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House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said that his committee, which has been investigating the foreign business dealings of President Biden’s family members, will eventually move to subpoena the Biden family — a move Comer hinted could include the president himself.

“This is always going to end with the Bidens coming in front of the committee. We are going to subpoena the family,” Comer said Thursday on Fox Business.

“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 said. “If I had subpoenaed Joe and Hunter Biden the first day I became chairman of the committee, it would have been tied up in court and the judge would have eventually thrown it out. … We have put together a case that I think would stand up in any court of law in America.”

Comer’s subpoena tease comes a day after his committee released a third staff memo outlining millions of dollars in foreign funds paid to Hunter Biden and his former associates while Joe Biden was vice president.

That memo noted that the committee has so far only subpoenaed banks tailored to specific individuals and companies, but has not yet issued subpoenas for bank records for members of the Biden family.

Comer, though, indicated that subpoenas for members of the Biden family would not be imminent.

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[–] Nougat@kbin.social 110 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You know what people who operate legitimate investigations don't do? They don't announce on Fox Business that they're going to subpoena the president's family, and possibly the president himself.

[–] jscummy@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago

Comer is running a very legitimate media circus, I mean investigation

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago

Nothing good in the history of mankind has ever come from conservatism. Nothing at all. The more valuable time they waste in congress, the more civilized society should shun and exclude them from our daily lives.

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago

lol, trump has 78 federal indictments and will be on trial in two separate federal cases next year.

[–] TheJims@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is performance art for an audience of one.

[–] Introversion@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

An audience of tens of millions (of MAGA idiots), too.

[–] style99@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ares35@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

that's a bit generous.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 38 points 1 year ago

I have no doubt they will wait to try to do this during the presidential election next year. He knows they have nothing except trying to make Biden look bad through innuendo and association, and that any hearings they hold will end with a whimper. Can't have it ending with a whimper before the election, so have to wait.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They should stop teasing and subpoena Hunter Biden's penis already. You know they want to.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

They should stop teasing and subpoena Hunter Biden’s penis already. You know they want to.

What would be hilarious is if the dude is packing a hog or something. And thats the extent of what we find out.

[–] Mic_Check_One_Two@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, apparently his sex tape is available somewhere. So you’re welcome to go find out for yourself.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Don't tell MTG, she might screen the tape on C-SPAN. She seems oddly enamored with Hunter....

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[–] CoralMask146@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

I hope the Bidens just ignore it. Take a page out what Trump and his team did last year and ignore it

When Democrats subpoenaed Don McGhan to testify and tried to take him to court for his refusal, the Appeals Court ruled that Congress never passed a law that allowed them to sue to enforce a subpoena, and thus, can't sue for that

[–] RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

I really can't wait until history forgets even the existence of this dipshit yokel.

"Jesus Christ, Kentucky," exclaimed the Floridian unironically.

[–] btaf45@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How and why would you subpoena a "family" lmfao? Is this going to include Bo Biden, who volunteered for service in Afghanistan and died in the service?

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Beau died of brain cancer after he was on active duty?

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Wasn't it from possible exposure to some shit while on duty though?

[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

As soon as House Oversight Committee figures out what they want to investigate the Biden family for

[–] pozbo@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Trust me guys, we have all the evidence on this laptop which totally exists I swear trust me bro it's on the laptop.

[–] DauntingFlamingo@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We saw the dick pics already. We don't want to see them again

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Hunter Biden is guilty of having a massive fucking cock, lock him up.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Tell me you're not Marj Taylor exGreene, without telling me you're not Marj Taylor exGreene.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I saw this asshat trying to justify himself to Lawrence O'Donnell and one of his "Well isn't that SPECIAL..." stats was that just after Biden left Romania, someone in Romania wired money to his grand daughter.

Which sure SOUNDS damning when you put it that way...

Too bad it didn't actually happen that way...

Here's the timeline:

Biden spoke in Romania
One year later, Romanian national Gabriel Popoviciu wired money to Rob Walker.

Rob Walker later wired about 1/3rd of the $3 mil. to various Biden family members.

https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/corrupt-romanian-paid-biden-family-1-million-as-joe-biden-pushed-anti-corruption-measures-in-romania/

So, no evidence Biden was involved in the ask or the payment. LOL.

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lots of stones being thrown by folks in glass houses... I'm not sure the GOP really wants this kind of deep dive into their financials. If you think this is bad, I can't even imagine the kind of shit they're hiding.

[–] Dippy@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If they have legitimate evidence a crime was commit. Good, question him.

Republican or Democrat doesn’t matter, show your evidence and if they are doing something illegal let’s get rid of em. Biden shouldnt be immune, nor should any other person.

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (20 children)
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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

But it so hard to prosecute someone you don't like without any evidence...

[–] mrpants@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago

they never do though lol

[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're gonna get really loud about this closer to election season. There won't be any more substance to it than there is now but they'll certainly try.

[–] DauntingFlamingo@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

If he did something illegal beyond what he's already plead to, lock him away. Same with the president. ANY president. I don't care if it's Biden, Trump, Obama, Clinton, GW, Clinton, Clinton, GHW, Reagan, Clinton, or fucking George Washington.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

So they want to make a case that would stand up in any court - without any hint of evidence? This is as "solid" as Trumps "stolen election" cases.

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[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

See, this is what a Witch Hunt looks like

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The gross irony in the very first sentence of this post... Oversight and Accountability? Fucking laughable.

[–] pozbo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Cough Clarence Thomas cough

[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are there actually rules around who Congress can subpoena? I don't think you NEED to put together a good case, I think you just vote to do it.

Which is lucky for this guy because spoilers... they don't have a good case.

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[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Response from every single member of the Biden family:

"Dear Mr. Jordan,

We have received the subpoena and intend to treat it with the same level of respect and diligence as you and your colleagues have treated subpoenas in the past. Thank you and have a good day.

Sincerely, The Bidens."

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

100% Bullshit

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

And every one of them should all opt for doing a Gym Jordan on the matter.

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