House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer said Tuesday that the Treasury Department is refusing to provide an official to testify for a public hearing scheduled for this week as part of the panel's probe into the Biden family's...
The Kentucky Republican warned that the panel “is done with excuses” and is calling on Jonathan Davidson, assistant secretary for legislative affairs, to appear for a transcribed interview “under the penalty of perjury.”
Mr. Comer said Mr. Davidson was being called to “explain to Congress and the American people why the department is hiding critical information.” “Given the amount of time that has passed since our initial request and Treasury’s inability to provide a projected timeframe when the SARs will be produced, the Committee believes Treasury may be delaying its production to hinder our investigation and operating in bad faith,” he wrote.
Suspicious activity reports give banks a mechanism to flag transactions for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. In January, after Republicans took control of the House, Mr. Comer doubled down on his demands to Ms. Yellen.
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