Kentucky Republican Representative James Comer was widely mocked after he claimed during a Fox News interview that a key "informant" on the Biden administration's alleged corruption has mysteriously vanished, casting a cloud of uncertainty over the GOP's ongoing probe.
During the interview, host Maria Bartiromo pressed Comer about the evidence he possessed pertaining to President Joe Biden's alleged corruption, specifically inquiring about the whistleblowers he had previously mentioned. She also sought information on an informant who had apparently provided the congressman with vital information.
Comer reluctantly admitted that Republicans have been unable to "track down the informant."
You can hear what Comer said in the video below.
When asked about the location of the whistleblower, Comer said:
"Well, unfortunately, we can't track down the informant. We're hopeful that the informant is still there. The whistleblower knows the informant. The whistleblower is very credible."
When Bartiromo asked him to confirm that the whistleblower is "now missing," Comer said Republicans are "hopeful that we can find the informant" because they are in the "spy business" and "they don't make a habit of being seen a lot."
He added:
"The nine of the ten people that we've identified that have very good knowledge with respect to the Bidens, they're one of three things, Maria, they're either currently in court, they're currently in jail, or they're currently missing."
Comer's remarks were swiftly mocked online.
\u201cThe Biden informant isn\u2019t \u201cmissing\u201d. The Biden informant never existed. https://t.co/7csvVl3DzW\u201d— Mueller, She Wrote (@Mueller, She Wrote) 1684079772
\u201cHouse Republican James Comer now says the GOP's imaginary informant against President Biden has gone "missing." They lost their own informant? Did they check under the couch cushions? He wandered off? These House Republicans are really bad at this stuff.\n\nhttps://t.co/RXo71JBD5M\u201d— Palmer Report (@Palmer Report) 1684095476
\u201cDespicable Republican politicians couldn't find a single illegal act committed by President Biden, so this is what they come up with? Wagering every red cent you have that this is a lie would be a excellent bet.\nhttps://t.co/ELZjZikJ5S\u201d— Susan \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udd4a\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udf0e\ud83c\udf3f (@Susan \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udd4a\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udf0e\ud83c\udf3f) 1684154722
\u201cTHE BIDEN CRIME FAMILY EVIDENCE ISN'T MISSING\nWe can't find it, because it's a debunked "fever dream." That won't, however, stop us from reporting it. It's precisely what our viewers, demand to hear. #delusional @senateGOP @foxnews @MuellerSheWrote \nhttps://t.co/TjOHHQ07MZ\u201d— Bombshell DAILY \ud83d\udca3 (@Bombshell DAILY \ud83d\udca3) 1684087619
\u201cI have a joke about James Comer's now missing informant....\nIt's a mystery, wrapped in a riddle, inside an enigma\u201d— Les LeMieux, Sr (@Les LeMieux, Sr) 1684090784
\u201cGood grief! @JamesComer - C'mon Man!\n\nJames Comer mocked after claiming informant his \u201centire charade was built on\u201d is \u201cmissing\u201d https://t.co/6OHovsc8cY\u201d— Brad Woodhouse (@Brad Woodhouse) 1684158945
\u201cJames Comer, R-Ky., said over the weekend Republicans lost track of a key witness in an investigation about the Biden family!! \nHow a NON existent witness can go missing??\nMr. Comer, if you truly want to "Find" the latest informant, stand up, drop your pants and reach around.\u201d— StanWoke (@StanWoke) 1684157456
\u201cHow long until James Comer says the Laptop From Hell opened up and swallowed his missing informant and all the secrets that were going to blow this conspiracy wide open?\u201d— Big Teezy - Ridin with Biden! (@Big Teezy - Ridin with Biden!) 1684160091
\u201cJames Comer announced the GOP\u2019s super-secret informant has disappeared. No word on whether this person also absconded with the GOP plans for every single issue on which they campaigned; it seems those plans have been missing since Election Day.\n#ResistanceUnited \n#LiveBlue\u201d— Jeff Roush (@Jeff Roush) 1684110619
Comer—who is the House Oversight Committee Chair—has recently made a series of startling allegations of unproven Biden family financial improprieties.
Comer accused the Biden family of "influence peddling" even though Comer's claims do not directly implicate Biden himself.
These claims were the impetus for statements made last week by Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson, who in an interview with Bartiromo failed to provide proof of what the Bidens are "getting paid for" and called upon the power of inference.
