Rep. James Comer Defends Personal Financial Transactions Amid Accusations of Hypocrisy
Comer, Leading Biden Impeachment Inquiry, Denies His Own Family Dealings Mirror Those He Criticizes
- Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chair of the House Oversight Committee, has been accused of hypocrisy by Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) over financial transactions involving Comer's brother.
- Comer has been scrutinizing financial interactions between President Biden and his brother James, alleging impropriety.
- Comer defended a $218,000 payment he made to his brother for farmland they inherited, denying it was a loan.
- Comer also defended his third-party company, Farm Team Properties LLC, against accusations of being a 'shell company', stating it manages over a thousand acres of land.
- Comer has been leading the House impeachment inquiry into President Biden, focusing on payments from James Biden to Joe Biden, which he claims show the president benefited from his family's foreign ventures.