While endless bad news cycles can make it seem like every politician deserves coal this Christmas, it’s important to remember that a few people have done praiseworthy work. Here’s a list of this year’s best-behaved who made their way onto Santa’s nice list.
1. IRS Whistleblowers
In the face of silencing and smears, IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler confirmed that Hunter Biden received special treatment by the Department of Justice so as not to hurt Joe Biden’s election chances.
Even without access to the FD-1023 detailing Joe’s alleged involvement in a pay-to-play scandal, the whistleblowers also uncovered evidence indicating the Biden family business hinged on the patriarch’s vice-presidential position and lined the family’s pockets.
Without the whistleblowers’ courageous testimony, U.S. Attorney-turned-Special Counsel David Weiss would likely feel no pressure to bring charges against the younger Biden, and Republicans would have less fodder for their mounting impeachment case against the president.
2. House Republicans
While Senate Republicans were indefensibly silent about the Biden family influence-peddling scheme, the House Judiciary, Oversight, and Ways and Means Committees uncovered bank records, threatened FBI Director Christopher Wray with contempt for his agency’s lack of cooperation, hosted committee hearings, and recorded testimony from several whistleblowers and Biden business associates that contributes to the case against Joe Biden.
The House GOP may have hit a few bumps in the speaker road and are much slower on impeachment than anticipated considering the insurmountable evidence of corruption, but they deserve at least a little praise for getting this far and keeping the focus on
