“I strongly oppose the appointment of a special counsel,” Comer (R-Ky.) told Fox News Monday. “I think that’s the most ridiculous idea that any Republican could think right now.

“If you support a special counsel, you support and trust [Attorney General] Merrick Garland to have the sole authority to pick one person who can then take over the investigation and never have to be transparent with the media or Congress until the conclusion of the investigation.”

Rather than defer to a special counsel, Comer insisted his panel was best suited to probe the scandal-plagued first son.

[I wholeheartedly agree. Special counsels are insidious devices no matter how much integrity the appointed individuals have. They become roving prosecutors with opaque processes and nearly no accountability whatsoever — which should be considered antithetical to American jurisprudence. The proper venue now for this investigation is the House of Representatives and its oversight over the Department of Justice. — Ed]