Comer Formally Invites President Biden to Testify in House Impeachment Probe
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The Republican-led House Oversight Committee formally invited President Joe Biden to testify in its impeachment inquiry against him on Thursday.
Key Quote: In a letter to Biden, Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) wrote that the inquiry had “accounted for over $24 million that has flowed from foreign sources to you, your family, and their business associates.”
For Context: Comer said last Wednesday that he planned to invite Biden to testify. The committee heard testimony from Hunter Biden on February 28, weeks after an ex-FBI informant whose testimony had informed much of the inquiry was charged with lying to the FBI.
How the Media Covered It: Coverage in partisan media echoed polarized attitudes on the continued relevance, or lack thereof, of the impeachment inquiry. Some headlines on the right highlighted accusations Republicans had made against the president’s family; Fox News (Right bias) noted Comer’s claim that the committee had “uncovered evidence that ‘wholly contradicts’” Biden’s denials. On the other hand, CBS News (Lean Left bias) highlighted that the GOP’s inquiry had “failed to deliver a smoking gun,” and HuffPost (Left bias) wrote that Republicans “getting mad” when Biden refuses to testify “may signal the death rattle of the impeachment effort.”
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From the Left
House Republicans invite President Biden to testify at public hearing as impeachment inquiry stallsHouse Republicans on Thursday invited President Joe Biden to testify before Congress in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to deliver on their stalled monthslong impeachment inquiry into the Biden family businesses.
Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to the Democratic president, inviting him to sit for a public hearing to “explain, under oath,” what involvement he had in the Biden family businesses. So far, the GOP-led inquiry has not produced hard evidence of wrongdoing while Biden was in public office.
“In light of the yawning gap between...
From the Right
Comer Invites Joe Biden to Testify on ‘Yawning Gap’ between Public Denials and Evidence of Influence PeddlingHouse Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R., Ky.) is officially inviting President Joe Biden to answer questions about his family’s foreign business dealings.
Comer wrote a letter to President Biden Thursday afternoon asking Biden to testify so he can explain the role he appears to have played in his family’s alleged influence-peddling schemes, the main focus of the House GOP’s impeachment inquiry into the president.
“The Committee has accounted for over $24 million that has flowed from foreign sources to you, your family, and their business associates. The Committee has...
From the Center
Republicans invite President Biden to testify at hearing involving his impeachmentHouse Republicans on Thursday invited President Joe Biden to testify at a hearing as part of an ongoing impeachment inquiry into Biden and his family's businesses.
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., made the invitation by letter.
"In light of the yawning gap between your public statements and the evidence assembled by the Committee as well as the White House’s obstruction, it is in the best interest of the American people for you to answer questions from Members of Congress directly, and I hereby invite you...
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