Comer eyes renewed DOJ ‘accountability’ on Hunter and James Biden criminal referrals
House Oversight Commitee Chair James Comer (R-KY) is urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to take legal action against Hunter and James biden based on ongoing investigations by the committee. House Republicans have submitted criminal referrals to the DOJ regarding false statements made by the Biden family to congressional committees. Comer expressed optimism that the DOJ might act under the new leadership as President Trump’s presidency, even though he noted no action has been taken yet.
comer emphasized the importance of accountability and remarked that lying before Congress is a felony. The committee is particularly focused on allegations surrounding former President Joe biden’s use of an autopen for signing executive orders, which could be challenged in court if it is shown that Biden was unaware of the signings. Furthermore, there is ongoing scrutiny regarding pardons Biden granted before leaving office, including one for his son Hunter, which Trump has criticized as unjust. The outgoing acting U.S. Attorney for the District of columbia has stated that Biden’s last-minute pardons will be investigated.
Comer seeks DOJ ‘accountability’ with renewed emphasis on Hunter and James Biden criminal referrals
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) reiterated a call for the U.S. Department of Justice to pursue legal action against Hunter and James Biden, based on several investigations the Oversight Committee has pursued.
House Republicans sent criminal referrals to the Justice Department regarding the “provably false statements” the Biden family members made to both the Oversight and Judiciary Committees last year. With the change in leadership at the Justice Department since President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, Comer said on Sunday that he is “hopeful” the DOJ will take action, admitting that it has “not yet” done so.
“When it comes to holding people accountable, then that’s going to have to be the Department of Justice,” Comer stated on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo. “Our criminal referrals to the Department of Justice have a 5-year statute of limitations. So, they’re good throughout the entire Trump administration. We’re hopeful that Pam Bondi will set an example out of people who have lied before Congress, like Jim Biden and like Hunter Biden.”
Comer was then pushed on the public needing more than just “hope” that the Justice Department will act, and was asked whether or not it is a felony to lie in front of Congress. The chairman said it “absolutely” is, and that the committee will continue working on its investigation while it is “desperately seeking accountability” from the DOJ.
One major point of focus that House Republicans are currently working to investigate is former President Joe Biden’s use of the “autopen,” which has come under scrutiny. Comer contended that many of Biden’s executive orders were meant to “Trump-proof” the White House, and that these orders could potentially be thrown out in court if it can be proven that Biden had no knowledge of them being signed in his name.
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Prior to leaving the White House, Biden granted a myriad of pardons, one of which was granted to his son Hunter that stretched back from 2014 through December 1, 2024. Trump had decried this pardon, deeming it a “miscarriage of justice.”
On Tuesday, outgoing acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin stated that the office would investigate Biden’s last-minute pardons. Besides Hunter Biden, pardons were also issued to former White House COVID-19 adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Wyoming GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, and several members of the House Jan. 6 committee.
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