# US House Democrat Jamie Raskin demands FIFA president Infantino testify over ties to Donald Trump and corruption allegations > Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the US House Judiciary Committee, wrote to FIFA president Gianni Infantino on July 27 requesting that he appear before the committee and hand over documents, citing what Raskin called mounting evidence of a Trump bribery and corruption scheme linked to FIFA's award of the 2026 World Cup to the United States **Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-07-27 · heads: , What They're Not Saying · 6 takes · 3 lenses · 4 regions ## Summary US Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, wrote to FIFA president Gianni Infantino on July 27 requesting he appear before the committee and provide FIFA records. Raskin's press release described the inquiry as an investigation into "mounting evidence of a Trump bribery and corruption scheme" involving Infantino's relationship with President Donald Trump. The letter came after the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which was held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Infantino had been a frequent presence at Trump administration events during the lead-up to the tournament. The committee is the minority party's ranking-member inquiry; it does not carry subpoena power on its own, but formal requests on House stationery create a public record that can be escalated. ## Why it matters Infantino's relationship with Trump attracted scrutiny throughout the 2026 World Cup cycle. FIFA awarded the 2026 tournament to a North American bid that included the United States when Trump was in his first term, and Infantino was photographed at multiple White House events. Raskin's framing of the inquiry as a "bribery and corruption scheme" is significantly more aggressive than typical oversight language and signals that Democrats intend to use the inquiry politically. Because Raskin is the ranking member rather than the committee chair, the request is not backed by subpoena authority, but it forces FIFA and the White House into a public response. ## What to watch - Whether FIFA responds to Raskin's letter and on what terms - Whether Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee open a competing or blocking inquiry - Whether the Justice Department or any other federal body opens a parallel investigation - The content of whatever FIFA records Raskin is seeking, which would indicate the specific transactions under scrutiny ## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens) ### unlabelled - **US House Judiciary Committee Democrats (official record)** (United States, en) — The official press release from Raskin's office confirmed the letter to Infantino, described the committee's concerns as 'mounting evidence of a Trump bribery and corruption scheme', and called for Infantino to appear in person and produce FIFA records. > "Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, wrote to Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, launching an investigation into mounting evidence of a Trump bribery and corruption scheme." Source: https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/ranking-member-raskin-calls-foul-on-fifa-president-infantino-for-trump-bribery-and-corruption-scheme - **G4media (Romania)** (Romania, ro) — Source: https://www.g4media.ro/presedintele-fifa-gianni-infantino-chemat-in-fata-congresului-sua-din-cauza-legaturilor-cu-trump.html - **News-pravda** (Russia/Europe, en) — Source: https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/07/28/2475050.html - **PressTV (UK)** (Iran/UK, en) — Source: https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2026/07/28/773222/FIFA-Trump-Infantino-Congress ### US sports news site, first to report the congressional inquiry with detail on Raskin seeking both FIFA records and a personal interview with Infantino - **Heavy.com** (United States, en) — Heavy.com's initial report described Raskin seeking FIFA records and requesting a formal interview with Infantino, framing it as congressional scrutiny of the organisation's relationship with President Trump at a time when the 2026 World Cup, hosted by the United States, had recently concluded. > "Rep. Jamie Raskin is seeking FIFA records and an interview with Gianni Infantino as scrutiny grows over ties to Donald Trump." Source: https://heavy.com/sports/soccer/world-cup/gianni-infantino-house-trump-fifa-inquiry/ ### Left-leaning US outlet, reported the wider political context including prior reporting on Infantino's access to Trump and the committee's framing of it as a corruption matter - **Raw Story** (United States, en) — Raw Story contextualised the congressional request as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee escalating scrutiny of FIFA's relationship with Trump, noting earlier reporting on Infantino's close access to the White House during and after the World Cup bidding process. > "The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee has formally asked FIFA president Gianni Infantino to appear before the committee, escalating scrutiny of FIFA's relationship with President Donald Trump." Source: https://www.rawstory.com/gianni-infantino-trump/ ## Across the graph - Related: [[zelensky-trump-0728]] - Entities: Usa, Fifa --- Canonical: https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/infantino-congress-0728