Hunter Biden is keen to testify earlier than the Home Oversight Committee on December 13, his lawyer mentioned Tuesday — however solely in a public listening to.
Hunter Biden can be a key witness within the Home’s impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, pending the committee’s approval.
Abbe Lowell, Hunter Biden’s lawyer mentioned his shopper would solely be keen to testify in a public setting however not behind closed doorways because the committee requested:
- We’ve got seen you employ closed-door classes to control, even distort the details and misinform the general public.
- We due to this fact suggest opening the door. If, as you declare, your efforts are vital and contain points that Individuals ought to find out about, then let the sunshine shine on these proceedings.
- Mr. Biden will seem at such a public listening to on the date you observed, December 13, or any date in December that we will organize.
Home Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) replied to Lowell by way of X Tuesday morning:
- Hunter Biden is attempting to play by his personal guidelines as an alternative of following the foundations required of everybody else. That received’t stand with Home Republicans.
- Our lawfully issued subpoena to Hunter Biden requires him to seem for a deposition on December 13.
- We count on full cooperation with our subpoena for a deposition but in addition agree that Hunter Biden ought to have alternative to testify in a public setting at a future date.
Home Republicans subpoenaed each Hunter and James Biden of their probe of the president. James Biden is reportedly in communication with the committee in regards to the subpoena.
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