The House Oversight Committee is scheduled to meet next week to consider a resolution to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress for violating a congressional subpoena.
Last month, the House Oversight Committee and the House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed Hunter Biden to give a private deposition as part of the House Republican-led impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
House Republicans investigate whether Biden was involved in Hunter's 'plan' to rebel against Subpoena, possible 'impeachable offense'
Hunter Biden offered to testify only in public, but when he was refused, he ignored the subpoena and showed up at the Capitol to give a statement to reporters.
Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Washington. Hunter Biden lashed out at Republican investigators who have pursued his business dealings, insisting outside the Capitol that he would do so. He only testifies in public and before Congressional committees. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said they would take steps to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress. Ta.
Hunter Biden won't respond to Republican deposition, says father is not 'financially' involved in his business
Comer announced that the committee would convene to “consider the resolution and accompanying report charging Hunter Biden with contempt of Congress for defying a lawful subpoena.”The markup will take place on January 10th at 10am
“Our investigation provides significant evidence suggesting that President Biden was aware of, participated in, and benefited from his family's efforts to make money in his name,” Comer said Friday. I got it,” he said. “We were scheduled to question Hunter Biden about this transcript of evidence, but he blatantly ignored two lawful subpoenas, failed to appear as required to testify, and left the Capitol. I chose to read a prepared statement.”
From left, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), and U.S. House of Representatives speak to reporters after President Biden's son Hunter Biden. Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.); , Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington, Hunter Biden is subpoenaed by Congress to appear privately for a deposition before Republican investigators pursuing his own business dealings. ignored the situation. On Wednesday, outside the Capitol, Hunter Biden claimed to only testify in public. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Jordan says Hunter Biden made a 'huge change' by saying his father was 'not financially involved' in the business
Comer continued, “Hunter Biden's willful refusal to respond to our subpoena constitutes a contempt of Congress and deserves to be referred to the appropriate U.S. Attorney's Office for prosecution. I will not treat him any differently because of his last name.”
Fox News has learned that the House Judiciary Committee will hold a similar rally on January 10 at 10 a.m. and recommend that Hunter Biden be held in contempt of Congress.
The committee's raise is the first step toward a resolution on the House floor to hold individuals in contempt of Congress.
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Meanwhile, last month, Comer and Jordan expanded their investigation. president biden The defendants said they were involved in the son's “scheme” to defy a subpoena for a deposition earlier this month, an act that “may constitute an impeachable offense.”
“My father was not financially involved in my business,” Hunter said in a public statement last month.
“There is no evidence that my father was financially involved in my business, because that never happened,” Hunter Biden said.
The House impeachment inquiry against Biden was officially decided by the House last month. The investigation is being led by Comer, Jordan, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith.
