Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the US House Judiciary Committee, has opened an investigation into FIFA President Gianni Infantino over relations between football’s governing body and the Trump administration. In a detailed letter sent Sunday, Raskin requested documents and asked Infantino to appear for an untranscribed interview. The report was published on July 28, 2026.

Raskin sought records and communications concerning any gifts, payments or benefits FIFA gave to Trump and his associates. He also requested visitor logs for FIFA office space acquired in Trump Tower last year. FIFA awarded Trump its newly created “FIFA Peace Prize” at the World Cup draw in Washington last December, while the organization opened a new office in Midtown Manhattan’s Trump Tower in July last year.

The letter also cited the Justice Department’s decision to dismiss indictments in a US government investigation into corruption in world football, including cases brought in 2015 against more than 20 senior FIFA officials and sports-marketing executives. Raskin alleged that FIFA’s ethical safeguards and ethics committee were weakened under Infantino. The report also described criticism after FIFA lifted Folarin Balogun’s suspension following Trump’s calls seeking a review.