Originally published August 10, 2023 2:00 pm PDT
The Chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, Rep. James Comer (R-KY), disclosed plans to issue subpoenas targeting the Biden family in connection with an ongoing investigation into their foreign business interactions.
The committee’s inquiries center on financial engagements of President Biden’s relatives during his tenure as Vice President.
Rep. Comer said on Fox Business, “This is always going to end with the Bidens coming in front of the committee. We are going to subpoena the family.”
He further shed light on the committee’s strategy, saying, “We know that this is going to end up in court when we subpoena the Bidens. So we’re putting together a case, and I think we’ve done that very well. We’ve shown the bank records.”
Comer believes that the committee’s methodical approach will ensure their case holds up under legal scrutiny.
His comments arrived on the heels of the committee releasing a staff memo that detailed substantial foreign funds channeled to Hunter Biden and his affiliates while Joe Biden served as Vice President.
This memo specified that to date, the committee’s subpoenas have been directed at banks linked to specific individuals and entities, and not the Biden family’s banking information.
However, Comer implied the subpoenas targeting the Biden family wouldn’t be immediately served.
“We want to talk to about three or four more associates first,” he stated, adding that efforts are ongoing to secure voluntary testimonies similar to the one provided by Hunter Biden’s ex-business partner, Devon Archer.
If this fails, Comer confirms that subpoenas will be issued.
Acknowledging the challenges of extracting information via subpoenas from a sitting president, Comer drew parallels to the difficulties congressional Democrats faced when trying to obtain financial records from former President Trump.
“It’s very difficult. You know how hard the Democrats tried to get Donald Trump. So this is very difficult,” he noted.
Rep. Comer voiced his expectations for transparency on Newsmax, stating, “If the president has done nothing wrong, then they should allow us to see their personal bank records.”
He continued, “If there’s nothing to hide, then they should be transparent with us, with their financial records, and stop obstructing and intimidating our witnesses and blocking us from more bank records.”
In a separate event, when a reporter questioned President Joe Biden about Devon Archer’s congressional testimony, the President responded sharply.
“I never talked business with anybody, and I knew you’d have a lousy question,” he said.
When further probed about why he considered the question poor, President Biden retorted, “Because it’s not true,” and then departed from the scene.
Of note, in his testimony, Archer alleged that Joe Biden, during his time as Vice President, participated in calls with Hunter Biden in the presence of foreign businessmen.
The testimony suggested that the then-Vice President’s voice acted as a key allure for foreign businesses aiming to send “signals” to the Obama White House.
