Comer’s written fundraising appeal went on to describe the witness’ sworn testimony as “the smoking gun evidence we needed to prove that Joe Biden was the head of the Biden Bribery Scheme.”
There is simply no defense this. Perhaps a brief timeline of events might help clarify matters.
1. Comer spends months assuring the public that he’d present devastating evidence of Biden corruption. He fails spectacularly at every step.
2. Comer schedules a special closed-door interview with Archer, promising important results. The Oversight Committee chairman fails to attend the Q&A.
3. Comer peddles a variety of highly provocative claims about Archer’s testimony, including during appearances on national television, leading the public to believe the witness advanced the case against the president.
4. Comer’s committee releases the transcript of Archer’s testimony — a time that appeared designed to bury the news — that shows the opposite of what Comer had claimed.
5. Comer’s political operation seeks financial rewards from his supporters anyway, pretending the information that was devastating for the GOP was actually “smoking gun evidence” that incriminated Joe Biden, despite reality.
These are not the actions of a powerful public official acting in good faith.
The core details are obvious and no longer in doubt: Archer said under oath that Joe Biden wasn’t involved with Burisma, didn’t talk business with his son’s associates, and didn’t take bribes. The Post’s analysis added, “That’s the pattern here. Comer … and others hype claims of Joe Biden’s involvement in Hunter Biden’s work only to see those claims collapse as more information is made public.”
Or put another way, Archer’s testimony was an embarrassing dud for Republicans; it did nothing to advance their partisan efforts against the president; and it was the latest in a series of related duds.
Comer’s written fundraising appeal went on to describe the witness’ sworn testimony as “the smoking gun evidence we needed to prove that Joe Biden was the head of the Biden Bribery Scheme.”
There is simply no defense this. Perhaps a brief timeline of events might help clarify matters.
1. Comer spends months assuring the public that he’d present devastating evidence of Biden corruption. He fails spectacularly at every step.
2. Comer schedules a special closed-door interview with Archer, promising important results. The Oversight Committee chairman fails to attend the Q&A.
3. Comer peddles a variety of highly provocative claims about Archer’s testimony, including during appearances on national television, leading the public to believe the witness advanced the case against the president.
4. Comer’s committee releases the transcript of Archer’s testimony — a time that appeared designed to bury the news — that shows the opposite of what Comer had claimed.
5. Comer’s political operation seeks financial rewards from his supporters anyway, pretending the information that was devastating for the GOP was actually “smoking gun evidence” that incriminated Joe Biden, despite reality.
These are not the actions of a powerful public official acting in good faith.
The core details are obvious and no longer in doubt: Archer said under oath that Joe Biden wasn’t involved with Burisma, didn’t talk business with his son’s associates, and didn’t take bribes. The Post’s analysis added, “That’s the pattern here. Comer … and others hype claims of Joe Biden’s involvement in Hunter Biden’s work only to see those claims collapse as more information is made public.”
Or put another way, Archer’s testimony was an embarrassing dud for Republicans; it did nothing to advance their partisan efforts against the president; and it was the latest in a series of related duds.