House GOP to Go Ahead With Hunter Biden Contempt Vote Next Week

Published on January 13, 2024

House Republicans will go ahead with holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with two subpoenas to testify about his business dealings despite an eleventh-hour proposal by his legal team for a closed-door deposition. In a joint statement on Friday, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said that Mr. Biden had “already defied two valid, lawful subpoenas,” adding that “the American people will not tolerate, and the House will not provide, special treatment for the Biden family.” “For now, the House of Representatives will move forward with holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress until such time that Hunter Biden confirms a date to appear for a private deposition in accordance with his legal obligation,” Mr. Comer’s and Mr. Jordan’s statement reads....

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