This week, Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson, as well as Representatives James Comer and Darrell Issa flooded Fox News with varying stories of alleged criminality from the Biden administration and his family. They forgot to bring one thing: evidence.
It all started when Comer was asked about his accusations of witness intimidation by the President’s son’s lawyers, when asked if he had evidence, Comer said, “it depends on your definition of intimidation.” When pressed by a Fox News host, he also wouldn’t provide evidence for his claims that Democrats were interfering in his investigations. Rep. Issa was also pressed if he had any evidence and why he wouldn’t show it to the American public. Issa claimed there would be “an awful lot of it,” but a Fox News host was not convinced and said, “I know you deferred on that last question.”
Grassley went on TV before even knowing what was in the document he claimed contained evidence for allegations against President Biden. Finally, Fox News got Sen. Johnson to admit to the whole grift. Johnson admitted he had no idea what the allegations were and whether they were credible, and when he was asked if Republicans would admit it if the allegations weren’t credible, Johnson refused to answer and passed responsibility to someone else (despite being the one on television spreading these claims).
Enjoy our Friday round up of this week’s FOX News Circus.
Current And Former Committee Chairmen Were Pressed To Provide Evidence To Back Up Their Claims Against The Biden Family – They Could Not Provide Any
WHEN ASKED FOR EVIDENCE FOR HIS ACCUSATIONS ABOUT INTERFERENCE IN REPUBLICAN INVESTIGATIONS, COMER BACKPEDALED AND DECLINED TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE
When Asked To Provide Evidence On Accusations Of Witness Intimidation By The President Son’s Lawyers, James Comer Claimed, “It Depends On Your Definition Of Intimidation.” FOX NEWS HOST: “The witnesses and the whistleblowers are being intimidated by the President’s son’s lawyers. You stand by that and you say you have evidence of that.” REP. JAMES COMER: “It depends on your definition of intimidation.” [Fox News, America Reports, 5/1/23] (video)
Comer Declined To Provide Evidence For His Accusations That Democrat Officials In Congress Were Bankrolling Dark Money Groups To Throw Off His Probe, And That Democrat-Leaning Lawyers Were Pressuring Banks Cooperating With His Investigation. FOX NEWS HOST: “You also are claiming that Democrat officials in Congress are bankrolling dark money groups to throw off this probe you said. You said that Democrat-leaning lawyers are pressuring banks that are cooperating with the congressional investigation, but you have no given any examples of that, can you do so right now?” REP. JAMES COMER: “We will in time.” [Fox News, America Reports, 5/1/23] (video)
REP. DARRELL ISSA DEFERRED ON PROVIDING EVIDENCE FOR HIS ACCUSATIONS AND FOX NEWS HOST LATER POINTED OUT ISSA DIDN’T ANSWER THE QUESTION
Fox News Host Questioned Why Rep. Darrell Issa Was Not Presenting Any Evidence For His Claims. FOX NEWS HOST: “If there’s so much confidence based on the evidence that you’ve seen, why not show it?” REP. DARRELL ISSA: “Well, you’re going to see an awful lot of it.” [Fox News, America Reports, 5/2/23] (video)
- Fox News Host Pointed Out Rep. Darrell Issa “Deferred” On The Question About Providing Evidence. FOX News Host: “I know you deferred there on that last question.” [Fox News, America Reports, 5/2/23] (video)
CHUCK GRASSLEY DIDN’T EVEN KNOW WHAT WAS IN THE DOCUMENT HE WAS TOUTING ON TV
Senator Chuck Grassley Said “We Got To Wait And See What The Document Exactly Says” When Asked For Details About A Document He Claimed Showed Evidence Of A Bribery Scheme. FOX NEWS HOST: “Well that really wets our appetite as to exactly what this is all about. Does this have to do with Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings in Ukraine or China or is it something else?” GRASSLEY: “Well, I guess basically, we got to wait to see what the document exactly says, but I’m convinced we got to get this detail.” [Fox News, America Reports, 5/3/23] (video)
RON JOHNSON ADMITTED REPUBLICANS ANNOUNCED ALLEGATIONS AGAINST PRESIDENT BIDEN BEFORE EVEN KNOWING WHAT THEY WERE OR IF THEY WERE CREDIBLE
Senator Ron Johnson Admitted Republicans Had No Idea Whether Allegations Against President Biden Were Credible Or Not. FOX NEWS HOST: “Quickly before I let you go senator, will your colleagues make those underlying documents publicly available? We know the whistleblower will remain protected, but what about the allegations? Will the American people see them?” SENATOR RON JOHNSON: “We’ll have to see what’s in them. They’ll see whether they’re credible allegations, whether or not they connect to other wrongdoing about the Biden family.” [Fox News, The Story with Martha McCallum, 5/3/23] (video)
Ron Johnson Refused To Acknowledge What Republicans Would Do If Accusations Against Joe Biden Proved To Not Be Credible
Asked If Republicans Would Acknowledge If Accusations Against Joe Biden Were Found To Be Not Credible, Senator Ron Johnson Deferred To His Colleagues And Said “That’ll Be Up To Them.” FOX NEWS HOST: “And if they turn out to not be credible, sir. Will your colleagues acknowledge that you think, only got a couple of seconds left?” SENATOR RON JOHNSON: “That’ll be up to them” [Fox News, The Story with Martha McCallum, 5/3/23] (video)