1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

I need you to investigate President Trump's offer of a federal position to Hope Scheppelman in exchange for dropping out of Colorado's 3rd Congressional District primary race. This appears to be a clear case of using federal employment as a bribe to manipulate a state election outcome. On Friday, Trump announced that Scheppelman and her husband would leave the campaign trail to join his administration after meeting to discuss opportunities to serve in a different capacity. Scheppelman herself stated Trump made a "request to withdraw" from the race. The White House has refused to answer whether the president directly offered them jobs in exchange for stepping out, and notably, her husband was also offered a role despite not being a candidate. This is textbook election interference. Federal positions cannot be dangled as incentives to clear the field for a preferred candidate, even if that candidate is an incumbent like Rep. Jeff Hurd. The fact that Trump had called Hurd a "RINO" and stripped his endorsement just last month over tariff votes makes the timing especially suspicious. The people of Colorado deserve to choose their representative without the president's thumb on the scale. Open a formal investigation into whether federal employment was offered as a quid pro quo to influence this primary election.