Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) believes Republicans are hypocrites for pursuing contempt charges against Hunter Biden, but Fox News anchor John Roberts on Wednesday weighed in on Moskowitz's claims. I made a hole.
The interview came after Hunter Biden made a surprise appearance at a House Oversight Committee hearing that focused on disparaging himself.
There are two elements to Moskowitz's argument. First, he said that Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R) had invited Hunter to testify publicly, but that he has now “rejected the invitation” and that Americans “will never see it.” He claimed that all he wanted was for the testimony to take place in the “basement” in order to create a “non-existent record.” ” Second, he claimed Republican lawmakers who rebelled against the committee on January 6th If hunters receive the same punishment, they should be held in contempt.
Mr. Roberts quickly disarmed the story.
“First of all, you said the records would never see the light of day. These records would be made available to the public. So, that's part of the contract. It was the same,” he said. Anchor answered.
“And in terms of whether Comer ever said, “Look, we can do this behind closed doors, we can do this in public,'' the subpoena is specifically for a behind-closed-doors deposition; Hunter Biden continues to deny this.''So legal experts say it's not about what Mr. Comer said in public, it's about what the subpoena says,'' Roberts said. he pointed out.
His story was completely undermined, and Moskowitz acknowledged that Hunter's attorney was the one standing to fight the subpoena.
However, Moskowitz pledged to support a contempt resolution against Hunter. It will proceed to a full House vote. -Only if Republican members of Congress who defied the committee on January 6 received equivalent punishment.
However, this is misleading. First, these subpoenas were issued by a committee of the 117th Congress; they have expired Since Congress ended on January 3, 2023, they are no longer enforceable. Second, because Congress did not bring contempt charges against Republican members, it chose not to punish them. they were mentioned House Ethics Committee.
Putting the nail in the coffin, Roberts played the nail in the coffin on Jan. 6 when the committee conducted its investigation, playing footage of Democrats who had previously defended closed-door depositions as needed. .
“Congressman, a lot of the critics are saying, 'Here are the rules for me, these are not the rules for you,'” Roberts noted.
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