Hunter Biden Agrees to Sit for Deposition

Hunter Biden has agreed to participate in a deposition as part of the U.S. House committees’ investigation into his foreign business dealings.

In a letter addressed to House Oversight & Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer and House Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan, Hunter Biden’s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, raised concerns about the lack of transparency. Lowell emphasized the need for a proper subpoena and highlighted Hunter Biden’s willingness to comply for a public hearing or deposition.

In the communication, Lowell contended that the previously issued subpoenas were legally invalid, forming an inadequate basis for the ongoing contempt resolution. He stressed the importance of accepting Hunter Biden’s offer to voluntarily answer relevant questions in a public hearing.

“You have not explained why you are not interested in transparency and having the American people witness the full and complete testimony of Mr. Biden at a public hearing. If you issue a new proper subpoena, now that there is a duly authorized impeachment inquiry, Mr. Biden will comply for a hearing or deposition,” Lowell wrote.

“I write to make you aware (if you are not already) that your subpoenas were and are legally invalid and cannot form a legal basis to proceed with your misdirected and impermissible contempt resolution. And you two of all people, should know that is the case.”

Lowell asserted that Hunter had consistently expressed his readiness to address all pertinent questions at a public hearing. Instead of embracing this willingness, the committees are now pursuing a contempt resolution based on subpoenas issued in November 2023, which Lowell deems legally invalid.

This development follows the recent decision by the House committees to hold Hunter Biden in contempt for defying subpoenas. The president’s son made a surprising appearance on Capitol Hill before this official sanction was imposed.

In a footnote, Lowell mentioned Rep. Glenn Ivey’s proposal for a hybrid process, incorporating a public deposition and a hearing with alternating rounds of questions for both Republicans and Democrats. Four Republicans supported this approach in committee voting, suggesting it as a potential basis for further discussion.

House Oversight & Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer asserted that Hunter Biden had “blatantly defied two lawful subpoenas.” Comer characterized Hunter Biden’s refusal to comply as a criminal act, constituting contempt of Congress. He emphasized the need for referral to the appropriate U.S. Attorney’s Office for prosecution, stating that the Bidens should not receive special treatment under the law.

{Matzav.com}