There is an old rap remix by Asher Roth of &#8220;I Love College&#8221; fame that states, &#8220;A million here, a million there. Yeah, you got a mil, but for real dog, nobody cares.&#8221;
Unfortunately, that lyric also describes the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mainstream-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legacy media</a> and Democratic Party&#8217;s reaction to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/james-comer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congressman James Comer&#8217;s (R-KY)</a> bombshell report last week that a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/james-comer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chinese Communist Party-linked energy company</a> doled out at least a million dollars to members of the Biden family via <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/comer-believes-6-or-7-biden-family-members-involved-in-foreign-business-schemes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hunter Biden&#8217;s business partner</a> for unexplained reasons in 2017.
Well, screw &#8217;em. Legacy media and the Democrats are not needed to make sure that this potential national embarrassment and security risk of a scandal is fully exposed, with those who allegedly broke the law put on trial.
That being said, you would think — or maybe hope — that at least one member of the media would be curious and think: &#8220;How is it that so many members of the Biden family — including Beau&#8217;s widow Hallie and one relative named only &#8216;Biden&#8217; — are energy and business experts?&#8221;
Well, a much more likely explanation to that question — and one that the lapdog press doesn&#8217;t want to hear — is that the Bidens were selling access to Grandpa Joe&#8217;s political connections.
The president, for his part, has denied that the transactions occurred at all, let alone that any wrongdoing occurred.
&#8220;That&#8217;s not true,&#8221; Biden told reporters when pressed about Comer&#8217;s report this week.
Comer has said that is, for lack of a better descriptor, just pure bullcrap.
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&#8220;President Biden’s statement was misleading and dishonest,&#8221; Comer <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/comer-demands-biden-correct-dishonest-denial-family-hunter-business-partner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a statement</a>. How does he know? Well, again he discovered this transaction based on &#8220;bank documents from a financial institution pursuant to a subpoena.&#8221;
Adding to the evidence this is the real-deal are statements from Hunter&#8217;s legal team.
&#8220;Further undercutting President Biden’s assertion, Hunter Biden’s legal team publicly acknowledged he was involved in a ‘joint venture’ with an &#8216;energy company in China’ and ‘shared&#8217; his portion of the funds with James and Hallie Biden,&#8221; Comer wrote to the House.
Comer has requested that the White House correct the record by March 27, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/comer-demands-biden-correct-dishonest-denial-family-hunter-business-partner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Fox News.
As Comer has pointed out, this is just one transaction that needs to be explained. There are undoubtedly countless more money exchanges between the Biden family and foreign nations from all over the globe that need to be explained — not just from the CCP.
Now, we all know that if this were former President Trump and his kids, the Democrat-Media complex would justifiably be all over this story. Authorities from every blue state and across the federal government would be scrutinizing every business action ever taken by the Trump family. Republicans would probably support it — based on the alleged amount of evidence available for public consumption.
Instead, the legacy media is virtually ignoring the story. Federal authorities seem to have no interest — except for those like Comer in Congress.
So, the point here is not to say, &#8220;Wow! Imagine if this situation were reversed!&#8221;
Indeed, you should imagine if the situation were reversed, and then wonder why Republicans haven&#8217;t been following the same playbook (minus the dishonesty) if they truly want to win. Ideally, Comer and his team stay on this story until the whole truth and nothing but the truth is unveiled while more GOP officials join hands.
Democrats and their media allies will never care about this story so long as the “Big Guy&#8221; in the White House is politically useful. Yet that does not mean that Republicans and conservative media do not have the agency and proper legal avenues to make sure that the rule of law is upheld and no stone is left unturned.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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The House Oversight and Accountability Committee is setting its sights on the Biden administration&#8217;s mishandling of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/baby-formula-shortage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">baby formula shortage</a> of 2022.
Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/james-comer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Comer</a> (R-KY) and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) sent a <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Letter-to-FDA-re-Restructure-and-baby-formula-118th.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf requesting documents related to the government&#8217;s response to the nationwide baby formula shortage. The two lawmakers blasted the FDA for not taking any real accountability for mishandling the crisis.
&#8220;The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is continuing its investigation into the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) response to the infant formula shortage and its restructuring of the food and nutrition division in response to the infant formula shortage,&#8221; the two lawmakers wrote in their letter. &#8220;The Reagan-Udall Foundation’s report titled &#8216;<a href="https://reaganudall.org/sites/default/files/2022-12/Human%20Foods%20Program%20Independent%20Expert%20Panel%20Final%20Report%20120622.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Operational Evaluation of the FDA Human Foods Program</a>,&#8217; found that there was ‘little motivation, and no requirement,’ to ‘facilitate critical thinking and proactive decision-making’ during the infant formula shortage. Despite this report, and the acknowledged need for a major overhaul, you stated that there would be no reassignments nor firings over the administration’s response to the infant formula shortage.&#8221;
Comer and McClain also blasted the FDA for shuffling around the food safety and nutrition division instead of firing or reassigning the employees who mishandled the crisis, or taking any kind of real accountability. &#8220;As the administration scrambled to contain the issue, families across the nation were presented with the question of how they would feed the infants in their families and communities,&#8221; the lawmakers wrote. &#8220;Now, instead of removing or reassigning the individuals at fault for the poor response to this crisis, the announced restructuring of the food and nutrition division simply requires certain offices and personnel to report to the newly created position of Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods. The Committee is concerned that the FDA’s restructuring is a superficial attempt—rather than a real effort—to bring accountability and make meaningful changes.&#8221;
The Committee then demanded that the FDA turn over a trove of documents related to the crisis, including documents and communications:
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<li>Between the White House and the FDA and the Department of Health and Human Services related to the shortage;</li>
<li>About the FDA&#8217;s reorganization plan for the food safety and nutrition division;</li>
<li>The selection process for a Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods;</li>
<li>The decision not to fire or reassign any individual involved in the response;</li>
<li>Outlining the procedures transitioning those units affected by the reorganization;</li>
<li>Outlining the timeline for implementation of the reorganization.</li>
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The committee demanded all documents before April 4.
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News of the nationwide shortage of baby formula began in early 2022. President Joe Biden said he had been aware of the shortage since early <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-says-he-became-aware-of-baby-formula-shortage-in-early-april" target="_blank" rel="noopener">April</a>, and HHS Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-biden-official-claims-administration-knew-about-baby-formula-shortage-last-year" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Xavier Becerra</a> said the administration had known about it since 2021; but no one in the administration publicly addressed it until May 2022. President Joe Biden was forced to import formula from foreign countries in an effort to get product on store shelves.
Families are still feeling the effects of the shortage, nearly a year after it began. According to a report from <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/08/us-baby-formula-shortage-one-year-later" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Guardian</a> earlier this month, shelves are still empty in some areas and certain brands are out of stock or limited, while the companies that make formula are facing scrutiny from federal regulators and investigators.

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Top Republicans across three House committees are looking into Manhattan District Attorney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alvin-bragg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alvin Bragg</a>’s rumored coming indictment of former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>.
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) sent a <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/jordan-comer-steil-demand-communications-documents-and-testimony-manhattan-da" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to Bragg on Monday requesting an interview with the New York prosecutor as well as documents and communications related to the district attorney’s investigation into Trump.
&#8220;You are reportedly about to engage in an unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority: the indictment of a former President of the United States and current declared candidate for that office,” the letter says. “If these reports are accurate, your actions will erode confidence in the evenhanded application of justice and unalterably interfere in the course of the 2024 presidential election.”
“In light of the serious consequences of your actions, we expect that you will testify about what plainly appears to be a politically motivated prosecutorial decision,” it says.
It’s unclear if Republicans will move to subpoena Bragg to obtain the materials if the district attorney refuses their request. Any subpoena would have to be enforced by the Justice Department, which could refuse to take action against Bragg if the House did hold him in contempt.
Trump set off a firestorm over the weekend when he announced over his social media platform, Truth Social, that he expects to be arrested on Tuesday.
“THE FAR &amp; AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!” he posted, calling for his supporters to protest.
The former president’s lead defense attorney, Susan Necheles, said the rumored Tuesday arrest date was based on press reports of Bragg’s investigation. She said Trump’s defense team had received no communications from Bragg’s office on any indictment.
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“President Trump is basing this on press reports,” Necheles <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-truth-social-indictment-charges-2023-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “This is a political prosecution and the DA leaks things to the press instead of communicating to the lawyers as they should.”
Bragg’s office is investigating Trump over an alleged hush money payment Trump made to the former porn star popularly known as Stormy Daniels prior to the 2016 election. The payment was allegedly to keep Daniels silent over an earlier affair she had with Trump.
If Bragg does indict Trump, it would be the first indictment of a former U.S. president. The basis for an indictment, especially considering the political ramifications, is dubious. Other prosecutors have looked at the facts of the case and declined to pursue legal action against Trump, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/17/alvin-bragg-stormy-daniels-trump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Post</a>.
Bragg has been looking at Trump since taking office in early 2022, continuing an investigation launched by his predecessor, former Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., though Vance had reportedly tabled the case before leaving office.

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Legacy Media&#8217;s lack of interest in stories that damage the Democratic brand is never surprising, but it is always illuminating.
The latest example can be found in the lapdog press&#8217;s utter disinterest in a bombshell memo naming and shaming Biden family members who allegedly took huge chunks of cash from a Chinese Communist Party-linked energy company isn&#8217;t surprising. That report was released by Representative James Comer (R-KY), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, earlier this week.
Comer and others alleged that the energy company in question funneled more than $1 million in payments to Biden family members, including Hunter Biden (son), James Biden (brother), Hallie Biden (daughter-in-law), and a fourth “unknown Biden” from 2015 to 2017, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chinese-communist-party-linked-company-funneled-over-1-million-to-biden-family-members-house-republicans-say" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The alleged evidence was found thanks to a recent subpoena of John Robinson Walker, a Biden family associate, and his company Robinson Walker, LLC. House Republicans alleged that Walker used his business to transfer money from the Chinese State Energy HK Limited, a firm affiliated with CEFC China Energy, to Biden family members.
For what purposes? That remains unclear, but, as Comer has reminded us, this is only one transaction pointing to possible corruption.
A story like that, especially in light of the &#8220;laptop from hell,&#8221; is explosive and has national consequences. And yet, Thursday evening, CBS, ABC, and NBC simply couldn&#8217;t find time for it in their evening TV newscasts, <a href="https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kevin-tober/2023/03/16/nets-ignore-bidens-daughter-law-receiving-chinese-wire-transfer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to NewsBusters. NBC News did cover it online late Thursday evening, but the story hardly made &#8220;front page news&#8221; for the outlet.
This &#8220;bias by omission,&#8221; as described by the media watchdog, is the norm for those sorts of outlets.
It is part of the longstanding, unspoken agreement between legacy media and the government. Whether intentionally or as a by-product of their own political inclinations, it has become a cornerstone of American politics that traditional media simply won&#8217;t report, or do the minimum coverage possible, on that which harms the Democratic agenda.
Most Americans <a href="https://fortune.com/2023/02/15/trust-in-media-low-misinform-mislead-biased-republicans-democrats-poll-gallup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seem to believe that</a>, which is why trust in the press is at record lows.
Perhaps it would be better if these outlets simply admitted their Leftist biases. It certainly would be a lot more honest than claiming to be &#8220;non-partisan&#8221; and objective.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Yellen Testifies
Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen testified before the U.S. Senate today regarding the state of the banking system. She tried to reassure lawmakers and the public that there’s no cause for concern.
&#8220;I can reassure the members of the committee that our banking system remains sound, and that Americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when they need them,&#8221; she said.
Yellen also stated that inflation remains America’s number one economic issue. &#8220;I consider high inflation the number one economic problem that all of us need to face and address … I was very supportive of the American Rescue Plan.&#8221;
TikTok Updates
The <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden administration</a> has demanded that TikTok parent company ByteDance sell the video application or face a possible ban in the United States. 
Lawmakers from both parties are concerned over reports that the Chinese Communist Party has access to user data through TikTok, a hugely popular social media app among young Americans. 
Those concerns drove the Biden administration to reportedly issue an ultimatum to TikTok’s parent company ByteDance: either sell TikTok to a company not linked to China, or risk a nationwide ban. ByteDance pledged in August of last year to spend $1.5 billion on building safeguards to protect American data from the Chinese government. 
But that pledge doesn’t appear to have been enough for U.S. officials. President Joe Biden and dozens of state governors have banned the app from government devices. Officials in the European Union took a similar step last month.
DOD Releases Drone Crash Footage
The Department of Defense released video footage Thursday morning of the incident in which two Russian fighter jets harassed a U.S. military drone over international waters — leading to a collision and the complete loss of the U.S. drone. The U.S. European Command said in a statement that the two Russian aircraft conducted “an unsafe and unprofessional intercept” on March 14. One retired Brigadier General and former U.S. Military deputy representative to NATO, Blaine Holt, told Newsmax that the video looked more like an accident due to an unskilled pilot.
“What I just saw in that video was a pretty crappy Russian fighter pilot looking to get a close look at that drone and he clipped it. He just absolutely stinks at his job,&#8221; he said. &#8220;There’s no mastermind here. This is just a guy who needs to go back to pilot training and bring back a messed-up jet.&#8221;
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Brigadier Gen. Blaine Holt (Ret.) reacts to the released video showing a Russian fighter jet colliding with a U.S. drone. <a href="https://twitter.com/RobFinnertyUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RobFinnertyUSA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AlisonMaloni?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AlisonMaloni</a>
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Some intelligence sources, however, told NBC that the Kremlin approved the fighter jets’ actions.
Biden Crime Family?
A new report from the House Oversight Committee claims that another Biden family member — this time Hallie Biden, the widow of Beau — profited off the president’s political connections by taking payouts from people associated with the Chinese Communist Party. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer of Kentucky alleged Thursday that, “Over the course of several years, members of the Biden family and their companies received over $1.3 million in payments from accounts related to their associate, Rob Walker. Most of this money came as a result of a wire from a Chinese energy company and went not only to Hunter and James Biden, but also to Hallie Biden and an unknown ‘Biden.’” 
Here he is on Fox News discussing the matter:
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🚨<a href="https://twitter.com/GOPoversight?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GOPoversight</a> is going to continue to use Biden family bank records &amp; suspicious activity reports to follow the money trail to determine the extent of the Biden family’s business schemes.
I will continue to be transparent and provide the American people our findings. <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FoxNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/BDKCo7ALIU">pic.twitter.com/BDKCo7ALIU</a>
&mdash; Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJamesComer/status/1636372282007252992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2023</a></blockquote>
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FBI Raids Home Of  Ex-Maryland Governor Larry Hogan&#8217;s Former Chief  Of Staff
The FBI raided the Florida home of the former chief of staff to ex-Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican, on Wednesday. Roy McGrath was scheduled to appear in court on Monday for a criminal trial, but never showed up — prompting officials to launch a manhunt. McGrath has pleaded not guilty to an eight-count federal indictment on charges including wire fraud, as well as fraud and embezzlement charges relating to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
 McGrath’s attorney says that he has no idea where his client is, noting that this decision to not appear at court on Monday is “out of the ordinary” behavior.
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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: U.S. President Joe Biden embraces his family First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, son Hunter Biden and daughter Ashley after being sworn in during his inauguation on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today’s inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States.

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A lead Republican investigator now claims several members of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-the-nightmare-scenario-facing-the-biden-family-in-hunters-criminal-investigation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden family are involved in shady business ventures</a> abroad, sharing in the past 24 hours a larger headcount than previously known.
House Oversight Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/james-comer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Comer</a> (R-KY) hit the media circuit Wednesday evening and Thursday morning to provide an update after his committee received access to bank records and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-family-probe-reaches-breakthrough-with-treasury-department" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suspicious activity reports.</a>
In an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Wednesday night, Comer said evidence of influence peddling runs deep into President Joe Biden&#8217;s family tree.
“At the end of this I think we’re gonna see there are probably six or seven Biden family members that were involved in various business schemes around the world,” Comer said.
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🚨<a href="https://twitter.com/GOPoversight?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GOPoversight</a> is going to continue to use Biden family bank records &amp; suspicious activity reports to follow the money trail to determine the extent of the Biden family’s business schemes.
I will continue to be transparent and provide the American people our findings. <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FoxNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/BDKCo7ALIU">pic.twitter.com/BDKCo7ALIU</a>
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The chairman said he knows their identities but declined to name them.
When Comer appeared for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzvWGLPX89g" target="_blank" rel="noopener">another interview</a> on Thursday morning with Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo, her show displayed a graphic showing Hunter Biden, the president&#8217;s brother James, and five blacked-out frames, each adorned with a big question mark.
President Biden has denied having involvement in the business dealings of his son Hunter and brother James. Federal prosecutors are investigating Hunter Biden over his foreign business dealings in countries such as China and Ukraine, tax affairs, and more. Though Hunter Biden has said he expects to be cleared of wrongdoing, Republicans have raised concerns about influence peddling, especially any that may include the president, spurred in part by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-family-sought-to-make-money-by-giving-china-preferential-access-to-us-energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">findings on an abandoned laptop</a>.
Democrats have raised concerns that their GOP colleagues are focused on digging up &#8220;political opposition research&#8221; to benefit former President Donald Trump, but Comer told Bartiromo his team has gathered evidence showing a &#8220;concerning pattern to get suspicious amounts of money from our adversaries around the world.&#8221;
Earlier this week, Comer announced the Treasury Department gave his panel access to <a href="https://www.occ.treas.gov/topics/supervision-and-examination/bank-operations/financial-crime/suspicious-activity-reports/index-suspicious-activity-reports.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suspicious activity reports</a>, which financial institutions can use to flag possible criminal behavior, for the Biden family and their associates’ business transactions.
House investigators also received access to bank records that Comer says revealed John “Rob” Walker, who has been identified as a business associate of Hunter Biden in a venture with executives from CEFC China Energy, received a $3 million wire from two individuals associated with the Chinese Communist Party about two months after Joe Biden left the office of vice president in 2017.
Comer said Walker&#8217;s account started transferring money within a day to accounts for three different Biden family members, including one &#8220;new&#8221; member who had not previously been tied to suspected influence schemes.
&#8220;What we&#8217;re finding out, Maria, is this Biden family business scheme involved a lot of members of the Biden family, none of whom had any experience in Chinese energy or Ukrainian energy deals,&#8221; he said.
Comer said he is so far familiar with about 12 or 13 transactions, and his team plans to request more bank records. &#8220;We&#8217;re making a lot of progress in this investigation, and it doesn&#8217;t look good for the Biden family,&#8221; he added.

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House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) announced a breakthrough on Tuesday in his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/james-comer-says-hunter-biden-probe-critical-for-legislative-fix" target="_blank" rel="noopener">investigation into the Biden family&#8217;s business dealings</a>.
&#8220;After two months of dragging their feet, the Treasury Department is finally providing us with access to the suspicious activity reports for the Biden family and their associates’ business transactions,&#8221; Comer said in a statement.
House Republicans hope the <a href="https://www.occ.treas.gov/topics/supervision-and-examination/bank-operations/financial-crime/suspicious-activity-reports/index-suspicious-activity-reports.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suspicious activity reports</a>, which financial institutions can use to flag possible criminal behavior, will help root out any evidence of international influence peddling schemes that may involve President Joe Biden.
&#8220;We are going to continue to use bank documents and suspicious activity reports to follow the money trail to determine the extent of the Biden family’s business schemes, if Joe Biden is compromised by these deals, and if there is a national security threat,&#8221; Comer said.
In recent weeks, Comer accused the Treasury Department of making <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-02-24-Letter-Treasury.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;several excuses&#8221;</a> for delaying compliance with his demands for information and began to increase pressure by seeking a transcribed interview with the agency official tasked with communicating with Congress. Now with the Treasury Department providing an &#8220;in camera&#8221; review of the suspicious activity reports, Comer said plans for an interview had been postponed.
The Daily Wire reached out to the Treasury Department for comment.
The White House has painted Republican probes into the Biden family, including Hunter&#8217;s art sales, as being steeped in politics. &#8220;Instead of working with President Biden to address issues important to the American people, like lower costs, congressional Republicans&#8217; top priority is to go after President Biden with politically motivated attacks chock-full of long-debunked conspiracy theories,&#8221; <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63665351" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said White House spokesman Ian Sams</a>.
Democrats in Congress vociferously oppose the probes run by Republicans into the Biden family, including the president&#8217;s brothers and his son, Hunter Biden, whose financial dealings are also being scrutinized by federal prosecutors.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to Comer over the weekend <a href="https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/FINAL%202023.03.12.%20JBR%20to%20Comer%20re%20Mazars%20BofA%20Subpoena.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raising concerns</a> that a subpoena the chairman sent to Bank of America seeking 14 years of records involving people linked to Hunter Biden was geared toward giving former President Donald Trump an edge in a possible 2024 election rematch.
&#8220;I fear this wildly overbroad subpoena suggests that your interest in this investigation is not in pursuing defined facts or informing public legislation but conducting a dragnet of political opposition research on behalf of former President Trump,&#8221; Raskin wrote.
Comer defended his subpoena this week, saying that his committee learned John “Rob” Walker, who has been identified as a business associate of Hunter Biden in a venture with executives from CEFC China Energy, received a $3 million wire from two individuals associated with the Chinese Communist Party about two months after Joe Biden left the office of vice president.
Within a day, Walker&#8217;s account started transferring money into three different Biden family members&#8217; accounts, including a &#8220;new&#8221; member who has not yet been part of the GOP investigations, Comer said during an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EScaBsWMJz4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview on Fox News</a> on Tuesday. Although Comer did not reveal the identity of that &#8220;new&#8221; Biden family member, he stressed that this discovery &#8220;really changes things.&#8221;

Biden Family Probe Reaches Breakthrough With Treasury Department

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Republicans</a> will host hearings about the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/ohio-train-disaster" target="_blank" rel="noopener">train derailment</a> and subsequent chemical fallout in East Palestine, Ohio, including a possible field hearing so lawmakers can hear directly from residents of the small town, according to a Sunday <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/02/26/house-gop-plans-ohio-derailment-hearings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from Axios.
Officials previously executed a controlled burn of industrial chemicals on the vehicle to decrease the risk of an explosion; vinyl chloride, a known human carcinogen used to manufacture PVC, was emitted from five train cars in the form of massive plumes of black smoke visible throughout eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Bodies such as the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee are considering probes into the federal agencies charged with handling the incident.
House Oversight and Accountability Chair James Comer (R-KY) likewise sent a <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-02-24-Letter-DOT-Norfolk-Southern-Derailment.pdf?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=sendto_newslettertest&amp;stream=top#_ga=2.58788653.1803970659.1677507131-1989375623.1673363276" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg last week requesting the senior official’s communications related to the incident. “The infrastructure failure that caused the derailment has led to an environmental disaster,” Comer and other lawmakers wrote. “As Secretary of Transportation, you must provide transparency to the American public on this matter.”
The calls for accountability follow House Republicans narrowly securing a majority in the lower chamber following last year’s midterm elections. Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee have already scheduled a hearing on the crisis. “Our focus will be to examine the local, state and federal response in the immediate aftermath of the train derailment and the ongoing efforts to clean up toxic chemicals in the surrounding environment,” a <a href="https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases-democratic?ID=FB8E9BE9-CDE6-4D36-B391-F6BF61FF765A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> from lawmakers said.
Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH), whose district includes East Palestine, is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and previously invited Buttigieg to a town hall event with his constituents. “I’ll save a seat for you,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/RepBillJohnson/status/1625865701222129664" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the former Democratic presidential contender on social media. “It’s past time you hear the concerns of residents.”
Authorities from the National Transportation Safety Bureau said in a preliminary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-details-in-east-palestine-train-derailment-revealed-in-fresh-ntsb-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> that a malfunctioning rail car axle was responsible for the disaster. Governor Mike DeWine (R-OH) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/air-quality-following-controlled-burn-at-ohio-derailment-site-basically-what-it-was-before-train-crash-governor-claims" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the vehicle was “not considered a ‘high hazardous material’ train,” meaning that “the railroad was not required to notify anyone here in Ohio about what was in the railcars” traversing the state.
Buttigieg <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pete-buttigieg-provides-answer-on-why-he-did-not-visit-east-palestine-sooner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">visited</a> the train derailment site on Thursday, nearly three weeks after the incident and one day after a similar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/you-are-not-forgotten-trump-visits-ohio-town-impacted-by-train-crash-hits-biden-over-lack-of-attention-toward-community" target="_blank" rel="noopener">visit</a> from former President Donald Trump. When pressed by a reporter on whether he should have visited the rust belt community sooner, Buttigieg said he was balancing his “desire to be involved and engaged and on the ground” with his “desire to follow the norm” and let the NTSB handle the crisis.
Residents of East Palestine could possibly be subject to a number of long-term health complications as a result of prolonged exposure to toxic substances, despite officials’ assurances that the air and water in the town are safe. Researchers from Texas A&amp;M University and Carnegie Mellon University <a href="https://twitter.com/tamusuperfund/status/1629145826244149250" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Friday that nine of the approximately 50 chemicals that the EPA said were present on the derailed train have higher concentrations than normal in East Palestine. They were especially concerned with above-normal levels of acrolein, a substance with a pungent odor that is “highly toxic” when inhaled, according to a <a href="https://wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/MMG/MMGDetails.aspx?mmgid=552&amp;toxid=102" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the CDC.
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Biden administration officials have claimed that the derailment could have been prevented if Trump had not <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-blames-trump-for-ohio-train-derailment-even-the-ntsb-chair-calls-that-misinformation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reversed</a> a federal mandate about electronically controlled pneumatic train braking systems in 2018. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy, an appointee of the Biden administration, exhorted all who claim that the braking rule would have prevented the derailment to “stop spreading misinformation.” She clarified that the measure would have only applied to “high hazard flammable trains,” while the vehicle which derailed in East Palestine was classified as a “mixed freight train” with too few hazardous cars to meet the threshold for the regulation.

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House Oversight Committee James Comer (R-KY) accused the Biden administration of &#8220;operating in bad faith&#8221; and obstructing his committee&#8217;s investigation into the Biden family&#8217;s finances.
Comer said in a letter to the Treasury Department revealed on Monday that the department has been suspiciously slow to respond to committee requests for Suspicious Activity Reports filed over deals members of President Joe Biden&#8217;s family made with foreign businessmen.
&#8220;During the Committee&#8217;s dialogue with Treasury, you have made several excuses for Treasury&#8217;s delay regarding this production,&#8221; Comer wrote. &#8220;Given the amount of time that has passed since our initial request and Treasury&#8217;s inability to provide a projected timeframe when the [Suspicious Activity Reports] will be produced, the Committee believes Treasury may be delaying its production to hinder our investigation and operating in bad faith.&#8221;
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The Treasury Department is obstructing our investigation into the Biden family’s business schemes.
We are done with the excuses. <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJamesComer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepJamesComer</a> is calling on <a href="https://twitter.com/USTreasury?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USTreasury</a> to testify on March 10 about the department’s failure to produce documents. <a href="https://t.co/H7TQ1Hole4">pic.twitter.com/H7TQ1Hole4</a>
&mdash; Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) <a href="https://twitter.com/GOPoversight/status/1630227971993632769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Last week, Isabella More, the deputy assistant secretary for oversight at the Treasury, told congressional investigators that the department must still meet with “law enforcement partners” because of the sensitivity of the documents requested by the committee. “[T]his entire process takes considerable time to complete,” More said, according to Comer’s letter.
“Treasury’s excused and delay tactics are unavailing given you have known about our requests since last year and previously produced relevant [Suspicious Activity Reports] to others,” Comer wrote.
The committee chairman said More could better explain herself in a meeting before the committee, and he invited the Treasury official to testify before the committee on March 10.
Comer’s investigation into the Biden family’s finances is one of multiple investigations House Republicans have launched in the Biden administration since taking Congress’s lower chamber in the midterm elections. Comer has taken up investigating questions about President Biden’s family’s foreign business deals as one of his primary endeavors, however.
Much of the focus of Comer’s probe is on two of Biden’s direct relatives: his son Hunter and brother James, both of whom were involved in overseas business deals in countries such as China, Turkey, and Ukraine. Comer is seeking to uncover the extent to which President Biden knew about and was involved in any of those deals.
The president has denied on numerous occasions knowing anything about his son’s overseas business dealings, though evidence found in Hunter’s abandoned laptop has suggested otherwise. A voicemail the president left his son in 2018 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-spoke-with-hunter-about-dealings-with-chinese-oil-tycoon-voicemail-reveals">showed</a> that Biden knew something of his son’s dealings; he left a message for Hunter about a New York Times story on one of Hunter’s former business partners, Chinese businessman Ye Jianming.
This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.

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A leading House Republican says the congressional investigation into Hunter Biden is essential to creating a &#8220;legislative fix&#8221; to prevent unsavory financial entanglements involving the president of the United States.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) repeatedly stressed a need for legislation during an interview Sunday, days after Biden&#8217;s attorney denied the oversight panel&#8217;s request for information, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3851602-hunter-biden-attorney-rejects-house-oversight-request-for-records/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claiming it had &#8220;no legislative purpose.&#8221;</a>
&#8220;We need to know what is allowable and what isn&#8217;t allowable,&#8221; Comer told ABC News&#8217;s &#8220;This Week&#8221; host George Stephanopoulos. &#8220;We need to have strict ethics laws and we need to significantly increase the disclosure laws in America. I think this investigation is going to be very important to fix a problem before it gets out of hand.&#8221;
Republicans in Congress are investigating whether President Joe Biden has any involvement in shady financial schemes worth millions of dollars related to his son Hunter in countries such as China, Russia, and Ukraine. During the campaign, the elder Biden said he <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/biden-once-denied-knowledge-of-hunters-business-dealings-now-hes-certain-they-were-not-illegal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">never talked to Hunter Biden</a> about his foreign business ventures, but Comer said congressional investigators &#8220;have evidence that would suggest otherwise.&#8221;
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Joe Biden&#39;s family made millions from adversaries like China. This jeopardizes national security.
We need stronger ethics &amp; financial disclosure laws to prevent family members of those in power from selling access. <a href="https://twitter.com/GOPoversight?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GOPOversight</a> will ensure accountability. <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ThisWeekABC</a> <a href="https://t.co/4hZhca9Anl">pic.twitter.com/4hZhca9Anl</a>
&mdash; Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJamesComer/status/1624787590158360577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Last week, Comer <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/release/comer-widens-investigation-into-bidens-involvement-in-his-familys-business-schemes%EF%BF%BC/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent requests</a> for documents and other information to Hunter Biden and others. Hunter Biden&#8217;s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/house-oversight-committee-hunter-bidens-attorney-exchange-letters/story?id=97006869" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shot back with a response</a> that said the oversight panel &#8220;lacks a legitimate legislative purpose and oversight basis for requesting such records from Mr. Biden, who is a private citizen.&#8221;
Lowell also offered to meet with Comer&#8217;s committee &#8220;to see whether Mr. Biden has information that may inform some legitimate legislative purpose and be helpful to the Committee.&#8221;
It remains to be seen whether Comer will take up Lowell on this offer. His Republican-led panel has subpoena power and could escalate the standoff in the coming days. Federal prosecutors are also investigating Hunter Biden for possible tax crimes and more. The First Son has said he is <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/546384-hunter-biden-says-he-is-100-certain-he-will-be-cleared-of/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">certain</a> he will be cleared of wrongdoing.
On Sunday, Comer said any legislation Congress comes up with can be bipartisan, acknowledging how Democrats have raised concerns about the foreign business dealings of former President Donald Trump&#8217;s family. In particular, Stephanopoulos mentioned Trump&#8217;s son-in-law Jared Kushner and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/12/after-helping-princes-rise-trump-kushner-benefit-saudi-funds/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his ties to the Saudis</a>.
Comer said Kusher differentiated himself from the Bidens because he has sat down for an interview with investigators. In contrast, Comer said, the Bidens are &#8220;doing everything they can to block our investigation.&#8221;
Lawmakers cannot get to a &#8220;bipartisan legislative solution&#8221; until &#8220;we know the extent of what the Biden family influence peddling involved, especially with respect to Communist China,&#8221; Comer said.

James Comer Says Hunter Biden Probe Critical For ‘Legislative Fix’

James Comer Says Hunter Biden Probe Critical For 'Legislative Fix'

Three former <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> executives who were ousted by <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a> upon his purchase of the company are expected to testify on Wednesday morning before the House Oversight Committee.
Officials managing the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/social-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">social media</a> platform built blacklists, prevented disfavored tweets from trending, and limited the visibility of entire accounts and trending topics without telling users. Lawmakers will <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/protecting-speech-from-government-interference-and-social-media-bias-part-1-twitters-role-in-suppressing-the-biden-laptop-story/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">question</a> former Chief Legal Officer Vijaya Gadde, former Deputy General Counsel James Baker, and former Global Head of Trust and Safety Yoel Roth about their decisions to censor information that may have impacted the outcome of the 2020 election.
“Big Tech and the Swamp colluded to censor reporting about the Biden family’s shady business schemes,” Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said in a <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/release/comer-to-hold-hearing-on-twitters-censorship-of-reporting-on-the-biden-familys-business-schemes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>. “We also know members of Twitter’s top censorship team debated how they could justify limiting the spread of the story. They landed on a policy that even some among them doubted.”
Comer referenced The New York Post story released shortly before the 2020 presidential election which showed that Hunter Biden, the son of soon-to-be President Joe Biden, introduced his father to a Ukrainian businessman.
“Americans deserve answers about this attack on the First Amendment and why Big Tech and the Swamp colluded to censor this information about the Biden family selling access for profit,” Comer added. “Accountability is coming.”
The House Oversight Committee, one of the most powerful in the lower chamber, <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">works</a> to “ensure the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of the federal government and all its agencies.” Comer succeeded Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) as head of the committee after the Republican Party clinched a narrow majority in the House.
Baker, who previously worked as general counsel for the FBI, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-twitter-files-show-fbi-paid-twitter-millions-influenced-execs-to-censor-hunter-biden-laptop-story" target="_blank" rel="noopener">insisted</a> to Roth that the materials from the unearthed laptop were either faked or hacked, even though The New York Post had included a receipt from the repair shop signed by Hunter Biden. There existed “an organized effort by representatives of the intelligence community” aimed at “senior executives at news and social media companies” to discredit “leaked information about Hunter Biden before and after it was published,” journalist Michael Shellenberger said in a release of the Twitter Files.
Roth had balked at other attempts by the FBI to acquire data from Twitter, explaining to staffers that the company had a “long-standing policy” barring the use of data for “surveillance and intelligence-gathering purposes.” When The New York Post article was published, Roth wrote in an email that the story was not “clearly in violation” of the company’s hacked materials policy or “anything else” but said the story felt “a lot like a somewhat subtle leak operation.”
More than 45% of Biden swing state voters said they were “unaware of the financial scandal enveloping Biden and his son, Hunter,” while awareness of the scandal would have led 9.4% of voters to choose another candidate, according to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-the-censorship-of-hunter-bidens-laptop-story-helped-joe-biden-win" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poll</a> from the Media Research Center. Biden won critical states such as Georgia, Arizona, and Wisconsin by narrow margins.
Gadde had pushed for the removal of former President Donald Trump from the platform and was among the executives who denied that Twitter covertly limited the reach of conservative accounts. “People are asking us if we shadow ban. We do not,” a blog <a href="https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2018/Setting-the-record-straight-on-shadow-banning" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> co-authored by Gadde herself said, even though a Twitter Files <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/here-are-the-news-outlets-that-spread-twitter-execs-lies-about-not-shadow-banning-conservatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">release</a> from journalist Bari Weiss showed that the company had engaged in the practice for a number of years.

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For nearly a year now, this author has documented the climate change chicanery that White House Special Climate Envoy John Kerry engages in as part of his mysterious taxpayer-funded position.
Nobody knows <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-much-are-taxpayers-paying-climate-czar-john-kerry-he-wont-say-but-one-gop-senator-is-demanding-answers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">how much he is paid</a>, his staff <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whats-john-kerry-hiding-memo-shows-bidens-climate-office-is-keeping-elements-we-cant-put-on-paper-out-of-emails" target="_blank" rel="noopener">keeps certain things out of emails</a>, and he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jetsetter-john-kerry-asks-worlds-poorest-to-cut-back-on-oil" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bullies third-world</a> countries into ditching fossil fuels all while the Chinese <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/in-devastating-blow-to-john-kerrys-green-energy-utopia-china-to-start-increasing-coal-production" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Communist Party</a> eats his lunch.
Well, now, the House GOP is <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/john-kerrys-secret-ccp-negotiations-probed-gop-oversight-chairman?intcmp=tw_fnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">launching an investigation</a> into what exactly Kerry is doing as he gallivants around the globe, emitting CO2, while fretting about global warming and slapping himself on the back.
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent the Heinz-ketchup-heiress hubby a letter on Thursday, demanding that he fork over information and documents regarding his office in general, and with a keen focus on his dealings with the CCP, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/john-kerrys-secret-ccp-negotiations-probed-gop-oversight-chairman?intcmp=tw_fnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Fox News.
&#8220;We are left with an insufficient understanding of your office’s activities, spending, and staffing,&#8221; Comer claimed in the letter, while adding that more information was needed in order to &#8220;enable long overdue oversight of your office.&#8221;
Kerry has long dismissed any concerns about China&#8217;s human rights record, instead placating them in hopes of getting the U.S. adversary to come to the table.
In the past, when Kerry has been asked about such issues, he has claimed that climate change takes the higher priority.
“Yes we have issues, a number of different issues, but first and foremost, this planet must be protected,” Kerry <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/john-kerry-justifies-climate-change-urgency-over-human-rights-abuses-in-china-life-full-of-tough-choices" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> after being asked about the problem in September 2021.
In turn, China ramped up coal production, began ignoring Kerry&#8217;s emails, and didn&#8217;t even have the courtesy to meet with him face-to-face. When they did meet in the fall of 2022, their talks were cut short and Biden&#8217;s &#8220;dear friend&#8221; blamed his failure on COVID.
As Comer poignantly noted, Kerry has downplayed the CCP&#8217;s tyranny &#8220;while promoting climate negotiations that the CCP does not even appear interested in entering.&#8221;
Through it all, Kerry has displayed a sunny disposition toward China, and now the GOP is saying his actions as Special Climate Envoy are potentially harming America.
&#8220;As a member of the President’s cabinet, you should be representing the United States’ interests. Your statements, however, consistently show disregard for American national security and taxpayer dollars,&#8221; Comer also stated in the letter.
Fox also pointed out that China is responsible for 27% of carbon emissions around the globe.
Unfortunately for taxpayers, Kerry&#8217;s office will likely be about as willing to comply with Congress as the CCP is in dealing with Kerry: Which is to say, not at all. At least it&#8217;s a start for accountability — ideally, the position gets defunded altogether.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

(L-R) US Vice President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Secretary of State John Kerry make a toast during a State Luncheon for China hosted by Kerry on September 25, 2015 at the Department of State in Washington, DC.

Finally: Congress Is Investigating Kerry’s Chinese Communist Climate Change Chicanery

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