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James Comer Jr.: “We can't prosecute on the House Oversight Committee. We…”

Featuring: James Comer Jr., Republican | U.S. House Kentucky, 1st Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 05:25

And that key word that you mentioned, holding individuals accountable. Right, that's what this comes back to. Yes. And that's where the Department of Justice has to come in and do that. We can't prosecute on the House Oversight Committee. We can't indict. All we can do is investigate. And I have subpoena power. And we use that subpoena. Not. Not a week goes by that I don't sign multiple subpoenas, and my subpoenas are honored. (05:25–05:30)

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Asserts the limitations of the House Oversight Committee in prosecuting or indicting.

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