Peters Blasts Johnson For Pushing Biden Probe During Coronavirus Outbreak

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) leaves a briefing for Senators by officials from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Director of National Intelligence, and the National Security Agency on the state of election security on Capitol Hill on March 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Gary Peters
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) leaves a briefing for Senators by officials from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Director of National Intelligence, and the Na... WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) leaves a briefing for Senators by officials from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Director of National Intelligence, and the National Security Agency on the state of election security on Capitol Hill on March 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) scorched Senate Homeland Security Committee chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) for pushing forward the Biden-Burisma probe while the coronavirus outbreak intensifies.

“This is an inappropriate use of Committee resources, especially as we confront a global pandemic that threatens the lives and economic security of Americans,” he said in a statement.

On Thursday, Johnson sent Peters a letter alerting him that he wanted to issue a subpoena to Blue Star, the D.C. lobbying firm that worked on behalf of Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company where Hunter Biden was on the board.

Peters’ office did not confirm whether he will formally object to the Blue Star subpoena. If he does, the full committee will have to vote on it.

In addition to Blue Star, Johnson had wanted to subpoena Andrii Telizhenko, a consultant with the company. Peters and other Democrats raised strong objections to hearing from Telizhenko. The FBI briefed staff earlier this week about Telizhenko and broader disinformation efforts.

An FBI staff-only briefing earlier this week convinced enough committee members that they needed further intelligence briefings before voting on the Telizhenko subpoena, forcing Johnson to cancel the vote and change course.

Democrats object to the probe at large, seeing it as a transparent attempt to smear former Vice President Joe Biden via his son Hunter.

But for now, at least one other committee Democrat is focusing on the specific facet that the probe is a particularly egregious waste of time at the current moment of pandemic.

“At a time of uncertainty for the country, the Senate Homeland Security Committee needs to come together and work in a bipartisan manner to address real challenges,” said Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV). “I’m focused on working for Nevada families by defending access to quality, affordable health care and keeping our communities safe from threats like the Coronavirus. I urge my colleagues to do the same.”

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  1. Two guys with names that are both euphemisms for ‘penis’ are fighting about what?

  2. Keep making the contrast. Voters can see for themselves, there’s One party that is for the business of good government and public safety, and the GOP, who prefers crap-flinging on the deck of the Titanic while Trumpus Nero fiddles on top of a burning dumpster. (enough mixed metaphors for ya?)

  3. But, you see, for the GOP attacking the Bidens is mandatory now - they have to distract and push a ‘both-sides!’ narrative while Trump is looking more clueless, inept, and dangerously incompetent than ever.

  4. As is the RNC apparently

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