House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said on Wednesday that he will invite President Joe Biden to testify as part of the impeachment inquiry on alleged corruption.
The announcement came at the tail-end of a public hearing that featured the testimony of some former Biden family associates that the president’s son, Hunter Biden, declined to attend following a closed-door interview last month.
Comer noted a “material discrepancy” among witnesses about whether Joe Biden was participating in his family’s “influence peddling schemes” and reasoned the president is the only one who can address them.
🚨 Chairman Comer closes today’s impeachment inquiry hearing by saying he will invite President Biden to the Oversight Committee to provide his testimony. pic.twitter.com/DkA2C4zvfm
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) March 20, 2024
“In the coming days, I will invite…