# A question regarding the mod note in the Biden investigation thread **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 21, 2022, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-regarding-the-mod-note-in-the-biden-investigation-thread/975351 "2022-11-21T23:59:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-regarding-the-mod-note-in-the-biden-investigation-thread/975351/21 "2022-11-22T20:10:12Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > I think you can say, "Hunter Biden and his laptop have nothing to do with a basis to investigate Joe Biden. If you think it does, feel free to make your case in this thread: (link to Hunter Biden thread of your choice) > > The question in this thread is, what has _Joe Biden_ done that merits investigation and/or impeachment?" Right. I wanna see what they think they may have on Joe. Hunters laptop and jobs are old and dead issues, hashed and rehashed. Of course, he may be accused of Tax fraud, which would call for a new thread. > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > I also note that the title of the thread says its supposed to be a follow along thread so maybe it can be a sort of breaking news type thing. I am pretty sure that was a joke? > [@RitterSport](#): > > My problem is that we really have no idea how the Republicans will go after Biden, so it’s difficult to discuss without going off on tangents about Hunter Biden, Burisma, or other things that might be hijacks. Well, they got nuttin. But really, how sure are we there will be such an investigation? The GOP is looking at a divided party and a razor thin majority, not to mention a Dem Senate. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-regarding-the-mod-note-in-the-biden-investigation-thread/975351/22 "2022-11-22T21:19:50Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > But really, how sure are we there will be such an investigation? I’m 100% sure. They announced it quite clearly, if they go back on that then they’re going to really lose their base. [https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/politics/house-republicans-white-house-hunter-biden](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/politics/house-republicans-white-house-hunter-biden) > “In the 118th Congress, this committee will evaluate the status of Joe Biden’s relationship with his family’s foreign partners and whether he is a President who is compromised or swayed by foreign dollars and influence,” said Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the top Republican on the House Oversight Committee. “I want to be clear: This is an investigation of Joe Biden, and that’s where the committee will focus in this next Congress.” There are even some specifics on where that investigation is going. > Comer is specifically zeroing in on more than 100 bank activity reports – known as Suspicious Activity Reports – that are allegedly related to the Biden family and says that the Treasury Department has ignored his repeated requests when Republicans were in the minority to hand over them over. It sounds to me like they’re already in the early stages of it. A thread seems warranted to me. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-regarding-the-mod-note-in-the-biden-investigation-thread/975351/23 "2022-11-22T23:17:26Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > They announced it quite clearly, if they go back on that then they’re going to really lose their base. That is Comer and cronies. Not House leadership. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-regarding-the-mod-note-in-the-biden-investigation-thread/975351/24 "2022-11-23T00:35:47Z")
That **is** House leadership. They’re going to be calling the shots on the Oversight and Judiciary Committees. It’s in the article. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-regarding-the-mod-note-in-the-biden-investigation-thread/975351/25 "2022-11-23T01:18:32Z")
Incorrect. House Leadership is the Speaker, Majority Leader, and the Whip. Not the Chairmen of the Oversight or Judiciary Committees. [Leadership | house.gov](https://www.house.gov/leadership) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-regarding-the-mod-note-in-the-biden-investigation-thread/975351/26 "2022-11-23T01:19:43Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Incorrect. House Leadership is the Speaker, Majority Leader, and the Whip. This argument is like the Chief of Police in a city declaring that the cops are going after a serial killer, but you don’t believe it until the governor says it. Comer is literally the person who will be heading the investigation. He is leadership in the context of this investigation. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-regarding-the-mod-note-in-the-biden-investigation-thread/975351/27 "2022-11-23T05:38:45Z")
**Moderator Note** We seem to have taken a left turn completely out of ATMB territory. Please keep all posts relevant to the rules and moderation of the SDMB. If you want to discuss the actual issues about Biden etc. please do so in the original thread linked to in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-regarding-the-mod-note-in-the-biden-investigation-thread/975351/28 "2022-11-23T06:43:59Z")
There is something very meta about a thread about a hijacked thread getting hijacked with posts that should be in the original thread. Maybe its hijacks all the way down. 😯 ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-regarding-the-mod-note-in-the-biden-investigation-thread/975351/29 "2022-11-23T18:33:24Z")
Sorry, I thought that because we were discussing whether the thread should be locked, it was relevant to discuss whether the thread was premature, which meant that whether or not actual investigations were happening was relevant. But that does indeed verge into a political discussion and strays from discussion about managing the board. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-regarding-the-mod-note-in-the-biden-investigation-thread/975351/30 "2022-11-23T18:44:00Z")
I’m the guy who reported this to the mods (yeah I’m a dirty rat fink snitch). It really wasn’t actually that I was worried about damage to this thread, my primary concern was that I wanted to make sure that this really good discussion points that were being made here it into the original thread where they would reach a more appropriate audience, rather than getting lost in here. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-regarding-the-mod-note-in-the-biden-investigation-thread/975351.md?page=1)