Comer says Hunter verdict is a 'step toward' accountability

Representative James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, June 3, 2024. (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer says that the Hunter Biden verdict is a "step toward" accountability -- moments after Biden was found guilty on three counts.

“Hunter Biden’s sweetheart plea deal was smoked out after scrutiny by a federal judge," he said in a statement.

"Today’s verdict is a step toward accountability but until the Department of Justice investigates everyone involved in the Bidens’ corrupt influence peddling schemes that generated over $18 million in foreign payments to the Biden family, it will be clear department officials continue to cover for the Big Guy, Joe Biden.”

Hunter Biden was found guilty of charges of making a false statement in the purchase of a gun, making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a federally licensed gun dealer, and possession of a gun by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance.