James Comer and Jim Jordan snap as reporters hit them with Hunter Biden questions
Reps. James Comer (R-KY), Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) had a contentious meeting with reporters who surrounded them in a congressional office building on Wednesday as they headed into an effort to impeach President Joe Biden.
The confrontation happened just minutes after Biden's son, Hunter Biden, slammed House GOPers for their campaign against his dad.
Jordan lambasted Hunter Biden for turning up at the Hill, yet refusing to answer questions behind closed doors at a deposition he has been subpoenaed for. The president's son has said he would only attend if it was held in public.
Jordan, who refused to comply with a subpoena himself in the Jan. 6 hearings, was asked why not call the younger Biden's bluff and have a public testimony.
Jordan snapped back furiously, saying that Biden should be forced to give depositions behind closed doors because Donald Trump Jr. did. In fact, Trump Jr. testified on the record and on video for the House Select Committee investigating the 2020 election overthrow and Jan. 6 attack.
Trump Jr. was with his father on Jan. 6 before his speech on the Ellipse that preceded the riot.
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In an act of political theater, Republicans put a placard on a witness table with Hunter Biden's name and the empty chair.
"James Comer, Jim Jordan, Jason Smith, and their colleagues have distorted the facts," said Hunter Biden on Wednesday. "There is no fairness or decency in what these Republicans are doing. They have lied over and over ... they have displayed naked photos of me during an Oversight hearing."
Comer faced off against reporters asking about his loans involving loan repayments for Biden's truck made to his dad — which Comer has suggested was a funneling mechanism to get money from China to the president. Comer snapped at the female reporter, telling her she didn't know anything about the loans. "I do," he added.
The reporter pressed until Comer yelled at her she was "defending" Biden by questioning him.
That's when Greene started ranting about the younger Biden being a sex trafficker.
See a clip of the press conference below or at the link here.
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