House Republicans are giving Hunter Biden the opportunity to testify publicly on Capitol Hill after he previously expressed interest in such a deal, the Daily Caller reported.
Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer on Wednesday named Hunter Biden, along with former business associates Devon Archer, Tony Bobulinski and Jason Galanis, according to a press release obtained by the Daily Caller. invited to testify. The hearing, titled “Influence Peddling: Investigating Joe Biden's Abuse of Office,” is scheduled to be held on March 20 and will investigate President Biden's involvement in his son's overseas business dealings. The purpose is to
“Given his repeated requests for a hearing, we fully expect him to attend his scheduled hearing.” [March 20th] along with his former business associates,” a source told The Daily Caller.
In November, the House Oversight Committee subpoenaed his eldest son to appear in a closed-door deposition regarding his foreign dealings. Hunter Biden instead chose to hold a press conference outside the Capitol on Dec. 13, the day of his scheduled private deposition. Standing outside the Capitol, the eldest son denied that his father had any involvement in his business dealings and said he intended to testify publicly, a statement his lawyer had previously made to the committee. It was a suggestion. Hunter Biden also criticized Republicans for filing an impeachment inquiry against his father, President Joe Biden. (RELATED: 'Hurting Joe Biden from every angle': Hunter's latest stunt may have thrown his father into a sticky tangle, strategist says)
Hunter Biden later agreed to testify privately on February 28th.
“Evidence produced in the House impeachment inquiry reveals that Joe Biden knew, participated in, and benefited from his family's use of Biden's name to profit. “Multiple witnesses have testified that Joe Biden allowed his family to sell him as a 'brand' around the world to enrich the Biden family,” according to a press release obtained by the Daily Caller. Comer said in the release.
“Joe Biden met with nearly all of his son’s foreign business associates. Attended dinners with foreign oligarchs who pooled together and funneled millions of dollars to his son. Son’s Foreigners.” He spoke to a colleague on speakerphone and told those who do business with his son to “please be kind to him.” and had coffee with his son's Chinese business associates. The Biden family's pay-to-play system is corrupt and the American people demand accountability,” Comer continued.
US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden (4R) and his attorney Abby Lowell attend a House Oversight Committee meeting on January 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. The committee is meeting today to consider charging him with contempt of Congress. (Photo provided by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
During his Feb. 28 testimony, Hunter Biden said at least 29 times that he “does not remember” details of foreign transactions or meetings. What his eldest son remembered was that his father was not involved in his overseas business at all. (Related article: Hunter Biden says Burisma paid $1 million to make company more 'Western-like')
“I am here today to provide the committee with one indisputable fact that should put an end to the false premise of this investigation: that I did not involve my father in my business. During my time as a lawyer, I was not involved in my own investments, transactions, or domestic business, or internationally, as a board member, or as an artist. , by no means,” Hunter Biden said in his opening remarks.
