Oversight Chair James Comer Not Eager to Repeat Hunter Biden Hearings Debacle

Whelp, it looks like Matt Gaetz’s decision to fire (to borrow a phrase) former Speaker Kevin McCarthy like a dog has put an end to the over the top farce that was the House Oversight Committee’s public hearings on all matters Hunter Biden.

After careful consideration of the fact that he had his a$$ handed to him by his own witnesses, and his complete lack of evidence whatsoever of any wrongdoing, Oversight Chair Comer has apparently decided to withdraw his committee’s work from public sight and rely on dispositions… which are easier to edit, manipulate and misrepresent than the teatimony of live witnesses that stubbornly insist on telling the truth:

“In late September, after months of bloviating on Fox News, and as the United States was barreling towards a government shutdown, House Republicans led by House Oversight Chair Rep. James Comer (R-KY) launched an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, despite having no evidence for their inflammatory claims and not holding a formal vote.

The first hearing, covered by the MeidasTouch Network, was nothing short of an utter disaster for Comer and the GOP. And now, Comer appears to have second thoughts on holding a second hearing following his complete and total humiliation…

…So that appears to be Comer’s new plan: work in the shadows, give depositions, and cherry pick information to make his case, rather than allowing the public to see his case fall apart…

… During the public hearing, such blows to Comer’s case were far more difficult to spin. Early on, Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked the three Republican star witnesses a simple question: “In your testimony today, are you presenting any firsthand witness account of crimes committed by the President of the United States?” The witnesses, Jonathan Turley, Eileen O’Connor, and Bruce Dubinsky all stated unequivocally that they did not.

Turley even confessed, “I do not believe that the current evidence would support articles of impeachment.””

Yeah, that went really well.

Not hard to see why Comer doesn’t wish to preside over any more of that.

Our pal Ron Filipowski, who edits MeidasTouch News, brought this scoop to his followers on Twitter:

Update on the 17 Biden Tapes. Nothing new to report. They still don't exist. pic.twitter.com/KDXRWC2ARm

— THE NEST (@THE_vwwwv_NEST) October 27, 2023

When you’ve lost NewsMax 🙄🙄🙄

Fox News Propaganda… pic.twitter.com/WnMYGUO6RK

— Ruben Michaels🎸🎶🎼🎙 (@MicaelsRuben) October 27, 2023

🤣🤣🤣

I don't hear republikkkans complaining about the sweet deal Powell and Ellis got😉. But made it as if it was a crime for Hunter to take that same 'sweet' deal 🤔

— Onelove1120 (@Lovermamma20) October 27, 2023

Yup
Yeah but he wants to do it without hearings… just straight to a vote and bullying all the Republicans to fall in line.

They never fare well with overcoming an objection, which is exactly why only suited for Fox News.

— Rob Cerulo (@RJCER) October 27, 2023

Yup

Big difference between Comer's hearings & the J6 Committee is Dems are not only participating in Comer's hearings, but put competent reps (Raskin, Goldman, Porter, Moskowitz, etc.) who know how to communicate & cross-examine witnesses effectively on the committee, so… /1

— Langdon Grant (@langdongrant2) October 27, 2023

Well, that and the J6 Committee had the facts on their side.

Comer has to decide whether it’s more important to put anti-Biden allegations out into the media ecosystem or avoid the humiliation of having them smacked down on live television.

— John Corbett (@ErnestScribblr) October 27, 2023

Yup

So I guess we can expect Comer to slink back into shadow and only peddle his lies to Fox News and NewsMax.

Which of course mainstream outlets will dutifully report as if they have merit.

But maybe this decision was not all Comer’s doing…

Perhaps Speaker Johnson has shoved Comer aside to accommodate his plan to investigate how actual science got into our classrooms and to recreate the Salem Witch trials…

Good times.