'Both Democrats and Republicans have complained about this with the previous two administrations, so something needs to be done,' James Comer said Sunday.
's Jake Tapper on Sunday, James Comer, a Kentucky Republican and chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, said that the probe would also investigate allegations of"influence peddling" leveled against Trump, in addition to Biden. This came in response to a question about the committee's bipartisan intentions, citing concerns about the Trump family and"visitor logs when it comes to Mar-a-Lago.
"I think the influence peddling with respect to the Trump administration will be a part of our overall investigation," Comer said."Because bothand Republicans have complained about this with the previous two administrations, so something needs to be done." Donald Trump is seen at the 2016 Republican National Convention. The chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, said on Sunday that allegations of influence peddling against Trump would be part of its coming investigations.
The White House, in response, derided the investigation and others like it as"political stunts" driven by"the most extreme MAGA members" of the House GOP. "In their first week as a governing majority, House Republicans have not taken any meaningful action to address inflation and lower Americans' costs," Ian Sams, a White House spokesperson for investigations, told NBC News in a statement.
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