Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, is expecting U.S. Attorney David Weiss to testify in front of lawmakers over Hunter Biden's investigation.
charged him with failure to pay federal income tax and illegally possessing a weapon. The deal would allow the president's son to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses and means he will likely avoid jail time.
Comer, the GOP Kentucky congressman who called the plea deal a"slap on the wrist" and an example of two-tiered integrity within the Department of Justice ,News' Catherine Herridge on Tuesday. He plans to call on the U.S. attorney who signed off on Hunter Biden's plea deal to testify before either the House Oversight Committee or the House Judiciary Committee to provide a"transparent" explanation of his investigation.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on June 5, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Comer is calling on U.S. Attorney David Weiss to testify in front of House lawmakers regarding the plea deal for Hunter Biden.
The attorney in question, U.S. Attorney David Weiss, is based out of the District of Delaware's office and was to investigate Hunter Biden in 2017. Weiss launched a probe into Hunter Biden's alleged tax offenses the following year, and President Biden has refrained from removing Weiss from the investigation assignment since taking office.
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