Home Oversight Committee Rating Member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) unloaded on Chair James Comer (R-KY) for his household mortgage hypocrisy.
Rep. Raskin stated in a press release offered to PoliticusUSA:
It’s been a tricky week for everybody however particularly for individuals who gave their brother an interest-free $200,000 mortgage. This sort of fraternal generosity was once lawful in America however the Republicans appear to assume it’s a federal crime and impeachable offense in opposition to the Structure, or at the least they did assume that till the stunning revelation at the moment that Chairman Comer had truly given a type of sneaky household loans to his personal brother. Admittedly, the Comer mortgage could also be just a little extra suspicious than the Biden mortgage since there was a shell firm concerned with the Comer transaction, and we all know from Chairman Comer how fishy all these shell firms are.
If that weren’t unhealthy sufficient, voters throughout America, together with in Kentucky, on Tuesday delivered Republicans a shellacking for his or her persevering with fanaticism and extremism and, final evening, one other embarrassing GOP presidential main debate revealed two extra candidates’ intimate connections to Chinese language cash and political affect. To deal with this tidal wave of unhealthy information, Chairman Comer does what anybody would do somewhat than abandon his flop of an investigation—challenge extra subpoenas!
This new pile of subpoenas and interview requests to but extra personal residents, together with Eric Schwerin who already sat down with the Committee for a number of hours to elucidate the President was not concerned in his members of the family’ enterprise ventures—a reality Chairman Comer has not simply ignored however denied.
What Chairman Comer and Congressional Republicans need the American individuals to consider is that this investigation is concerning the information. However at each flip, Chairman Comer has been met with proof that reveals President Biden has dedicated no wrongdoing, a lot much less an impeachable offense. Somewhat than settle for the information and the proof, Chairman Comer has as an alternative determined to abuse the Committee’s authority, degrade Congressional subpoena energy, and erode our Structure in service of former President Trump’s petty private vendetta by harassing personal residents with conspiracy theories and embarrassing lies.
There may be nonetheless time for Chairman Comer and Congressional Republicans to just accept the reality and the information: there isn’t any proof of any wrongdoing by President Biden.
Now the nation understands how Rep. Comer knew a lot about loans to household, and probably why he thinks that such loans are corrupt.
The reply could be present in Comer’s personal use of shell firms and loans to his brother.
Rep. Raskin was right. There may be loads of time for Home Republicans to get up and settle for the reality and the information. President Biden hasn’t completed something unsuitable. Republicans haven’t any proof that Biden did something unsuitable. The extra James Comer digs the extra his personal secrets and techniques are being uncovered.
If Republicans observe by way of with Biden impeachment, it might backfire on them in ways in which they’ve by no means thought of. The revelations about Comer are solely the start.
Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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