The lead investigator in the conspiracy-driven effort to discredit Joe Biden’s presidency — because Biden occasionally used an autopen to sign documents — uses a digital signature himself.
An NBC investigation found Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), who oversees the House Oversight Committee, had staffers digitally sign legal documents on his behalf.
Ironically, the documents in question were all letters or subpoenas sent in pursuit of Comer’s investigation into Biden for seemingly engaging in the same behavior.
Sixteen letters bearing Comer’s signature were sent to Biden White House officials requesting transcribed interviews. In all 16 cases, Comer’s signature was digitally inserted, and the metadata shows an oversight committee staffer actually authored the documents.
Comer also “signed” cover letters for two subpoenas, which forced former White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor and former Jill Biden aide Anthony Bernal to appear before the committee.
(Dr. O’Connor sat for the committee last week but refused to answer any questions, citing doctor-client privilege and his Fifth Amendment rights.)
Comer’s office didn’t respond to a request for comment from HuffPost.
The Oversight Committee did, however, respond to NBC reporter Ryan Nobles on X, where they didn’t dispute the report ― but did poorly photoshop the Capitol Hill correspondent into clown makeup:
Comer himself also attacked Nobles on social media, telling him, “There’s still time to delete this.”
In a longer response, a spokesperson for the House Oversight Committee also told NBC that comparing Comer’s digital signature to Biden’s legally binding autopen is “absurd and misleading” and that “using digital signatures for official correspondence is common practice for both Republicans and Democrats.”