- Rep. James Comer will lead Republican probes if the GOP takes back the House
- He is primed to be chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform
- Says Hunter and his business associates have many questions to answer
- Comer called Hunter a ‘national security risk’ and a ‘grifter’ who ‘sells access’
- He added that voters no longer see Hunter scandals as a conspiracy theory
- The narrative was Hunter was on his own and Joe Biden had no interest, he said
- ‘I think what we’re seeing now is that’s completely not true,’ he added
‘I think that the American people are starting to see that this isn’t an Adam Schiff conspiracy theory against the President,’ Comer added referring to the Democratic Congressman from California who has been scrutinized for pushing the debunked Steele dossier.
‘This is legitimate, fact-based information. It makes Hunter a national security risk that could potentially put Joe Biden in a compromised position against both China and Russia, two countries that we’re having to watch our backs with in Congress right now.’
Republicans have called for a special prosecutor to be appointed to take over the Delaware investigation into Hunter.
Comer said the move would make it harder for Republicans to bring Hunter in front of the committee, but it won’t stop their investigations.
‘If Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints a special counsel, I don’t think they will do anything more than just run out the clock. So we’ll continue to probe and investigate, and when we find something that is in the best interest of the American people, we will let them know’.