'Parade of embarrassments': House Republicans privately turn on Comer for impeachment dud

Houser Republicans are reportedly fatigued of House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer's (R-Kentucky) impeachment quest against President Joe Biden.

According to more than a dozen anonymous Republicans who confided to the Messenger, the Kentucky Republican's ongoing impeachment crusade has been a "disaster" for both his committee and the majority as a whole. Republicans speaking on condition of anonymity in order to protect relationships dismissed Comer's efforts as a "clueless investigation."

"One would be hard pressed to find the best moment for James Comer in the Oversight Committee," one Republican told the Messenger. "It’s been a parade of embarrassments."

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The core of Comer's investigation has been a probe into Biden's son, Hunter, and his foreign business dealings. However, after more than a year of subpoenas of bank records and testimonies, Comer has yet to produce any smoking gun that would directly implicate the president in any "high crimes and misdemeanors" that would necessitate impeachment.

Comer was additionally embarrassed after Hunter Biden's attorney pointed out that his original subpoena of his client was "legally invalid." Following a recent committee meeting where members were set to vote to hold Biden's son in contempt, he made a surprise appearance at the hearing, effectively nullifying the committee's argument that he was dodging them. A "senior House GOP aide" told the Messenger that the oversight chair "got played by Hunter Biden" and that committee members "looked like buffoons."

"James Comer continues to embarrass himself and House Republicans. He screws up over and over and over," a Republican source told the outlet. "I don’t know how Republicans actually impeach the president based on his clueless investigation and lack of leadership."

An ally of former President Donald Trump told the Messenger that Comer had "cast a wide net and caught very little fish," saying that it was becoming "a big problem" for the GOP. He added that Republican voters are "starting to get more and more frustrated with [Comer] because they see all this smoke but they don’t see the movement."

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