Representative James Comer appeared on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo to discuss two critical issues: allegations [1] of U.S. banks discriminating against conservative clients and President Joe Biden’s controversial last-minute pardons for family members before leaving office.
This came after President Donald Trump called out Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan to his face.
NEW: Trump calls out Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan to his face, says banks should stop debanking conservatives during a virtual appearance at the World Economic Forum.
Lmao. Amazing.
The panel was clearly uncomfortable after Trump made the comment.
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Bartiromo asked Comer whether his committee is investigating claims that banks are “debanking” conservative clients. Comer confirmed that the matter is under investigation.
“Yes, we are. We’ve heard numerous instances of conservatives being debanked, and what we want to know is: Is this a process of the bank’s ESG policy, or is this our government stepping in, like what we found with Twitter and Facebook, where the government stepped in and said they wanted certain conservatives deplatformed and censored?” Comer explained.
He added, “We want to know, again, is this government involvement, another dirty trick by the Joe Biden administration, or is this just bad liberal policy that discriminates against conservatives by the banks?”
When asked if evidence exists to support these claims, Comer confirmed there are cases involving both conservative activists and individuals in energy-related industries.
“Yes, especially people that were involved in different energy-type businesses and things like that, as well as very outspoken conservative activists. So, there are numerous instances, enough to open an investigation,” Comer said.
Comer assured that his office will hold banks accountable for their actions. “They are gonna be asked a lot of questions. And I will say this for the banks: During the Biden influence-peddling investigation, the banks were the one entity that did cooperate with us,” he stated.
Clarifying the issue further, Comer explained, “We are not talking about debanking meaning they denied a loan. That happens every day in the banking world. This is just opening up savings accounts and checking accounts. This is unheard of to do this, and it is against the law.”
Bartiromo also questioned Comer about President Joe Biden’s last-minute pardons for family members just before leaving the vice presidency.
“It was 20 minutes to 12 on January 20th, when President Biden announced he was pardoning siblings minutes before leaving the White House,” Bartiromo noted.
Comer criticized Biden’s decision, calling it an “admission of guilt.”
“Why would Joe Biden do this in the very last act when he knew the media would be focused on Trump’s swearing in and all of that? He didn’t have the courage or the guts to have a press conference to announce it,” Comer said.
Today on @SundayFutures [4] with @MariaBartiromo [5], House Oversight Committee Chairman @RepJamesComer [6] spoke about President Trump confronting U.S. Financial Institutions over claims of debanking of conservatives. @FoxNews [7] pic.twitter.com/Cpok6XXVeL [8]
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Comer’s remarks highlight ongoing Republican concerns about potential abuses of power and lack of transparency within the Biden-Harris administration.
His committee’s investigations into both the banking allegations and Biden’s pardons are expected to be closely watched in the coming months.
As Comer continues to press for answers, both issues are likely to remain points of contention between Republicans and Democrats as they shape the political landscape heading into the next election cycle.