Comer must face ethics investigation for Biden inquiry fundraising: Democratic group

Published May 23, 2024 11:04am ET



EXCLUSIVE — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) could face an ethics investigation over allegations the Kentucky Republican is using his high-profile impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden for campaign fundraising. 

The Democratic-aligned Congressional Integrity Project sent a request to the Office of Congressional Ethics to determine whether Comer violated House rules by soliciting campaign donations in messaging directly related to his impeachment investigation, according to a letter first shared with the Washington Examiner. Doing so, the group argued, would violate House rules that state solicitations for campaign or political contributions cannot be linked to official duties. 

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