Home Republicans launched an investigation into whether or not Joe Biden sought to hinder or affect his son Hunter’s cooperation with the GOP’s impeachment inquiry.
Hunter Biden earlier this month arrived in DC and gave a press convention on Capitol Hill the place he revealed he’ll solely reply questions below his personal guidelines regardless of a congressional subpoena.
Congressional Republicans subpoenaed Hunter Biden for a closed-door deposition associated to his influence-peddling and household corruption.
Hunter Biden mentioned he’ll solely testify “at a public listening to.”
“My father was not financially concerned in my enterprise,” Hunter Biden mentioned within the presser.
Hunter tacitly admitted that his father Joe Biden was concerned in his abroad companies in different methods.
On that very same day Home Oversight Chairman James Comer announced GOP lawmakers will provoke contempt of Congress proceedings after Hunter Biden openly defied a lawful subpoena.
“Hunter Biden right now defied lawful subpoenas and we are going to now provoke contempt of Congress proceedings,” Comer mentioned on December 13.
“We is not going to present particular therapy as a result of his final title is Biden,” Comer added.
Comer and Jim Jordan wished to know if and the way Joe Biden was concerned in Hunter’s choice to defy a congressional subpoena.
“Hunter Biden right now defied lawful subpoenas and we are going to now provoke contempt of Congress proceedings. We is not going to present particular therapy as a result of his final title is Biden. As our committees had been right now ready to depose Hunter Biden, he selected to make a public assertion on Capitol Hill as a substitute the place he mentioned his father, Joe Biden was not financially concerned in his household’s enterprise dealings. Precisely how was Joe Biden concerned? Proof exhibits Joe Biden met with Hunter Biden’s enterprise associates and his title was on the middle of the household enterprise technique,” a joint assertion by Home Oversight Chairman and Home Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan mentioned a few weeks in the past.
White Home Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre later that day on December 13 surprised reporters when she admitted that Joe Biden was “certainly familiar with what his son was going to say” on the Capitol grounds.
“Look, I don’t have anything so as to add,” KJP mentioned on December 13 of Hunter’s presser. “The president was aware of what Hunter was going to say right now. And, , look, he’s happy with his son. He and the primary woman are happy with his son, how he’s rebuilding his life again. He’s going to deal with what is required on the American individuals. Hunter, and I’ve mentioned this many instances, is a non-public citizen, and so definitely I must refer you to — to his representatives.”
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Oversight Chairman James Comer and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan on Wednesday launched an investigation into Joe Biden’s doubtless involvement in obstructing and influencing his son Hunter’s choice to defy a congressional subpoena.
In a letter addressed to White Home Counsel Edward Siskel, Comer and Jordan cited Karine Jean-Pierre’s statements on Biden’s foreknowledge of Hunter Biden’s remarks to the press.
Biden’s White Home Counsel Edward Siskel has till January 10 to provide:
1. All paperwork and communications despatched or acquired by workers of the Govt Workplace of the President concerning the deposition of Hunter Biden, together with however not restricted to communications with Hunter Biden, Winstron & Strawn LLP, and Kevin Morris; and
2. All paperwork and communications despatched or acquired by workers of the Govt Workplace of the President concerning President Biden’s assertion about his household’s enterprise associates on December 6, 2023.
BREAKING⁰@RepJamesComer & @Jim_Jordan are investigating whether or not President Biden sought to affect or hinder his son’s cooperation with the Home’s impeachment inquiry.
Such conduct might represent an impeachable offense.⁰
Letter to White Home Counsel Edward Siskel… pic.twitter.com/dND1WkusFU— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) December 27, 2023
