House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., slammed President Joe Biden for awarding the Presidential Citizens Medal to a pair of Jan. 6 select committee members, telling Newsmax on Thursday it's an "embarrassment on the world stage."
Comer joined "Rob Schmitt Tonight" to discuss Biden bestowing the second highest civilian medal to former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the lawmakers who led the congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack.
"It's a joke. I mean, this is symbolic of the final two years of the Biden administration. It's cover-up. It's dishonesty. It is an embarrassment to the United States on the world stage," Comer said. "This is par for the course with Joe Biden."
At issue for Republicans is that Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., chair of the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight, released a report last February that included allegations that Thompson, chair of the select committee, and vice chair Cheney failed to turn over video recordings of witness interviews and depositions despite using those recordings in their hearings.
Loudermilk's report also stated more than 100 deleted or password-protected files were recovered, including some files that were deleted days before Republicans took over the House majority.
President-elect Donald Trump has called on the Jan. 6 committee members to be indicted.
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