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Comer: Kamala Harris a Liability, Democrats Want Her Gone

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July 31, 2025

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer delivered a scathing assessment of Vice President Kamala Harris during his appearance on The Ingraham Angle, casting doubt on her political viability and suggesting her retreat from California’s governor’s race was no surprise.

“There’s no guarantee Kamala Harris would have even won that governor’s race,” Comer told host Laura Ingraham. “She was appointed in a smoke-filled room.” He pointed out that even if Democrats had held an abbreviated primary, Harris might not have emerged as the nominee, and likely would have lost to contenders like Gavin Newsom or Josh Shapiro.

Comer added, “I’m glad she’s not running, and I hope she runs for president again, because she’s a great candidate for Republicans.” He argued that Harris wouldn’t even rank among the top 20 potential GOP presidential contenders in 2028. “If the Democrats want to officially nominate her—which I doubt—I am all for it,” Comer said. “I’m confident we’ll have another Republican president.”

Pressed by Ingraham on whether Democrats behind closed doors are distancing themselves from Harris, Comer didn’t hesitate: “Yes. They never did like her. They didn’t have a relationship with her when she was vice president. So they want her to go away.”

Comer on Burn Bags and Trump-Russia: “They Tried to Destroy the Evidence”

The conversation then turned to FBI Director Kash Patel’s recent discovery of burn bags filled with documents related to the Trump-Russia investigation—documents that reportedly included the classified annex to Special Counsel John Durham’s final report.

Comer said the finding confirmed what he had long suspected. “I knew all along that the Democrats would try to destroy any evidence that would make them liable in this Russia hoax,” he stated. “We knew it was a Russia hoax. Fox knew it was a Russia hoax. You did a great job, Laura, reporting the facts.”

He praised Patel—along with John Ratcliffe and Tulsi Gabbard—for working to expose what he called “a coordinated effort to hurt Donald Trump and destroy his presidential campaign.” But to Comer, this isn’t just about what happened in the past. “It’s about the fact that we’ve lost confidence in the intelligence community,” he said. “We have competent people in there now. We want the Comeys and the Brennans and those guys to pay a price. It’s illegal. It’s wrong. And they need to be held accountable.”

Comer Says Biden’s Inner Circle Is “Like a Cult”

Comer also weighed in on testimony from Steve Ricchetti, a top Biden aide who recently appeared before the Oversight Committee. According to Comer, Ricchetti continued to insist that Biden was physically and mentally fit to serve—despite what Americans witnessed firsthand.

“It appears to me a lot of these Biden lackeys are still trying to claim that Joe Biden was in top physical condition when everyone in America saw the rapid decline,” Comer said. “Especially the last four months of his presidency.” He went on to describe the president’s inner circle as “a cult,” saying, “The seven or eight people that were around Joe Biden—is like a cult.”

Even more troubling, Comer noted, is the inconsistency among those who’ve testified. “About half the Biden people have pled the Fifth. The other half have testified, and all their testimony is inconsistent.” He said the Oversight Committee plans to release all transcripts and issue a full report. “Hopefully we’ll be able to determine whether or not Joe Biden had any idea who was using the auto pen and what they were using it for,” Comer said. “Thus far, there’s no evidence that he did know.”

Kamala Harris Could Be Subpoenaed, Comer Says

In one of the more striking revelations of the interview, Comer strongly suggested that Vice President Harris could soon face a subpoena. When asked directly by Ingraham if Harris might be called to testify, Comer replied, “That’s another great thing about Kamala Harris not running for governor. She’s going to have more time to come before the House Oversight Committee and testify about Joe Biden’s cognitive decline.”

He added, “I think the odds of Kamala Harris getting a subpoena are very high.”