{"id":2251161,"date":"2024-05-23T11:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T15:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-must-face-ethics-investigation-for-biden-inquiry-fundraising-democratic-group\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T11:25:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T15:25:02","slug":"comer-must-face-ethics-investigation-for-biden-inquiry-fundraising-democratic-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-must-face-ethics-investigation-for-biden-inquiry-fundraising-democratic-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Comer to undergo ethics probe for fundraising tied to Biden inquiry: Democratic organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcomer-must-face-ethics-investigation-for-biden-inquiry-fundraising-democratic-group%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2251161&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Democratic-aligned Congressional Integrity Project \u2063has requested an ethics \u2064investigation into House Oversight\u200c Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) for \u2064allegedly using his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-lawmakers-inching-toward-a-bipartisan-impeachment-probe-against-andrew-cuomo\/\" title=\"New York Lawmakers \u2018Inching\u2019 Toward A Bipartisan Impeachment Probe Against Andrew Cuomo\">impeachment inquiry<\/a> into \u2062President Joe Biden for campaign fundraising. They \u200dargue that \u200bComer&#8217;s solicitations violated House rules by linking fundraising to his \u2063official duties. Kyle Herrig criticized Comer for prioritizing fundraising over constituents&#8217; needs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014 <\/strong>House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2958466\/comer-possible-book-democratic-group-request-ethics-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>could face an ethics investigation<\/a> over allegations the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kentucky Republican<\/a> is using his high-profile impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden for campaign fundraising. <\/p>\n<p>The Democratic-aligned Congressional Integrity Project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/735395117\/Comer-OCE-Ethics-Complaint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sent a request<\/a> to the Office of Congressional Ethics to determine whether Comer violated House rules by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-white-house-flagged-for-ethics-violation\/\" title=\"Biden White House Flagged for Ethics Violation\">soliciting campaign donations<\/a> in messaging directly related to his impeachment investigation, according to a letter first shared with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. Doing so, the group argued, would violate House rules that state solicitations for campaign or political contributions cannot be linked to official duties. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJames Comer cares more about filling his war chest than serving the needs of his constituents,\u201d Kyle Herrig, executive director of the Congressional Integrity Project, said in a statement. \u201cHis disastrous reign on Oversight has all been to help two people first and foremost: himself, and Donald Trump. He cannot be trusted to conduct legitimate Oversight while using the Committee and its actions as his own personal campaign advertisement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The group pointed to a number of campaign emails sent by Comer that helped the Oversight chairman raise millions of dollars last year while linking many of his solicitations directly to Biden\u2019s impeachment inquiry. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/f-transgenderism-elementary-school-counselor-probed-for-immoral-opposition-to-kids-sex-changes-report\/\" title=\"\u2018F*** Transgenderism\u2019: Elementary School Counselor Probed For \u2018Immoral\u2019 Opposition To Kids\u2019 Sex Changes: Report\">letter specifically cites<\/a> a fundraising email from March 2024 in which Comer requested donations while \u201cpreparing criminal referrals as the culmination of my investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter also cited an email sent on May 16 that specifically referred to the Oversight Committee\u2019s efforts to obtain audio files from an interview between special counsel Robert Hur and Biden regarding his classified documents case. In that email, Comer wrote the audio files \u201ccould be the final blow to Biden with swing voters across the country,\u201d which the group argued linked his official work with campaign fundraising in violation of House rules. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNotwithstanding these obligations, Representative Comer violated his ethical obligations by repeatedly making campaign contribution solicitations linked to his official actions as Chairman of the House Oversight Committee tasked with conducting an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-looks-to-pelosi-playbook-before-potential-biden-impeachment-inquiry-report\/\" title=\"GOP seeks guidance from Pelosi playbook ahead of possible Biden impeachment inquiry: Report\">official impeachment inquiry<\/a> into President Joe Biden,\u201d the letter states. <\/p>\n<p>The request for an ethics investigation comes one month after the Congressional Integrity Project requested a separate inquiry into Comer after reports surfaced he was in talks to secure a book deal while leading Republicans\u2019 impeachment inquiry into Biden. Under House rules, lawmakers are prohibited from receiving copyright royalties unless the contract is first approved by the House Standards Committee. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether the Office of Congressional Ethics will look into the most recent matter, and the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted a spokesperson for comment.\u00a0The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>also contacted a spokesperson from Comer\u2019s office. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The CIP has worked for months to attack Republicans\u2019 impeachment investigation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heritage-action-targets-vulnerable-house-democrats-with-new-ads\/\" title=\"Heritage Action targets vulnerable House Democrats with new ads\">targeting vulnerable lawmakers<\/a> for \u201cignoring critical priorities\u201d and instead focusing on \u201cbogus investigations.\u201d The group even launched a seven-figure campaign last year attacking Republicans in 17 districts across eight states over the inquiry. <\/p>\n<p>The letter also comes as the investigation into Biden reaches a make-or-break moment, as some lawmakers have grown weary of the monthslong effort that has failed to uncover evidence of wrongdoing by the president to amount to high crimes or misdemeanors standard for impeachment. Since then, some GOP members have raised questions about whether the inquiry will even lead to a vote for impeachment or if such a measure would pass the lower chamber.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Oversight Chair Comer (R-KY) may undergo ethics probe for allegedly fundraising off Biden inquiry. 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