "Congress needs to pass legislation so that it doesn't happen again, because what we saw was influence peddling. [...] I believe that if you are going to write the law, you should be held to the same standards of the law, and that it's not fair that Joe Biden sold his position." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Sunday Morning Futures, 11/3/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Called DOJ 'Corrupt' And Accused Of Double Standards In an interview with CNN, Anna Paulina Luna said, "You know, you mentioned earlier that I do think the DOJ is corrupt. Absolutely. When I find that they're giving special treatment to the Attorney General, that he doesn't have to testify to Congress, yet if any single other American does that, they go to jail, that is absolutely government corruption." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 11/19/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Suggested Senate Calls For Ethics Report Were Politically Motivated In an interview with CNN, Anna Paulina Luna said, "And I will say that for the Senators that are coming forward and stating that they need to read this testimony, let's look into these people's stocks, portfolios, and how they're becoming multi-millionaires off of $175,000 a year. [...] The reason why people want outsiders, the reason why people are not buying this Gaetz smear campaign, and that is exactly what it is, is because of the fact that they understand that there is a two-tiered justice system." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 11/19/24]
July 2023: Luna Accused Biden Administration Of Blocking Investigations Into Hunter Biden According to Fox News, "You heard last week or the week before last, IRS whistleblowers that were saying that literally the IRS was running cover for Hunter Biden because of his connection to Joe Biden. You literally have the FBI not following up on information and sourcing because of Joe Biden. And now you have the Department of Justice that is literally not doing their job." [Fox News JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME, 7/31/23]
July 2023: Luna Supported Impeachment Of President Biden According to Fox News, "I want this guy to be impeached. I've seen enough." [Fox News JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME, 7/31/23]
July 2023: Luna Criticized Senate Republicans For Not Supporting Impeachment Inquiry According to Fox News, "I was horrified when I heard three Republicans from Senate saying that they didn't want to move forward with impeachment for whatever reasons that this was just a tit-for-tat impeachment." [Fox News JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME, 7/31/23]
July 2023: Luna Criticized President Biden For Alleged Corruption With Foreign Governments According to Fox News, "the shame of all this is that he has sold out one of the highest positions of authority in the country and that is the president of the United States, working directly with him to personally enrich their family, working with foreign governments that hate us and that is wrong." [Fox News JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME, 7/31/23]
August 2023: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Stated Support For Impeaching President Biden According to The Free Press, Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said Monday she has 'seen enough' and is ready to impeach President Joe Biden over his son's business deals following testimony from a former associate. [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 8/1/23]
August 2023: Luna Expressed Frustration With GOP Senators Opposed To Impeachment According to The Free Press, 'And I've got news for you, Jesse; I was horrified I heard three Republicans saying they didn't want to move forward for whatever reasons, and this was just a tit-for-tat impeachment,' Luna continued. 'This is not just tit-for-tat impeachment. This guy is publicly corrupt. We have seen it. If I did it, if you did it, we would be in jail.' [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 8/1/23]
August 2023: Luna Criticized Sen. John Kennedy And Cited Alleged Biden Corruption According to The Free Press, 'Luna called out Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, who she said was one of three Senate Republicans who expressed skepticism about impeaching Biden.' [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 8/1/23]
August 2023: Luna Alleged President Biden Sold Access To Hostile Countries According to The Free Press, 'We are being stonewalled,' Luna said. 'This guy is sitting in the White House selling access to countries that don't like the United States and the Democrats that accused Republicans of being Russia collusion sympathizers, you have the president's son working with Russian oligarchs, personally enriching their families, and we are supposed to sit here and be quiet?' [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 8/1/23]
August 2023: Luna Said She Was 'Done' And Stated Intent For Biden Impeachment According to The Free Press, 'I am done here,' Luna added. 'I want this guy to be impeached. I have seen enough.' [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 8/1/23]
November 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Cited Federal Law To Argue Biden Faced Trouble Over Alleged Chinese Payments According to Fox News, JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna stated, "The more evidence we come out with, the more they want to change the terms. And, frankly, Federal Code 18 USC 201 basically states that you cannot have public bribery of a US official. And so, I think that he's in big, big trouble." [Fox News JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME, 11/1/23]
November 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Dismissed Biden Defense That Chinese Payments Were Loans According to Fox News, JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME, Luna said, "Absolutely not. And in fact, according to the FEC, as well as the disclosures that we have to do as public officials, they get into the nitty-gritty of all of that stuff. And so if you have a large sum of money, you have to ensure that you have an alibi of where it's come from. And frankly, as we're seeing, it's very evident that his loans and his payments came from the Communist Chinese Party." [Fox News JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME, 11/1/23]
November 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Asserted House Oversight Evidence Linked Chinese Money To Biden Family According to Fox News, JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME, Luna said, "What I can tell you based on the evidence and I think you know this, I've been championing this for a while. You know, what we're seeing coming out now, especially with those screenshots of those checks, it is very interesting." [Fox News JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME, 11/1/23]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Called For Investigation Into Funding Of Protest Organizations In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I would urge the Speaker of the House to open up a special committee -- to see exactly where this funding is coming from, for these organizations that are ultimately trying to undermine not just the United States, but our constitutional republic." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News (The Ingraham Angle), 11/16/23]
2024: Luna Claimed Biden Administration Used Appointees To Shut Down Hunter Biden Investigations In an interview with Political Transcript Wire, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "We know for a fact that this administration has been using their appointees to shut down any investigations and Hunter Biden and his business dealings tied to his father." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Political Transcript Wire, 3/28/24]
2024: Luna Referenced CIA Involvement In Hunter Biden IRS Whistleblower Case In an interview with Political Transcript Wire, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "We know that in August '21 when the IRS whistleblowers came forward to investigate Hunter Biden, they are actually approached by the CIA and actually Kevin Morris was told that he could not testify as a witness." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Political Transcript Wire, 3/28/24]
2024: Luna Asserted Biden Family Benefited From Foreign Adversaries In an interview with Political Transcript Wire, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "And the fact is that they are all tied together. And we know for a fact that, again, this family was benefiting not just from China, but from our other adversaries as well." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Political Transcript Wire, 3/28/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Linked Hunter Biden Guilty Plea To Influence Peddling Allegations Involving President Biden In an interview with Sunday Morning Futures, Anna Paulina Luna said, "Ultimately, this whole thing was, is that Hunter Biden was really the Keystone in regards to the influence peddling that was really benefiting the now sitting President Joe Biden. And so I do believe that our actual delegation and our committee needs to actually put forward legislation to stop influencing peddling at this magnitude. I mean, it was egregious what has happened." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Sunday Morning Futures, 9/8/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Criticized Hunter Biden's Guilty Plea and Called For Legislation Against Influence Peddling In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "this is something we have known all along. [...] the prosecutors have really shown the American people that this is not partisan. He was indeed guilty. He was breaking the law. [...] Hunter Biden was really the Keystone in regards to the influence peddling that was really benefiting the now sitting President Joe Biden. And so I do believe that our actual delegation and our committee needs to actually put forward legislation to stop influencing peddling at this magnitude. I mean, it was egregious what has happened." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News Sunday Morning Futures, 9/8/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Claimed Republican Members Blocked Her Attempt To Target Merrick Garland In an interview with Sunday Morning Futures, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I tried to go after Merrick Garland, and it was our own party that tried to block that." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Sunday Morning Futures, 11/3/24]
2023: Anna Paulina Luna Claimed House Republicans Were United After Speaker Vote In an interview with CAVUTO, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I think that we're incredibly united right now. [...] within the conference, we are united. The American people deserve those. And, frankly, I really appreciate now Speaker McCarthy embracing some of those changes." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CAVUTO, 1/10/23]
November 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Announced Intent To Vote For Joe Biden's Impeachment According to Fox News, JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME, Luna stated, "And frankly, I do believe that in my time in Congress for the 118th Congress, I will be taking a vote on impeachment and that's going to be against Joe Biden." [Fox News JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME, 11/1/23]
November 2023: Anna Paulina Luna Predicted Impeachment Vote To Occur At Beginning Of 2024 According to Fox News, JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME, when asked about the timing of an impeachment vote, Luna replied, "Well, I think Speaker Johnson is exactly equipped to lay that out, but I'm thinking it's probably going to be at the beginning of next year." [Fox News JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME, 11/1/23]
2024: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Expressed Willingness To Subpoena January 6 Committee Information In an interview with Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "I would be happy to work with Chairman Comer and Chairman Jordan in order to subpoena that. [...] I believe that this speaker, that this Republican body needs to take contempt of Congress very seriously if these people aren't going to play ball." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News (Maria Bartiromo), 3/17/24]
2024: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Urged Holding Individuals In Contempt If January 6 Information Withheld In an interview with Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "If they don't want to hand over the information that we are asking of them, they need to be held in contempt of Congress. I'm tired of signaling that. I think that Congress needs to bring those charges." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News (Maria Bartiromo), 3/17/24]
2024: Luna Urged Republican Leadership To Issue Subpoenas And Use Contempt Powers In an interview with Political Transcript Wire, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "I think that if Comer and Jordan decided to issue subpoenas, which they have the authority to do so, that we could absolutely complete this. But they have to be willing to do that, mainly because if these individuals don't show up that we can hold them in contempt, and we have the votes to do that." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Political Transcript Wire, 3/28/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Supported Transparency And Access To Congressional Information In an interview with CNN, Anna Paulina Luna said, "For Congress to legislate effectively, we must have access to the information that will enable us to make informed decisions. When Congress is denied this crucial information, we are left to navigate complex issues in the dark." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 11/19/24]
2025: House Oversight Committee Named Anna Paulina Luna As Leader Of Task Force On Declassifying Federal Secrets According to Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "The task force, led by Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), will investigate a range of high-profile issues, including the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as well as unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), the Epstein client list, the origins of COVID-19, and the 9/11 files." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 2/11/25]
2025: James Comer Praised Luna's Qualifications To Lead Task Force According to Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "Comer praised Luna as the ideal leader for the task force, citing her relentless pursuit of government accountability. 'Representative Luna is a sledgehammer against government secrecy,' he said. 'I can think of no better person in Congress to lead this task force.'" [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 2/11/25]
2025: Luna Emphasized Restoring Public Trust Through Government Transparency According to Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "In her remarks, Luna emphasized the importance of transparency and the need to restore trust between the government and the American people. 'When our founding fathers stood against tyranny, they defended the sacred idea of individual sovereignty,' she said. 'For too long, the American spirit has been dimmed by a veil of secrecy.'" [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 2/11/25]
2025: Luna Outlined Task Force's Agenda Including JFK, UAPs, Epstein List, COVID-19, And 9/11 According to Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 'Luna outlined the task force's ambitious agenda, which includes: * Investigating the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK. * Examining unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) and unidentified submerged objects (USOs). * Reviewing the Epstein client list. * Exploring the origins of COVID-19. * Revisiting the 9/11 files.' [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 2/11/25]
2025: Luna Announced Task Force's First Hearing On JFK Assassination According to Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 'The task force's first hearing, focused on the JFK assassination, is scheduled for March. Luna revealed that the investigation will challenge long-standing narratives, including the "single bullet theory," and will feature testimony from attending physicians and individuals involved in previous government investigations, such as the Warren Commission.' [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 2/11/25]
2025: Luna Expressed Belief In Two Shooters In JFK Assassination According to Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 'Based on what I've seen so far, the initial hearing held in Congress was faulty,' Luna said. 'I believe there were two shooters, and we should be finding more information as we gain access to classified files.' [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 2/11/25]
2025: Luna Committed To Making Agency Stonewalling Public According to Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 'If agencies stonewall us, I'm going to make that known to the American people,' she said. [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 2/11/25]
2025: Luna Pledged Decisive Action To Uncover Truth, Not Just Letters According to Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 'Luna emphasized that the task force will not rely on "strongly worded letters" but will instead take decisive action to uncover the truth.' [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 2/11/25]
2025: Luna Asserted A 'Solemn Duty' To Mend Public Trust In Government According to Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 'We've been treated like children for too long, kept in the dark by those we elected to serve us,' she said. 'It is my solemn duty to begin mending this trust.' [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 2/11/25]
2025: Anna Paulina Luna Supported Full Declassification Of Information With Presidential Executive Order In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "if we find that the president -- president's executive order is stonewalled, I do not put it past Chairman Comer or Speaker Johnson to hold those people in inherent contempt. And so, do not push back against what the president wants to declassify this, the American people deserve this, and we will be following through on this." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News Hannity, 2/11/25]
2025: Anna Paulina Luna Announced Hearing on JFK Assassination Documents and Confirmed Oliver Stone as Witness In an interview with FOX News host Jesse Watters, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "we actually have our hearing coming up on April 1st [...] we actually just confirmed today that the director, Oliver Stone will be testifying at that hearing, as well as Jeff Morley and a few other people." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with FOX News' Jesse Watters Primetime, 3/28/25]
2025: Anna Paulina Luna Credited Trump for JFK Document Declassification and Called for Transparency Legislation In an interview with FOX News host Jesse Watters, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "kudos to President Trump for following through on his campaign promise to fully declassify but look, Jesse, we need to ensure that the American people deserve the truth, get down to the facts of what actually happened." She added, "we hope to bring forward legislation too, to ensure that this never happens again for future generations to come." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with FOX News' Jesse Watters Primetime, 3/28/25]
2025: Anna Paulina Luna Investigated Unreleased NBC JFK Footage and Sought Its Public Release In an interview with FOX News host Jesse Watters, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "it was made aware to me this evening that NBC actually has a video that's never been seen before. We're actually going to be a sending a letter requesting that from NBC, because it allegedly shows Oswald near the vehicle when the assassination took place, which means that he couldn't have been the shooter." She added, "we are going to be sending a letter asking for that tape, and I would encourage everyone to ask NBC to release that tape to the public." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with FOX News' Jesse Watters Primetime, 3/28/25]
2025: Anna Paulina Luna Questioned CIA's Lone Gunman Theory and Supported Further Investigation In an interview with FOX News host Jesse Watters, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "there's even a CIA document that came out that Mr. Morley pointed out, that actually said that the CIA never bought the lone gunman theory. And so I think the American people had an inclination as to what we are saying, but we never had the hard evidence until now." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with FOX News' Jesse Watters Primetime, 3/28/25]
2025: Anna Paulina Luna Chaired JFK Assassination Document Review Hearing Scheduled For April 1, 2025 In an interview with FOX News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "we actually have our hearing coming up on April 1st. That is not April Fool's Day. That's when the hearing is going to be and we actually just confirmed today that the director, Oliver Stone will be testifying at that hearing, as well as Jeff Morley and a few other people." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with FOX News (Jesse Watters Primetime), 3/28/25]
2025: Anna Paulina Luna Sought Unreleased NBC Video Related To JFK Assassination In an interview with FOX News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "it was made aware to me this evening that NBC actually has a video that's never been seen before. We're actually going to be a sending a letter requesting that from NBC, because it allegedly shows Oswald near the vehicle when the assassination took place, which means that he couldn't have been the shooter." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with FOX News (Jesse Watters Primetime), 3/28/25]
2025: Anna Paulina Luna Criticized Warren Commission For Insufficient Truth About JFK Assassination In an interview with FOX News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I do believe that the Warren Commission never did the American people the facts. And so we have those. We're excited to present them to the American people, and there's more to come on that." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with FOX News (Jesse Watters Primetime), 3/28/25]
2025: Anna Paulina Luna Expressed Support For Legislation To Prevent Future Lack Of Transparency In Intelligence Operations In an interview with FOX News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "it's important to note that in a free and fair society, how could you operate or have an agency operating in the shadows? [...] we hope to bring forward legislation too, to ensure that this never happens again for future generations to come." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with FOX News (Jesse Watters Primetime), 3/28/25]
March 2025: Luna Revealed Lawmakers Requested Unreleased JFK Assassination Video From NBC According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) revealed Friday night that lawmakers are requesting a previously unseen video allegedly held by NBC News that could challenge the long-accepted narrative surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 3/29/25]
March 2025: Luna Claimed NBC Tape Might Contradict Oswald 'Lone Gunman' Theory According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "We're going to be sending a letter requesting that from NBC because it allegedly shows Oswald near the vehicle when the assassination took place which means that he couldn't have been the shooter." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 3/29/25]
March 2025: Luna Stated House Oversight Is Investigating With Reference To Newly Declassified JFK Files According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "Luna said the House Oversight Committee, which is spearheading a fresh investigation into the JFK assassination following the recent declassification of over 60,000 pages of previously secret documents, believes the video may hold key evidence that contradicts the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 3/29/25]
March 2025: Luna Cited Oliver Stone And Jefferson Morley As Key Witnesses In Forthcoming Oversight Hearing According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "The Oversight Committee's first public hearing on the JFK files is set for April 1, where notable witnesses will include filmmaker Oliver Stone and investigative journalist Jefferson Morley. [...] 'There's even a CIA document that came out that Mr. Morley pointed out which said the CIA never bought the lone gunman theory.'" [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 3/29/25]
March 2025: Luna Said Oliver Stone Alerted Lawmakers To Existence Of NBC's Unseen JFK Tape According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "According to Luna, it was Oliver Stone, the acclaimed director of the 1991 film JFK, who alerted lawmakers to the existence of the NBC video. She said Stone told committee members he had viewed a secondary copy of the tape, and claimed it 'could blow open the entire JFK investigation.' 'He said that NBC has been very, very much so guarding this tape,' Luna said." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 3/29/25]
March 2025: Luna Urged Public Pressure On NBC To Release Tape According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "Watters pressed Luna on whether NBC is actively withholding the video, to which she responded that the committee will formally request the footage from the network and encouraged the public to demand its release as well." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 3/29/25]
March 2025: Luna Praised Trump, Ratcliffe, And Gabbard For Order To Declassify JFK Files According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "Luna praised Trump, Ratcliffe, and Gabbard for prioritizing transparency and public access to sensitive historical records." [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 3/29/25]
March 2025: Luna Stressed Importance Of Full JFK Record Transparency For Democracy According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 'How can a free and fair society operate if its agency was operating in the shadows?' she asked. 'It's time the American people know the truth.' [Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 3/29/25]
2025: Luna Accused GOP Leaders Of Bribes To Block Proxy Voting Bill According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "Florida Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna is accusing members of her own party's leadership of using bribes and backroom deals in an attempt to derail her bipartisan push to allow proxy voting for new parents in the House of Representatives." [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 3/27/25]
2025: Luna Claimed Offers Of Committee Appointments Were Intended To Silence Her According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Luna said she had received multiple offers of committee appointments she had previously been denied attempts she characterized as efforts to buy her silence. 'I'm not going to be bought,' Luna said. 'I've now been reached out to multiple times, offering me positions on different committees, and I don't want it because this is bigger than me. It's about actually changing the institution for the better.'" [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 3/27/25]
2025: Luna Asserted Republican Leaders Used Coercive Tactics Against Bill Supporters According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "Even as the bill advances, Luna says House Republican leaders and allies continue using coercive tactics to peel off support. She claims that Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), one of the 11 Republicans who signed the petition, was offered floor votes on two of his bills if he agreed to reverse his position." [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 3/27/25]
2025: Luna Claimed 'Front Liner' Republicans Were Threatened With Loss Of Fundraising Support According to The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), "Luna also claims that 'front liner' Republicans those representing swing districts were threatened with a loss of fundraising support if they backed the measure." [The Free Press (Tampa, Florida), 3/27/25]
June 2024: Luna Discussed Inherent Contempt Resolution Against Merrick Garland According to Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) said, "What I would like to see happen is the attorney general would actually bring forward that evidence without us having to ask the sergeant in arms to go get it." [Fox News YOUR WORLD WITH NEIL CAVUTO, 6/13/24]
June 2024: Luna Commented On Possible Arrest Of Garland By Sergeant At Arms According to Fox News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) said, "We're hoping that it doesn't get to that, but, as you're seeing, again, like you stated, he hasn't complied. We have sent two subpoenas. They think that they're above the law." [Fox News YOUR WORLD WITH NEIL CAVUTO, 6/13/24]
June 2024: Luna Promised To File Inherent Contempt Resolution 10 Days After Contempt Vote According to Fox News, "Now, Luna promised to file an inherent contempt resolution 10 days after the first contempt vote." [Fox News YOUR WORLD WITH NEIL CAVUTO, 6/13/24]
June 2024: Luna Introduced Resolution For Inherent Contempt Of Congress Against Garland According to Political Transcript Wire, "So, actually, several months ago, I introduced a resolution for something called inherent contempt of Congress. So, this is something that Congress has the authority to do, and it hasn't been done since the early 1900s. [...] And what that allows Congress to do is really be the punitive arm and really hold Garland accountable by using the sergeant at arms to essentially go and get him, as well as the tapes, bring him to the well of the House, and really be a check and balance on the Department of Justice." [Political Transcript Wire, 6/16/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Questioned Motives of Senators Seeking Ethics Testimony Release In an interview with CNN, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "for the Senators that are coming forward and stating that they need to read this testimony, let's look into these people's stocks, portfolios, and how they're becoming multi-millionaires off of $175,000 a year." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with CNN, 11/19/24]
June 2024: Luna Questioned Authenticity Of Special Counsel Audio Transcript According to Political Transcript Wire, "I believe that it's possible that it has been doctored. But I also think, Maria, that it's really going to show the American people whether or not Biden is actually capable of making those decisions." [Political Transcript Wire, 6/16/24]
May 2024: Luna Suggested Oversight Needed To Trace Funding For Protests According to Fox News INGRAHAM ANGLE 7:00 PM EST, "that's exactly why I think that as House Oversight members, we need to follow the money trail because it's not just what they're saying in this particular topic, but they are pushing Left-wing ideologies and things that are ultimately --" [Fox News INGRAHAM ANGLE 7:00 PM EST, 5/2/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Criticized Secret Service And Called For Transparency In Hearings In an interview with Neil Cavuto, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I just want to put out there for the American people, look, they actually tried to get us to have this hearing without media present. And I think that that's wrong, mainly because, first and foremost, we want to dispel any conspiracy theories and ensure that this doesn't happen again. And only way to do that is really in front of the American people and getting the information directly to them." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CAVUTO CAVUTO 12:30 PM EST, 7/23/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Highlighted Secret Service Absence From Local Law Enforcement Briefings In an interview with Neil Cavuto, Anna Paulina Luna said, "They were working with local law enforcement, and law enforcement said that Secret Service was not attending the briefings with the snipers, and also that some of these areas, because they were technically outside of the perimeter, that Secret Service was unbothered with them." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with CAVUTO CAVUTO 12:30 PM EST, 7/23/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Criticized Secret Service Handling Of VIP Protection In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "What I will say, though, Neil, is on my investigating and something that I brought up yesterday in the oversight discussion with the former director of Secret Service is, look, they were working with local law enforcement, and law enforcement said that Secret Service was not attending the briefings with the snipers, and also that some of these areas, because they were technically outside of the perimeter, that Secret Service was unbothered with them. [...] Secret Service's job doesn't stop at the perimeter. It starts and ends with the protection of the VIP, whether it is President Trump, whether it is Kamala Harris, whether it's Nancy Pelosi, or Speaker Johnson." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business (Neil Cavuto), 7/23/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Opposed Attempts To Exclude Media From Oversight Hearing In an interview with Fox Business, Anna Paulina Luna said, "They actually tried to get us to have this hearing without media present. And I think that that's wrong, mainly because, first and foremost, we want to dispel any conspiracy theories and ensure that this doesn't happen again. And only way to do that is really in front of the American people and getting the information directly to them." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business (Neil Cavuto), 7/23/24]
July 2024: Luna Asserted More Secret Service Personnel Should Be Fired Beyond Director Cheatle According to CQ Transcriptions, Luna said, "So obviously, I feel personally, Laura, that there need to be people fired. She's not the only one that should have resigned." [CQ Transcriptions, 7/23/24]
July 2024: Luna Claimed Secret Service Failed To Scout And Flag Obstructed Sniper Views At Trump Rally According to CQ Transcriptions, Luna said, "But again, going back to the fact that Butler County Emergency Service, Secret Service should have scouted that, they should have flagged that, and they intentionally did not show up to the briefing where the other snipers were at." [CQ Transcriptions, 7/23/24]
July 2024: Luna Questioned Secret Service Protection Of Trump At Outdoor Rallies According to Fox News INGRAHAM ANGLE, "when we were in hearing, we actually asked that question to Cheatle and she said, the Secret Services' job does not stop at the fence line for a rally. So, in my opinion, these excuses that they're making. What I will tell you is knowing what I know from the investigation, Laura, I know for a fact that Secret Service did not show up at the Butler County EU, which is where they were coordinating with the other 40 sniper teams that were present at that previous rally. So, this was obviously a lapse in judgment for Secret Service and I do believe that if they assigned the proper details and also, they do their jobs, he will continue to be able to do rallies outside." [Fox News INGRAHAM ANGLE, 7/23/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Asserted Secret Service Not Present At Key Coordination Briefing For Trump Rally In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I know for a fact that Secret Service did not show up at the Butler County EU, which is where they were coordinating with the other 40 sniper teams that were present at that previous rally." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News (The Ingraham Angle), 7/23/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Characterized Secret Service Actions At Trump Rally As "Gross Incompetence" In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "this was just gross incompetence, and it is by the grace of God that Trump's alive, but we're glad that she stepped down." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News (The Ingraham Angle), 7/23/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Claimed Additional Firings Necessary In Secret Service Post-Director Cheatle Resignation In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "I feel personally, Laura, that there need to be people fired. She's not the only one that should have resigned." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News (The Ingraham Angle), 7/23/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Emphasized Secret Service Should Have Flagged Obstructed Counter-Sniper View At Rally In an interview with Fox News, Anna Paulina Luna said, "Secret Service should have scouted that, they should have flagged that, and they intentionally did not show up to the briefing where the other snipers were at." [Interview - Anna Paulina Luna with Fox News (The Ingraham Angle), 7/23/24]