Rep. James Comer (R-KY) reacted to the Department of Justice writing a letter requesting a sentencing date for a witness to testify before Comer’s committee.
Comer admitted while in an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures that the timing of the letter, regarding the sentence of Hunter Biden’s ex-business partner Devon Archer that was sent to the Southern District of New York, was “odd,” as it was a Saturday. According to the four-term Kentucky representative, it was “the first time I’ve ever heard of the Department of Justice doing anything on a Saturday.” Archer is slated to testify before the House Oversight Committee Monday.
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“I don’t want to put words in Devon Archer’s mouth, but I’ll say this: He has an opportunity to come tomorrow to the House Oversight Committee and tell the truth,” Comer said. “He has an opportunity to be a hero like the two whistleblowers were, like the judge in Delaware was who rejected the sweetheart plea deal from the Department of Justice for Hunter Biden. Devon Archer could be in that category of Americans that just come and tell the truth. That’s all we want.”
Previously, Archer was convicted in July 2018 on two felony charges for his role in a conspiracy to defraud a Native American tribe. Despite being sentenced in 2022, he has avoided prison time due to a series of appeals that his defense has filed.
Archer has missed three previous subpoenas since June from the Oversight Committee, which Comer chairs. His testimony is anticipated to add to the investigation surrounding the DOJ’s intervention in Hunter Biden’s legal case.
Hunter Biden had agreed to a plea deal for two misdemeanor counts of willful failure to pay income taxes and agreed to a diversion program to have his gun charge dismissed, only to have the plea deal dismissed by U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika.
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Less than two weeks ago, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee was able to personally direct questions to IRS agents Gary Shapley and Joe Ziegler. Their testimonies included allegations of Justice Department officials suppressing investigative steps the IRS wanted to take, such as blocking access to the full contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop, stopping the IRS from interviewing Hunter Biden himself, and preventing investigators from asking witnesses about messages that mentioned President Joe Biden.
Hunter Biden has since pleaded not guilty to both tax charges.
