Rep. James Comer, a multimillionaire farmer, boasts of being one of the largest landholders near his rural Kentucky hometown, and he has meticulously documented nearly all of his landholdings on congressional financial disclosure documents – roughly 1,600 acres in all.
But there are six acres that he bought in 2015 and co-owns with a longtime campaign contributor that he has treated differently, transferring his ownership to Farm Team Properties, a shell company he co-owns with his wife.
Interviews and records reviewed by The Associated Press provide new insights into the financial deal, which risks undercutting the force of some of Comer’s central arguments in his impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden. For months, the chairman of the House Oversight committee and his Republican colleagues have been pounding Biden for how his relatives traded on their famous name to secure business deals.
I’m not seeing anything illegal listed here? Is the lack of disclosure a legal problem or a loophole he’s exploiting? Seems more like the latter.
Regardless, it does not actually change anything about Hunter. They can both break the law or not and it’s not dependent on each other.
Accurate. If Hunter Biden broke the law, he should face the consequences. If Comer broke the law, he should face the consequences. It’s illegal to use political office for personal gain, so definitely not a loophole if he’s treating donors differently in his political decisions.
I will note only one of them is being investigated for prosecution, though.