Craig Bannister wrote a very pouty June 8 CNSNews.com blog post under the even poutier headline “Comer Caves, Allowing Media/Dems to Lie About Contents of FBI Records Alleging Biden Bribery Scheme”:
On Monday, House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer (R-KY) warned that, if he doesn’t take possession of the FBI document alleging a bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, media and Democrats will deny his reports and label them crazy conspiracy theories.
On Wednesday, Comer canceled Thursday’s scheduled contempt of Congress vote against FBI Director Christopher Wray, who continues to refuse to turn over the document containing the “highly-credible,” long-time FBI source’s allegations.
But, on Monday, Rep. Comer told reporters that he wouldn’t cancel the contempt of Congress vote, unless he had the document “in hand,” because that was the only way he could get the media and Democrats to admit what it reveals.
“Mr. Chair, why do you need the document in hand?” one reporter asked Comer, questioning the need to “move forward with contempt when the FBI says they are cooperating in good faith.”
Without the physical document to show to the public, media will continue to parrot the Biden Administration’s “conspiracy theory” claims and dismiss the source as unverified, Comer explained:
Bannister wants us to believe that Comer is operating in good faith — which seems unlikely given that he has released no documentation of his numerous claims about the Biden family. He’s also making claims based on a document he doesn’t even have possession of, which makes those claims — including his assertion that the source is “highly-credible” — even more dubious. It can be argued that given the lack of evidence behind his claims, Comer is the one who’s peddling crazy conspiracy theories.
If Comer can’t back up what he says, he shouldn’t be saying anything at all — and Bannister shouldn’t treat him as anything other than a partisan actor with an agenda.