For context: > Top House Republicans investigating Hunter Biden's business dealings are raising concerns about Senate Republicans' call for Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel, including potential partiality and impeding their own probes. > House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, who is investigating President Biden's possible role in his son Hunter's business deals, maintains that Garland wouldn't appoint an impartial special counsel. > Comer made the assertion before Hunter Biden's plea deal on federal tax and gun-registration charges fell apart Wednesday, and a Comer spokesperson confirmed Thursday that the lawmaker continues to stand by that position. > "I have no confidence that Attorney General Merrick Garland would appoint an impartial special counsel," Comer said. "The Oversight Committee will continue our investigation into the Biden family’s influence peddling schemes to inform legislative solutions to prevent public officials and their families from abusing public office for private gain." > Comer also said his committee, along with the fellow House GOP-led Judiciary and Ways and Means committees, will continue to investigate the "politicization and misconduct at the Department of Justice and hold bad actors accountable."