Republicans Don't Seem Interested In Probing Donald Trump's Family Business

Source: Huff Post

Jan 22, 2025, 10:00 AM EST


WASHINGTON – It’s looking like House Oversight Committee chair James Comer (R-Ky.) might not investigate corruption allegations against President Donald Trump as vigorously as he did the allegations against former President Joe Biden.

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), the top Democrat on the oversight committee, asked Comer in a letter Tuesday to take a look at Trump’s various financial entanglements. In response, a Comer spokesperson suggested it wouldn’t be a priority, calling Democrats hypocrites.

“Republicans exposed how Joe Biden sold out the American people by allowing his family and their cronies to profit from selling access to his influence, totaling nearly $30 million,” the spokesperson said. “If Democrats truly care about presidential ethics, they must first acknowledge the evidence we uncovered.” Comer led Republicans’ impeachment inquiry against Biden, scouring the bank accounts and phone records of various family members in search of evidence Biden participated in his brother’s and son’s business deals. Witnesses said Biden occasionally greeted their business partners but didn’t get involved; a financial link proved elusive and the inquiry ultimately went nowhere.

Connolly, recently elected by House Democrats to replace Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) as the committee’s ranking member, suggested Comer investigate several Trump family ventures, including the recent launch of a crypto platform backed by foreign investors, as well as his son-in-law’s overseas business deals.

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