James Comer Says Democrats Unable to ‘Conduct Themselves in a Mature’ Way After He Yelled Profanity and Called Colleague a ‘Smurf’ in Hearing
Rep. James Comer (R-KY) accused Democrats of being unable to act maturely during committee hearings two weeks after he yelled profanity during a committee hearing.
In the same meeting, he also called a colleague a “Smurf.”
Comer, who chairs the Oversight Committee, has been investigating Hunter Biden’s business dealings, which the lawmaker claims involve his father, President Joe Biden. In literally hundreds of television appearances this year, Comer has repeatedly claimed the elder Biden acted improperly, if not illegally. His committee has yet to find evidence of wrongdoing.
The Kentucky Republican joined Tuesday’s edition of The Balance on Newsmax, where he railed against Hunter Biden’s refusal to give a deposition in front of the committee during a closed-door hearing. Earlier in the day, Biden’s attorney said his client will sit in front of the committee, but only in a public setting.
Comer told host Eric Bolling his committee has many questions for Hunter Biden and stated that a public hearing featuring Democratic members would be disruptive:
This is very important. This is a credible investigation. This is substantive. We’re doing this investigation the way it’s supposed to be done, and the subpoena calls for Hunter Biden to come in for a deposition. And that’s what we expect to have – a deposition where the transcripts will be released. When you have a deposition, the committee votes to release the transcripts. After the January 6th committee, the depositions were filmed. So this deposition will be filmed.
This will be testifying in public, but not in a chaotic scene where the Democrats, who have already demonstrated they can’t, uh, conduct themselves in a mature, credible manner during a hearing.
Comer added that he would hold a public hearing after Biden gives a deposition.
The congressman has pointed to two checks for $200,000 and $40,000 to Joe Biden from his brother, Jim Biden. They were each designated, “loan repayment.” Comer has suggested these checks were part of a nefarious scheme involving shell companies to enrich Joe Biden via Hunter Biden’s business.
In a twist, a report by the Daily Beast showed Comer paid his brother $200,000 via what might also be called a “shell company.” The report did not accuse Comer of wrongdoing, but pointed out that by the standards he is applying to the Bidens, he could just as credibly – or incredibly – be accused of shady practices.
When Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-NJ) brought the report to Comer’s attention during a hearing earlier this month, the Republican fumed at him.
“That story that you tweeted also said that I had a shell company. That is bullshit!” Comer raged. “I think that the problem is, you know, the White House tried to get CNN to write that story. They went around and investigated all this bullshit.”
When Moskowitz – dressed in blue – tried to reclaim his time, Comer got even more animated.
“No! I’m not going to give you your time back! We can stop the clock. You all continue to— you look like a Smurf here.”
Watch above via Newsmax.
