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James Comer

James Comer

Chairman, House Oversight Committee

Appears in 5 stories

Notable Quotes

"No one is above the law, and justice must be applied equally—regardless of position, pedigree, or prestige." — Chairman James Comer, January 21, 2026

'I posted an earlier picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message. I didn't realize some folks associate those numbers with violence. It never occurred to me, but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down.' — Comey, Instagram, May 15, 2025

'I'm still innocent. I'm still not afraid. I still believe in the independent federal judiciary, so let's go.' — Comey, Substack video, April 28, 2026

Stories

Minnesota's open governor race

Rule Changes

Leading congressional investigation into Minnesota fraud

Minnesota hasn't elected a Republican governor since 2006. Senator Amy Klobuchar wants to keep it that way.

Updated 6 days ago

House advances contempt charges against Bill and Hillary Clinton

Rule Changes

Leading Epstein investigation

No former president has ever been held in criminal contempt of Congress. On January 21, 2026, the House Oversight Committee voted 34-8 to advance a contempt resolution against Bill Clinton, with nine Democrats crossing party lines to support it. A companion resolution targeting Hillary Clinton passed 28-15, with three Democratic votes.

Updated 7 days ago

Minnesota's billion-dollar welfare fraud crisis

Force in Play

Leading congressional investigation into Minnesota fraud

On January 5, 2026, Governor Tim Walz announced he would drop his bid for a third term. The reversal came just two days before a contentious January 7 House Oversight Committee hearing where Republican state lawmakers testified that Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison ignored widespread fraud and silenced whistleblowers.

Updated May 21

Justice Department prosecutes former officials under Trump's second term

Force in Play

Awaiting self-surrender or arraignment on arrest warrant; charged on two counts of threatening the President

James Comey deleted the Instagram post within hours of publishing it. Nearly a year later, a federal grand jury in North Carolina charged him with two counts of threatening the President of the United States over the same fifteen-character image: '8647' written above seashells. The indictment, returned April 28, 2026, is the second federal case Trump's Justice Department has brought against the former FBI Director—the first, filed in Virginia in September 2025, was dismissed when a judge ruled the interim prosecutor had been unlawfully appointed. Alongside the new indictment, Judge Louise Wood Flanagan issued an arrest warrant for Comey; he may be allowed to self-surrender rather than be taken into custody. Within hours, Comey posted a video response on his Substack: 'I'm still innocent. I'm still not afraid.'

Updated Apr 29

DOJ indicts senior Fauci adviser over alleged COVID-19 records concealment

Rule Changes

Continuing the COVID origins inquiry initiated under former chair Brad Wenstrup

A federal grand jury indicted Dr. David Morens, the longest-serving senior adviser to Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), on five counts including conspiracy against the United States and destruction of federal records. Morens, 78, allegedly used a personal Gmail account to route official COVID-19 business outside the reach of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The indictment also details an alleged gratuity: two bottles of Napa Valley wine sent to Morens' home by the then-president of EcoHealth Alliance, with a note thanking him for 'behind-the-scenes shenanigans.' In exchange, Morens allegedly co-authored a commentary in a major medical journal arguing that COVID-19 had natural — not laboratory — origins.

Updated Apr 29