The U.S. House Judiciary Committee released a subpoena sent to Harold Rogers, Coupang's interim CEO, asserting discrimination by the Korean government in connection with the Coupang situation.
On the 5th (local time), House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan and Subcommittee on Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Chair Scott Fitzgerald said in a five-page subpoena sent to Rogers that "the Korean government continues targeted attacks despite a recent trade deal with the Trump administration that pledged to avoid discriminatory treatment against American corporations."
The House Judiciary Committee has demanded that Rogers appear on the 23rd and testify about the Korean government's targeted investigation of American corporations.
The committee emphasized, "Foreign attempts to attack innovative American corporations harm consumers and small businesses and benefit corporations closely tied to China," adding, "Korea also has a long history of using antitrust laws and digital regulations to target American corporations."
However, a senior Korean government official met with Korean correspondents in Washington that day and noted, "Rather than a diplomatic issue, this is the U.S. Congress handling the matter after lobbying by Coupang."
Earlier, during a visit to the United States last month, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, responding to questions from members of the U.S. House about the Korean government's response to Coupang, emphasized, "There is no discrimination at all," adding, "The United States and Korea have a relationship of trust strong enough that you do not need to worry about discriminatory treatment."