January 1, House GOP Opens Investigation into Joe Biden

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House Republicans, who won control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, have announced their top oversight priority when they officially take the reigns next year: investigating President Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s business dealings.

“In the 118th Congress, this committee will evaluate the status of Joe Biden’s relationship with his family’s foreign partners and whether he is a President who is compromised or swayed by foreign dollars and influence,” said Rep. James Comer (R-KY), the top Republican on the House Oversight and Reform Committee.

“I want to be clear. This is an investigation of Joe Biden. That’s where the committee will focus in this next Congress,” he added.

The announcement came during a news conference held by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), who’s expected to become chair of the House Judiciary Committee, and other GOP members of the House Oversight Committee.

“This committee will evaluate the status of Joe Biden’s relationship with his family’s foreign partners and whether he is a president who is compromised or swayed by foreign dollars and influence,” Comer said.

Comer said that the committee has obtained Suspicious Activity Reports from banks that are allegedly related to the Bidens. The lawmaker noted that the Treasury Department previously ignored his repeated requests to provide the reports. There are more than 100, Comer said, and he’s only seen two of them so far.

“Was Joe Biden directly involved with Hunter Biden’s business deals, and is he compromised? That’s our investigation,” Comer said.

The lawmakers also released a 32-page interim staff report outlining their findings, entitled “A President Compromised: The Biden Family Investigation.”

The White House responded to the announcement, accusing House Republicans of mounting “politically motivated attacks chock full of long-debunked conspiracy theories.”

“President Biden is not going to let these political attacks distract him from focusing on Americans’ priorities, and we hope congressional Republicans will join us in tackling them instead of wasting time and resources on political revenge” a spokesperson for the White House Counsel’s office said in a statement.

Watch the full news conference below:

Sources: Reuters | Fox News | CNN | House Oversight Committee Republicans