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Facebook Twitter Instagram RSS Email Hunter Biden Hunter Biden makes shocking appearance at his own contempt hearing Biden’s attorneys Abbe Lowell and Kevin Morris sat in the audience with him at House Oversight Committee
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January 10, 2024 12:31pm EST Facebook Twitter Flipboard Comments Print Email close Video WATCH LIVE: House Oversight Committee marks up a resolution recommending Congress hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress The first son publicly defied the order, holding a press conference at the capitol on the day of a scheduled meeting with Republicans.
Hunter Biden unexpectedly appeared with his attorneys at the House Oversight Committee’s meeting Wednesday morning to consider the resolution that, if passed, would set up a full House vote on whether to hold him in contempt of Congress for defying a congressional subpoena as part of the House impeachment inquiry against President Biden. The House Oversight Committee met for a markup Wednesday at 10 a.m. to consider the resolution that recommends contempt proceedings against the first son after he refused to comply with a subpoena compelling him to appear for a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight and Judiciary committees.HOUSE OVERSIGHT, JUDICIARY TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING HUNTER BIDEN BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS Biden and his attorneys Abbe Lowell and Kevin Morris came to Capitol Hill to sit in the audience as lawmakers on the panel considered whether to pass the resolution out of committee. Biden and his attorneys ultimately left before the vote on the resolution. In the chaos that unfolded as Biden walked out, reporters peppered him with questions while an unidentified man shouted at him, “Are you on crack today?” Hunter Biden talks to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The House Judiciary Committee is holding a similar markup on the measure recommending Biden be held in contempt of Congress. If the resolution advances out of committees Wednesday, sources said a full contempt of Congress vote on the House floor could take place in the coming days. “Our investigation has produced significant evidence suggesting President Biden knew of, participated in and benefited from his family cashing in on the Biden name,” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said in his opening statement. HOUSE GOP SAYS HUNTER BIDEN ‘VIOLATED FEDERAL LAW’ BY DEFYING SUBPOENA, PREPARE CONTEMPT RESOLUTION”We planned to question Hunter Biden about this record of evidence during our deposition, but he blatantly defied two lawful subpoenas.” Comer said, “Hunter Biden’s willful refusal to comply with the committees’ subpoenas is a criminal act” that “constitutes contempt of Congress and warrants referral to the appropriate United States Attorney’s Office for prosecution as prescribed by law.” “We will not provide Hunter Biden with special treatment because of his last name,” Comer said. “All Americans must be treated equally under the law. And that includes the Bidens.” Hunter Biden, flanked by his attorneys Kevin Morris, left, and Abbe Lowell, makes a surprise appearance at a House Oversight Committee markup and meeting to vote on whether to hold Biden in contempt of Congress for failing to respond to a request to testify to the House last month in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)Biden, ahead of his subpoenaed deposition, had offered to testify publicly. Comer and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, rejected his request, stressing that the first son would not have special treatment and pointed to the dozens of other witnesses that have appeared, as compelled, for their interviews and depositions. Comer and Jordan vowed to release the transcript of Biden’s deposition.The first son, though, defied the subpoena, ignored the offer and delivered a public statement outside the Capitol. Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., blasted the move, saying there “is no precedent for the U.S. House of Representatives holding a private citizen in contempt of Congress who has offered to testify in public, under oath and on a day of the committee’s choosing. Chairman Comer repeatedly urged Hunter Biden to appear at a committee hearing, and Hunter Biden agreed.” During the meeting Wednesday, lawmakers acknowledged Biden was in the audience, with Democratic lawmakers asking to have Biden take questions during the session — a request Republicans rejected. “My first question is who bribed Hunter Biden to be here today? That’s my first question,” Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said. “Second question, you are the epitome of white privilege coming in to the oversight committee, spitting in our face, ignoring a congressional subpoena to be deposed. What are you afraid of? You have no balls to come up here.” “I think that Hunter Biden should be arrested right here, right now. Go straight to jail,” Mace continued. “Our nation is founded on the rule of law. The law applies equally to everyone, no matter what your last name.” From left: Reps. James Comer, R-Ky.; Nancy Mace, R-S.C.; Russell Fry, R-S.C.; and Pat Fallon, R-Texas, are seen in the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C., on May 10, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) She added, “It does not matter who you are, where you come from, or who your father is, or your last name. Yes, I’m looking at you, Hunter Biden, as I’m speaking to you. You are not above the law at all.” Mace asked the first son: “Why can’t you show up for a congressional deposition? You’re here for a political stunt. This is just a PR stunt to you. This is just a game that you are playing with the American people. You’re playing with the truth.” However, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., fired back, saying if the committee wants to hear from Biden, the panel should vote and “hear from Hunter right now.” “Who wants to hear from Hunter right now, today? Anyone? Come on,” Moskowitz said. “Who wants to hear from Hunter? Yeah, no one. So I’m a visual learner, and the visual is clear. Nobody over there wants to hear from the witness.” After they left, Lowell briefly addressed reporters. “Hunter Biden is and was a private citizen. Despite this, Republicans have sought to use him as a surrogate to attack his father,” Lowell said. “And, despite their improper partisan motives, on six different occasions since February of 2023, we have offered to work with the House committees to see what and how relevant information to any legitimate inquiry could be provided.” Lowell claimed that their “first five offers were ignored.” “And then in November, they issued a subpoena for a behind-closed-doors deposition, a tactic that the Republicans have repeatedly misused in their political crusade to selectively leak and mischaracterize what witnesses have said,” Lowell said. Lowell pointed to Comer’s “explicit offer that people like Hunter… had the option to attend a deposition or a public hearing, whichever they chose.” “Hunter chose a hearing where Republicans could not distort manipulate, or misuse that testimony,” Lowell said, calling the move to consider a resolution to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress “unprecedented” in light of his offer to “publicly answer all their proper questions.” “The question there is, what are they afraid of?” Lowell asked, before departing the Capitol. Hunter Biden (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Meanwhile, last month, Comer and Jordan expanded their investigation to probe whether President Biden was involved in his son’s “scheme” to defy his subpoena for deposition earlier this month — conduct, they say, “could constitute an impeachable offense.” Biden, when making his public statement last month, said his “father was not financially involved in my business.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “No evidence to support that my father was financially involved in my business because it did not happen,” he said. The House impeachment inquiry against President Biden was formalized by the full House last month. The inquiry is being led by Comer, Jordan and House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo. Brooke Singman is a political correspondent and reporter for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel and FOX Business.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Hunter Biden unexpectedly appeared with his attorneys at the House Oversight Committee’s meeting Wednesday morning to consider the resolution that, if passed, would set up a full House vote on whether to hold him in contempt of Congress for defying a congressional subpoena as part of the House impeachment inquiry against President Biden.The House Oversight Committee met for a markup Wednesday at 10 a.m. to consider the resolution that recommends contempt proceedings against the first son after he refused to comply with a subpoena compelling him to appear for a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight and Judiciary committees.HOUSE OVERSIGHT, JUDICIARY TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING HUNTER BIDEN BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS {{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Biden and his attorneys Abbe Lowell and Kevin Morris came to Capitol Hill to sit in the audience as lawmakers on the panel considered whether to pass the resolution out of committee. Biden and his attorneys ultimately left before the vote on the resolution. In the chaos that unfolded as Biden walked out, reporters peppered him with questions while an unidentified man shouted at him, “Are you on crack today?” Hunter Biden talks to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)The House Judiciary Committee is holding a similar markup on the measure recommending Biden be held in contempt of Congress. If the resolution advances out of committees Wednesday, sources said a full contempt of Congress vote on the House floor could take place in the coming days. {{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}”Our investigation has produced significant evidence suggesting President Biden knew of, participated in and benefited from his family cashing in on the Biden name,” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said in his opening statement.HOUSE GOP SAYS HUNTER BIDEN ‘VIOLATED FEDERAL LAW’ BY DEFYING SUBPOENA, PREPARE CONTEMPT RESOLUTION”We planned to question Hunter Biden about this record of evidence during our deposition, but he blatantly defied two lawful subpoenas.” {{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Comer said, “Hunter Biden’s willful refusal to comply with the committees’ subpoenas is a criminal act” that “constitutes contempt of Congress and warrants referral to the appropriate United States Attorney’s Office for prosecution as prescribed by law.””We will not provide Hunter Biden with special treatment because of his last name,” Comer said. “All Americans must be treated equally under the law. And that includes the Bidens.” Hunter Biden, flanked by his attorneys Kevin Morris, left, and Abbe Lowell, makes a surprise appearance at a House Oversight Committee markup and meeting to vote on whether to hold Biden in contempt of Congress for failing to respond to a request to testify to the House last month in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)Biden, ahead of his subpoenaed deposition, had offered to testify publicly. Comer and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, rejected his request, stressing that the first son would not have special treatment and pointed to the dozens of other witnesses that have appeared, as compelled, for their interviews and depositions. Comer and Jordan vowed to release the transcript of Biden’s deposition. {{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The first son, though, defied the subpoena, ignored the offer and delivered a public statement outside the Capitol.Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., blasted the move, saying there “is no precedent for the U.S. House of Representatives holding a private citizen in contempt of Congress who has offered to testify in public, under oath and on a day of the committee’s choosing. Chairman Comer repeatedly urged Hunter Biden to appear at a committee hearing, and Hunter Biden agreed.” During the meeting Wednesday, lawmakers acknowledged Biden was in the audience, with Democratic lawmakers asking to have Biden take questions during the session — a request Republicans rejected. {{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}”My first question is who bribed Hunter Biden to be here today? That’s my first question,” Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said. “Second question, you are the epitome of white privilege coming in to the oversight committee, spitting in our face, ignoring a congressional subpoena to be deposed. What are you afraid of? You have no balls to come up here.” “I think that Hunter Biden should be arrested right here, right now. Go straight to jail,” Mace continued. “Our nation is founded on the rule of law. The law applies equally to everyone, no matter what your last name.” From left: Reps. James Comer, R-Ky.; Nancy Mace, R-S.C.; Russell Fry, R-S.C.; and Pat Fallon, R-Texas, are seen in the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C., on May 10, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)She added, “It does not matter who you are, where you come from, or who your father is, or your last name. Yes, I’m looking at you, Hunter Biden, as I’m speaking to you. You are not above the law at all.” {{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Mace asked the first son: “Why can’t you show up for a congressional deposition? You’re here for a political stunt. This is just a PR stunt to you. This is just a game that you are playing with the American people. You’re playing with the truth.” However, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., fired back, saying if the committee wants to hear from Biden, the panel should vote and “hear from Hunter right now.” “Who wants to hear from Hunter right now, today? Anyone? Come on,” Moskowitz said. “Who wants to hear from Hunter? Yeah, no one. So I’m a visual learner, and the visual is clear. Nobody over there wants to hear from the witness.” {{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}After they left, Lowell briefly addressed reporters.”Hunter Biden is and was a private citizen. Despite this, Republicans have sought to use him as a surrogate to attack his father,” Lowell said. “And, despite their improper partisan motives, on six different occasions since February of 2023, we have offered to work with the House committees to see what and how relevant information to any legitimate inquiry could be provided.” Lowell claimed that their “first five offers were ignored.” {{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}”And then in November, they issued a subpoena for a behind-closed-doors deposition, a tactic that the Republicans have repeatedly misused in their political crusade to selectively leak and mischaracterize what witnesses have said,” Lowell said. Lowell pointed to Comer’s “explicit offer that people like Hunter… had the option to attend a deposition or a public hearing, whichever they chose.” “Hunter chose a hearing where Republicans could not distort manipulate, or misuse that testimony,” Lowell said, calling the move to consider a resolution to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress “unprecedented” in light of his offer to “publicly answer all their proper questions.” {{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}”The question there is, what are they afraid of?” Lowell asked, before departing the Capitol. Hunter Biden (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Meanwhile, last month, Comer and Jordan expanded their investigation to probe whether President Biden was involved in his son’s “scheme” to defy his subpoena for deposition earlier this month — conduct, they say, “could constitute an impeachable offense.” Biden, when making his public statement last month, said his “father was not financially involved in my business.” {{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “No evidence to support that my father was financially involved in my business because it did not happen,” he said. The House impeachment inquiry against President Biden was formalized by the full House last month. The inquiry is being led by Comer, Jordan and House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo. Brooke Singman is a political correspondent and reporter for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel and FOX Business.
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