Comer shrugs off assault by Democratic-aligned group flying banner over Kentucky Derby

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) shrugged off assaults by the Democratic-aligned activist group Congressional Integrity Challenge flying a helicopter over the Kentucky Derby with a banner calling for an investigation into the influential Home Republican.

The banner, which flew over Churchill Downs as hundreds of individuals gathered to observe the annual horse race, merely displayed a web site URL: investigatecomer.com. The web site directs customers to an article within the Louisville Courier-Journal reporting on a letter requesting an investigation into the Republican chief for his actions whereas operating for governor in 2015.

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Throughout that marketing campaign, Comer allegedly obtained and distributed leaked emails to intimidate a former girlfriend in addition to his political opponent, prompting an outcry from critics who say he have to be investigated for his attainable involvement. The allegations stem from a profile piece on the congressman within the New York Instances in March that detailed the scheme.

“Comer all however admitted to the New York Instances that his gubernatorial marketing campaign had a hand in stealing a server, hacking emails, and leaking them,” the group wrote in an announcement. “His constituents should know who their Consultant actually is. Comer has confirmed himself to be vindictive and pushed by revenge, even in his function as chair of the Home Oversight Committee, launching baseless investigations designed to harm President Biden, and his household, whereas ignoring the problems households care about.”

Comer responded to the helicopter banner on Saturday afternoon, claiming the stunt would truly do extra to assist his status somewhat than hurt it.

“This determined political stunt by the Bidens helps me a lot politically in Kentucky in the present day, I'm wondering if I can be required to listing it as an in-kind donation from China on my subsequent marketing campaign finance report?” he mentioned in a tweet. “We on [the Oversight Committee] will maintain any politician, any authorities official, any corrupt legal professional, or any Biden accountable for each public corruption and intimidating whistleblowers.”

The tweet referenced Comer’s newest investigation concerning unclassified information detailing an alleged “felony scheme” between then-Vice President Joe Biden and a international nationwide in the course of the Obama administration.

Comer issued the subpoena at the side of Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on Wednesday, demanding entry to an FBI-generated FD-1023 type they are saying particulars an trade of cash between Biden and a international nationwide that will have influenced U.S. coverage choices. The 2 Republicans had been tipped off concerning the doc’s existence by a whistleblower, though it stays unclear what wrongdoing Biden is being accused of conducting.

The subpoena is the newest improvement in Home Republicans’ investigations into the president’s household and their enterprise dealings, which grew to become a focus of their agenda after taking management of the decrease chamber earlier this 12 months.

The Oversight Committee has made that a excessive precedence in latest months, with Comer main investigations into the Bidens’ enterprise dealings “to find out if the Biden household has been focused by international actors, if President Biden is compromised, and if there's a nationwide safety risk,” he wrote.