The former Trump staffer, Garrett Ziegler, has bragged of meetings with congressional investigators who have worked for months to dig into Hunter Biden’s overseas business dealings and the contents of his abandoned laptop. At least one committee chair has implied the probe is actually about hurting President Joe Biden’s reelection chances.

Speaking to HuffPost, Ziegler denied any bigoted beliefs, but he has also repeatedly reposted material online from the prominent white nationalist Nick Fuentes and other bigots.

During phone interviews with HuffPost, Ziegler described himself as a “paleoconservative” — not a “bogeyman” — and compared himself to Pat Buchanan. “There are some things that I agree with Nick Fuentes on, and some that I don’t,” he said of his online presence. Referring to reposting material, he said, “sometimes you just do it because you think it’s a very, very good thing for the conversation.”

Ziegler himself has referred on multiple occasions to meetings or correspondence with congressional investigators, including an attorney on the House Oversight Committee staff and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) chief of staff. More recently, he bragged of a planned meeting with Jordan himself — though one he now says did not occur. At least two members of Congress have praised his work in interviews, saying it contained potential evidence of criminality by the Biden family. He also says he’s met personally with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in the member of Congress’ office.