James Comer says Biden has NOT responded to Republicans' request he testify in impeachment probe and complains the White House is 'attacking' him and trying to 'discredit' the investigation

Top Oversight Republican James Comer said President Biden has not responded to an invite to testify on Capitol Hill and said the White House spend every second trying to 'attack' and 'discredit' him. 

'We have not heard back from President Biden. But the White House is spending, every second of their free time trying to attack me,' Comer said on Fox News on Wednesday. 

They 'do everything they can to discredit the investigation and to intimidate,' he added.

Comer, R-Ky., insisted his investigation has 'proven the crimes' - even as he refuses to commit to holding a vote to impeach the president. 

'We need to hear from Joe Biden because we're at the point now to where we're, what I call trying to now provide accountability. We've proven the crimes,' he told Fox. 'Now it's time to hold people accountable for the crimes.'

Top Oversight Republican James Comer said President Biden has not responded to an invite to testify on Capitol Hill and said the White House spend every second trying to 'attack' and 'discredit' him

Last month Comer sent a fundraising email suggesting he would send criminal referrals to the Department of Justice instead of impeaching the president.

'What do you think they would do if we impeached Biden? It's clear that Democrats will choose their party over their country and the truth at every turn. They should be ashamed of themselves,' Comer wrote. 

'That's why I am preparing criminal referrals as the culmination of my investigation.' 

Those referrals will likely be ignored by the Department of Justice (DOJ), but 'when President Trump returns to the White House, it's critical the new leadership at the DOJ have everything they need to prosecute the Biden Crime Family and deliver swift justice,' Comer wrote.  

The invitation to testify came after Republicans exhaustively scoured the president and his family's bank accounts to find evidence of his wrongdoing.

The saga has included testimonies from the president's son, Hunter Biden, and his brother, James Biden, among others, and Republicans see the president's potential testimony as the crown jewel of their probe.

But it was all but certain the president would decline Comer's offer.

He would likely opt to not have a potentially embarrassing made-for-TV-moment that could lend credibility to the GOP's efforts. 

The impeachment saga has included testimonies from the president's son, Hunter Biden, and his brother, James Biden, among others, and Republicans see the president's potential testimony as the crown jewel of their probe

In response to the letter, White House spokesman Ian Sams sent DailyMail.com a post on X from earlier this month: 'Comer knows 20+ witnesses have testified that POTUS did nothing wrong.'

'He knows that the hundreds of thousands of pages of records he’s received have refuted his false allegations,' his post continued. 'This is a sad stunt at the end of a dead impeachment.'

But Comer disagrees. 

The Kentucky Republican's letter details many of the committee's findings, most notably focusing on how over $24 million has flowed from foreign sources to Biden, his family and their business associates. 

'You have repeatedly denied playing any role in your family’s business activities, but the Committee has amassed evidence—including bank records and witness testimony—that wholly contradicts your position on these matters,' the letter states. 

The Republican claims a network of shell companies funneled or received over $25 million from China, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakstan and other nations that ultimately ended up with the Biden family or their business partners.