House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, who is leading the congressional probe into Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings, doubled down on his allegation Monday that lawyers for the president's son are intimidating potential witnesses and whistleblowers from assisting in the investigation.
Comer, R-Ky. told Fox News that Hunter Biden's legal team has contacted unnamed individuals who are complying with congressional subpoenas issued by the committee investigating the Biden family's financial affairs and alleged influence-peddling on behalf of the president's son.
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"In communication with our witnesses and with people who are cooperating from a subpoena standpoint, we know that they have been contacted by the attorneys for Hunter Biden," Comer said in an interview on "America Reports. "We feel that this is really close to crossing the line. Obviously, their objective in my opinion, is witness intimidation. This will not stand."
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Comer, who vowed to "continue to press forward" with the investigation, first made the allegation in an interview with "Just The News" last week, telling the outlet that witnesses are "scared to death to come forward" and that he believes Biden's legal team is "testing the limits."
When pressed by Fox News host Sandra Smith on whether he has "hard evidence" to support the bombshell allegation, Comer replied, "It...
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