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'Comer coverup': GOP chairman accused of doing Trump's 'dirty work' on Epstein case

A Democratic lawmaker accused House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) of carrying out a coverup of the Jeffrey Epstein case to protect President Donald Trump from accountability.

The committee released more than 33,000 pages of Epstein-related materials Comer had subpoenaed from the Department of Justice, but his Democratic colleagues say the vast majority of those documents were already public, and Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) say the Kentucky Republican was engaged in "dirty work" on behalf of the White House.

"Welcome to the 'Comer coverup,'" Moskowitz said. "You know, I mean, we've been gone for six weeks, he just releases 30,000 pages the day before a vote. He could have released it, you know, over the last six weeks, but they waited just enough, they held these documents from the public, they held on to them so they could release them the day of the petition. Why don't they want the petition to pass? What are they afraid of? What are they hiding?"

"Those are obviously the questions that the American people have, and then you've got James Comer who's in charge of this whole thing," Moskowitz added. "You know, this is a guy who took information from a Chinese informant, he lost an informant, he took Russian disinformation in his last investigation. So this is the 'Comer coverup.' I mean, look, he didn't come up with this idea on his own – he's not that bright – but he's obviously executing the plan that the White House has come up for him."

Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) have begun collecting signatures on a discharge petition forcing a vote on the full release of the Epstein documents, but Moskowitz said Comer was trying to offer just enough to satisfy the public while shielding the president's alleged involvement with the late financier's crimes.

"Here's what they're going to do," Moskowitz said. "They're going to pass a rule, okay, which we pass every week. We're up here in Congress, when you're in the majority you pass a rule. The rule is what allows the bills to move or resolutions to move for the week. The opposite party always votes against the rule, so whether we were in charge and they were in charge, right, the other side, the minority votes against the rule. In this rule, they put this Epstein thing in there, so they want to say, 'Oh, Democrats are now voting against it.' They want to message that, right? They also want to say, 'Look, all of our Republicans voted for full disclosure.' It's not true. Comer actually is the one who gets to decide what to release, Comer is the one who gets to decide what to redact on his own, and so there is no transparency."

"There are no hearings – where are the hearings?" Moskowitz added. "Bring in the witnesses. He's burying these depositions in the basement so nobody hears from any of these witnesses, and then he's going to issue some report. Comer lost the trust of the American people in his fake faux Biden impeachment scam, and now you got the 'Comer coverup' when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein. He's doing the White House's dirty work, looking for the president's endorsement on his way to trying to become the governor of Kentucky."

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'We got played again': MAGA turns on House Republicans over 'fake' Epstein files release

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee was promptly ridiculed Tuesday night into Wednesday morning for its release of 33,000 files on Jeffrey Epstein; the vast majority of which, critics have noted, were either redacted or already public.

“Literally 97% of the ‘Epstein files’ just released by the House Oversight Committee were already public,” wrote Evan Kilgore, formally an ambassador for the far-right nationalist group Turning Point USA, in a social media post on X Tuesday to his more than 130,000 followers. “We got played again.”

The Trump administration has faced growing scrutiny in recent months over its handling of its investigation into Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in 2019 awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, and is alleged to have run a blackmail operation targeting powerful individuals. Amid growing pressure, the House Oversight Committee released a trove of Epstein files Tuesday evening, but its release has only prompted increased scrutiny.

“Oh my god, Republicans just fake released the Epstein files again,” wrote Kyle Kulinski, host of the Kyle Kulinski Show, in a social media post on X to his more than 500,000 followers.

Democratic lawmakers joined in on the pile on as well, with Rep. Robert Garcia, the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, labeling the file drop as a dud, and urging Americans not to consider the matter settled.

“The 33,000 pages of Epstein documents [House Oversight Chair and Republican Rep.] James Comer has decided to ‘release’ were already mostly public information,” Garcia said, speaking with the Washington Post in a report published Wednesday.

“To the American people – don’t let this fool you. After careful review, Oversight Democrats have found that 97% of the documents received from the Department of Justice were already public. There is no mention of any client list or anything that improves transparency or justice for victims.”

The Trump administration faced similar criticism back in February, when it released what it called “Phase 1” of the Epstein files to a select-few far-right influencers. Like the House Oversight Committee’s recent file drop, those too were largely already public, and in some cases, more redacted than past releases of the same documents.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has joined with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) to circumvent the House Oversight Committee by pursuing a discharge petition, a legislative tool that would force a vote on releasing all files related to Epstein currently held by the Justice Department.

'I spit my coffee out': Trump ally 'embarrassed' by James Comer's Sunday comment

U.S. Rep. James Comer (R-KY) on Sunday made a comment that had a fellow MAGA ally spitting out her coffee.

Comer over the weekend appeared on Fox News, where he said he is noticing that Trump has been "more active" on Truth Social, where the president is "encouraging his own Justice Department" to hold people accountable for crimes.

This didn't sit well with Laura Loomer, who has Trump's ear and has even been known to decode his social media posts. She weighed in on Sunday.

"Just now on Fox News, [Comer] said he’s glad President Trump is active on social media encouraging the DOJ to hold people accountable," Loomer wrote, adding a clown emoji. "Uh, why does Trump have to tell his own AG to hold people accountable?"

Loomer continued, saying, "If our AG wasn’t Blondi, maybe people actually would be held accountable."

"Just another indictment of her total incompetence," she then added. "How embarrassing. I spit my coffee out."

'Absurd!' Newsmax torched by journalist for portraying Ghislaine Maxwell as 'victim'

Journalist Tara Palmeri made it clear Tuesday on MSNBC that Ghislaine Maxwell deserved no sympathy for her association with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Maxwell was accused of procuring girls for Epstein that they both sexually abused and trafficked victims, including Virginia Giuffre, one of the first to go public with her accusations.

"I just want to point out again, for anyone who says that Ghislaine deserves any sort of clemency, when Virginia ended up in Epstein's house, it was Ghislaine who took her panties off. That was the first person who touched her. It was Ghislaine who brought her there. It was Ghislaine who found her at Mar-a-Lago."

Palmeri noted Giuffre was never trafficked to Donald Trump, who was close friends with Epstein for a decade.

On Tuesday, Maxwell's attorney told House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) that Maxwell would testify before Congress if she were given immunity.

"I think any sort of idea that Ghislaine was just some sort of, like, victim, as they're saying on Newsmax and other places, is absurd," Palmeri said. "She was a pedophile. She did the exact same thing, and this whole idea that President Trump was upset about it at the time is absurd."

Host Nicolle Wallace asked why "MAGA seems to exonerate Ghislaine Maxwell's sexual abuse of these girls? Are they unaware of it? Do they not believe it? I mean, she sounds like the sexual abuser that Epstein was."

Palmeri answered, "Exactly. It's like they don't want to hear these stories."

Palmeri said she interviewed Epstein victim Annie Farmer, who told her that Maxwell "literally got on the phone with Annie Farmer's mother and convinced her that it was okay for her daughter to go to this ranch, Zorro Ranch, because she had promised them that they were going to pay for the tuition for their daughter. I mean, this is, you know — they preyed on children."

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'Foolish': Congress dressed down for giving a 'garbage human being' leverage over them

Former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori did not mince words Tuesday on CNN when asked about Ghislane Maxwell's demands for immunity before she considers testifying on Capitol Hill.

Maxwell, who was the girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, is serving 20 years in federal prison for sex trafficking.

In a letter to House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY), Maxwell's attorneys wrote that their client would invoke her Fifth Amendment rights to remain silent unless they complied with her demands.

"I have to say to the folks in Congress who helped to create this — this is what happens when you give a criminal — an all-around garbage human being — leverage over you," Khardori told CNN's Brianna Keilar.

"They start creating lists of demands that make you look foolish if you accede to them; they should never have gone down this path. The Justice Department should not be working with her. She has no credibility. She's in prison for 20 years on heinous charges, and she has a whole host of incentives to lie or shade the truth. If I were still in government, I would not trust this woman and I would not touch her with a 10-foot pole."

Keilar asked why Khardori called Maxwell "garbage."

"Because what she did was heinous and awful, and she traumatized many, many young women, and they're going to live with that trauma for the rest of their lives."

Khardori continued, "One of the particularly offensive elements of the Justice Department entertaining this — Republicans in Congress entertaining this — is that she has victims, and those victims have to watch all of this unfold and have to watch them pretending like this woman has some credibility and potentially some information that may be valuable."

President Donald Trump has not ruled out pardoning Maxwell. He has called questions about his association with Epstein, a convicted sex trafficker, a "hoax" and a "scam" perpetuated by Democrats.

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'Same way we investigated the Bidens!' Republican vows criminal probe of Dem fundraiser

Rep. James Comer (R-KY), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, is vowing to file criminal charges against Democratic fundraising machine ActBlue over fraud allegations.

Comer appeared with right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson, who posted to X on Thursday, "Rep. James Comer and the FBI to bring CRIMINAL CHARGES against those behind ActBlue, The Largest Money Laundering Scheme in U.S. history: "We are going forward with our investigation. Their lawyers are leaving… This will be the end of the Democratic Party."

ActBlue is a left-leaning nonprofit organization that says it caters to "small-dollar donors" who want to "transform power structures in our country."

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Comer said the "tons and tons and tons" of donations "in $10, $20 increments," are a "red flag" that could point to fraud.

"This thing is just rotten!" Johnson said. "I don't know if we have the direct evidence just yet, but man, you sure can put the pieces together and say that ActBlue must be one of the largest money laundering organs this side of the Biden family."

Comer agreed, saying, "And that's the same way we're going to investigate this, the same way we investigated the Bidens. We're starting with the suspicious activities reports. These are the bank violations. If anyone commits a financial crime, the banks will catch it."

Comer attempted to prove that President Joe Biden and his family were involved in an "influence peddling" scheme, but no solid proof meant nothing came of the investigation. Comer released a book in January about his suspicions.

"We tried to do this before the November election, but the Biden administration would not cooperate with us," Comer told Johnson of the ActBlue probe.

"Have you asked [FBI Director] Kash [Patel]?" Johnson asked. "I know you're very close with Kash. Have you asked him if there's an FBI investigation into this? Do you have any confirmation?"

"I promised Kash I won't talk about our conversations on interviews," Comer said. "But I'll tell you this, I have 100% confidence in Kash Patel. And I just light up when anyone mentions Kash Patel's name! Because I've had to deal with Christopher Wray for the last 2 1/2 years. Kash Patel is a breath of fresh air."

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'Don't talk negatively about my friend!' Rep. Moskowitz needles rival James Comer on CNN

Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D) joked with CNN's John Berman Thursday about his love-hate relationship with House Judiciary Chairman James Comer (R-KY) while discussing the potential confirmation of Florida's former Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Berman began, "You are switching committees. People got used to watching you on the Oversight Committee, you know, going after, in some cases, the Chair, James Comer. Now, you're moving to Judiciary, and you talk about Florida — politics in Florida — Pam Bondi, who will likely be the next attorney general from Florida, what do you see as your biggest concerns, vis-à-vis, with the incoming attorney general?"

Moskowitz quipped, "Well, first, John, don't talk negatively about my friend James Comer, okay? And, just because I'm leaving Oversight doesn't mean I'm leaving James, I promise you!"

Moskowitz has been known for sparring with Comer during House Judiciary Committee hearings, once trading barbs about who takes more medication during a hearing called, "A Legacy of Incompetence: Consequences of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Policy Failures.”

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“You need to take your medication and leave,” Comer said when Moskowitz challenged him to impeach President Biden. Moskowitz then shot back, “Mr. chairman, you’re several decades older than me, we know who’s taking more medication."

In reality, Comer is 52 to Moskowitz is 43.

Moskowitz also recently posted a photo of Comer's new book next to a public toilet with the caption, "The subway tile work in this bathroom is lovely."

When Moskowitz finally answered Berman's question about Bondi, the congressman called her "very capable."

"You know, as far as Pam Bondi is concerned, obviously, I know the incoming attorney general. I was in the legislature when she was the attorney general of Florida when the shooting happened at my high school, at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas six years ago," Moskowitz said.

"She was the attorney general at that time and was involved in not just the response, but when we put together the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas School Safety Commission to investigate what went wrong that day, and then to work on legislation to make sure something like that never happened again. And, so, I know her fairly well. Obviously, we have many political disagreements, but she is very capable, and I think she'll wind up serving well as the attorney general."

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'Dumb behind thinking': Ex-GOP leader was speechless after James Comer's new Harris attack

Former Republican Party chairman Michael Steele was rendered speechless Sunday after being presented with a new attack by House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) on Vice President Kamala Harris.

Steele appeared on MSNBC over the weekend, where the host played a video of Comer responding to Harris' recent comments about gun ownership made in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Harris told Winfrey that she herself was a gun owner and that, if someone breaks into her house to threaten her life, "they're getting shot."

“Well, look, I don’t think anyone believes that Kamala Harris is a gun owner,” Comer told Fox News. “But if she is, she needs to tell the American people what type of gun she has.”

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"I'm almost sorry I played that," said the host after playing the video of Comer's comments. "What do you make of that?"

Steele replied with laughter, "It's crazy."

"I don't even know which... I don't even know what side of his mouth he's talking out of," Steele said while stuttering.

"It made no sense. The woman tells you she's a gun owner, she is a gun owner!" Steele said before cutting his sentence short.

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'New ways to be deplorable': James Comer slammed for Walz family 'indoctrination' claim

A Republican lawmaker mocked Gov. Tim Walz' family on national television less than a month after the right faced severe and widespread backlash for hurling insults at his neurodivergent son.

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) targeted the family of Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate on Fox Business Friday morning as he discussed with host Maria Bartiromo his ongoing probe into Walz' China ties.

"That's a scary family, there," Comer said. "It looks like the type of family that's been indoctrinated."

Bartiromo did a visible double take — and viewers such as Mother Jones Washington D.C. bureau chief David Corn were outraged.

"The [Republicans] keep finding new ways to be deplorable," Corn replied.

This comment comes weeks after Gus Walz, 17, diagnosed with a nonverbal learning disability, captured the nation's attention with his emotional response to his father's nomination at the Democratic National Convention.

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Conservative commentators such as Ann Coulter, Laura Loomer and Jay Weber mocked the teen — only to be told by fellow Republicans they'd gone too far.

"I've always believed in shielding our children from attack," Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY) wrote on X. "#ThinkDIFFERENTLY."

Comer's attacks also come as he probes Walz' 30+ trips to China, where the former teacher began his career in education, and suggests ties to the Chinese Communist Party — an accusation the Harris-Walz campaign denies.

"Some of the things the Walzs have said about China, their affection for China, that's very concerning to me," Comer told Bartiromo. "We don't want to set our business models like China's."

These comments did not impress viewers such as ESPN-affiliated Louisville radio host Mark Ennis, who took to X to share a request with the lawmaker.

"James Comer," requested ESPN-affiliated Louisville radio host Mark Ennis, "go one day without embarrassing Kentucky."

Sanho Tree, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, argued Comer did not believe what he told Bartiromo.

"Comer wants to justify holding urgent hearings about Tim Walz," Tree wrote, "for no other reason other than helping Trump."

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'Tick tock, James': Democratic lawmaker calls Comer's bluff on Joe Biden impeachment

A Democratic lawmaker is calling the GOP's bluff in the House after the conservatives on the Oversight and Reform Committee released a report on President Joe Biden alleging "impeachable offenses."

Rep. James "Comer (R-KY) has finally finished his book report. He's worked really hard on it. He gets a little green star in his star chart," Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) told the Daily Mail while at the Democratic National Convention.

"There's been no evidence on Joe Biden. Joe Biden didn't commit anything wrong. But if they're so insistent, right?" he continued. "Well, then call for the vote. I called for it. He refused to second it. What are we waiting for? Tick-tock, James."

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Moskowitz has been trolling Comer for over a year as the Republican desperately searches for something on which to impeach the president. They have sorted through the president's and his family's personal finances.

Among the findings was a loan Biden gave to his son Hunter to make a downpayment on a truck. Republicans tried to claim that the money was from a foreign entity.

Another financial scandal was Biden's loan to his brother, James Biden, which was also paid back.

Comer claimed that because James Biden worked with foreign entities and paid the loan back, other countries were somehow also funding Joe Biden.

Republicans haven't been able to find the $1.5 billion that Donald Trump said Biden took from China.

Comer's long-time efforts to bring down Biden have been for nothing as the elder statesman stepped down from the Democratic ticket. Moskowitz thinks that the GOP is scrambling to try and investigate Harris or Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) before the election.

"They wanted to close this so they can now open up more fake votes. Investigations now into Tim Walz, someone that they weren't even talking about until he became vice president," said Moskowitz.

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