59% of Voters Agree with Rep. Comer’s Claim the Bidens “Have Been Influence-Peddling for a Decade”

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Most Americans agree with President Joe Biden’s family. “been influence-peddling for a decade.”  

In an interview with Fox News in October last year, Rep. James Comer, (R-Ky.), made this claim about the Biden family. “crime family”:

“You look at the facts with Hunter Biden and Jim Biden, the entire Biden crime family, as I would call it, they have been influence-peddling for a decade.”

The New York Post stated at the time that there had not been 150 reports of suspicious activity filed by banks against Hunter Biden, but the FBI hadn’t yet taken action.

Comer is now chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. Monday Hearings into the alleged influence-peddling of the Biden family will start next week. “I think that we can play a huge role in investigating this administration,” Comer said during an appearance at the National Press Club.

In a national survey of 1,000 U.S. likely voters, conducted January 26-29, 2023, Rasmussen Reports quoted Rep. Comer’s October 2022 claim, without attribution, asking the following question:

“Do you agree or disagree that members of the Biden family ‘have been influence-peddling for a decade’?”

Fivety-nine per cent (59%) of voters agreed with this assessment, including 46% who disagreed. “strongly” It was agreed that the Bidens “have been influence-peddling for a decade.” 31% (31%) were against it (18%). “strongly”), while 10% said they were “not sure.”

“There’s nothing like it in the history of America. We’ve never had a family that has influence-pedaled to this degree,” Rep. Comer said Interview with Fox News last December

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