Republican calls for Pelosi to probe Biden admin's potentially 'illegal' request for Saudis to delay oil cut

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been asked by Rep. Tom Tiffany to start hearings into the Biden administration's request that Saudi Arabia delay a cut in oil production until after the election.

The Saudi government said that the U.S. asked for the cut to be delayed a month.

According to the statement from the Saudis, postponing the decision by a month would have been bad for the economy.

Republican lawmakers were concerned that the Biden administration was thinking of the consequences of such a move.

Saudi Arabia's oil production will be cut after the mid-terms.

The administration accused the Saudis of trying to "spin and distract" from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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In recent weeks, the Saudis conveyed to us their intention to reduce oil production, which they knew would increase Russian revenues and undermine the effectiveness of sanctions. John Kirby is a spokesman for the White House.

There is a senator Bob MenENDEZ is calling for an end to all co-operation with Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia was presented with analysis that showed there was no market reason to cut production targets, and that they could wait for the next meeting of the organization to see how things develop.

The Washington Post says Biden's foreign policy with Saudi Arabia has failed.

Some Republicans didn't like the statement. Tiffany wrote to Pelosi that the claim by the Saudis is very serious.

If true, this may be an illegal solicitation of a foreign in-kind contribution by the White House on behalf of Democrats.

Gas prices have fallen in many areas of the country since peaking over the summer, and the GOP has criticized Biden's policies and high spending as a driver of inflation and high fuel costs, making pocketbook issues a key campaign message.

Tiffany urged Pelosi and the Democratic chairs of House committees to convene hearings to determine if calls were made and what specific requests were made regarding Saudi or OPEC+ oil production.

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He wants to know if any official asked the Saudis to delay oil production cuts until after the November elections.

He wrote that it was the House's responsibility to get to the bottom of the reports.

Hagstrom is a reporter for Fox News.