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Skip to contentSkip to site indexPolitics Today’s PaperBiden Impeachment CaseThe LatestWhat We KnowHow Trump Pushed RepublicansWhite House’s StrategyAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Supported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTHouse Republicans Threaten Hunter Biden With Contempt ChargePresident Biden’s son has resisted testifying in private but volunteered to do so in public with House panels leading the impeachment inquiry against his father. The G.O.P. chairmen have declined.Share full articleRepublicans have long claimed that President Biden corruptly profited from the overseas business dealings of his family members, including those of his son Hunter Biden.Credit…Maansi Srivastava/The New York TimesBy Luke BroadwaterReporting from WashingtonDec. 6, 2023House Republicans on Wednesday threatened to hold Hunter Biden, the president’s son, in contempt of Congress if he did not appear for a closed-door deposition they scheduled for next week as they hunt for evidence to try to impeach his father.Hunter Biden has offered to testify publicly but resisted submitting to private questioning, saying he is concerned that Republicans will twist his words and selectively leak portions of his testimony without context.“The committee has demonstrated time and again it uses closed-door sessions to manipulate, even distort, the facts and misinform the American public — a hearing would ensure transparency and truth in these proceedings,” Abbe David Lowell, a lawyer representing Mr. Biden, wrote in a letter on Wednesday to Representative James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky and the chairman of the Oversight Committee. “We look forward to working out the schedule.”Within hours, Republicans responded by threatening Mr. Biden with a contempt charge.“There is no ‘choice’ for Mr. Biden to make,” Mr. Comer and Representative Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio and the Judiciary Committee chairman, wrote to Mr. Lowell. “The subpoenas compel him to appear for a deposition on Dec. 13. If Mr. Biden does not appear for his deposition on Dec. 13, 2023, the committees will initiate contempt of Congress proceedings.”Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSite IndexSite Information Navigation© 2023 The New York Times CompanyNYTCoContact UsAccessibilityWork with usAdvertiseT Brand StudioYour Ad ChoicesPrivacy PolicyTerms of ServiceTerms of SaleSite MapCanadaInternationalHelpSubscriptionsManage Privacy Preferences