House Republicans Cave to Hunter Biden; GOP Committees ‘Welcome’ Hunter Biden’s ‘New Willingness’ to Testify After Snub

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After two House Committee voted to send a resolution to the full House to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress last week, Biden’s legal team begged for another chance to comply with a congressional subpoena.

And House Republicans fell for it, hook, line, and sinker.

Hunter Biden had violated two congressional subpoenas. There’s no ambiguity in what he did. The House had all the justification in the world to find him in contempt and put the Biden administration in the position of choosing between prosecuting Hunter or not — neither of which was a great option for Biden in the middle of a presidential campaign.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) are now giving Hunter Biden the mulligan he wanted. In a letter to Biden’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, Comer and Jordan rejected Lowell’s previous claims that the prior subpoenas were legally invalid, but they will reissue them anyway instead of sending the contempt resolution to the full House.

We received your letter dated January 12, 2024, indicating that your client, Robert Hunter Biden, is now willing to appear for a deposition under subpoena pursuant to the House’s ongoing impeachment inquiry and the legislative oversight authorities of the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability (“the Committees”). To be clear, contrary to the assertions in your letter and for the reasons explained below, the subpoenas issued to Mr. Biden on November 8 and November 9, respectively, are lawful and legally enforceable. Mr. Biden has asserted no valid constitutional or legal privilege excusing him from complying with these subpoenas. The Committees will not afford Mr. Biden special treatment…

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GOP Committees ‘Welcome’ Hunter Biden’s ‘New Willingness’ to Testify After Snub:

House Republicans indicated they are prepared to issue a new subpoena for Hunter Biden to testify following his new “willingness” to cooperate after his refusal to comply last month.

Biden said Friday he would be willing to appear before the House Oversight Committee — provided a new subpoena is issued

“The Committees welcome Mr. Biden’s newfound willingness to testify in a deposition setting under subpoena,” stated a letter from House Judiciary and Oversight Chairs Jim Jordan and James Comer to Biden’s lawyer.

“Although the Committee’s subpoenas are lawful and remain legally enforceable, as an accommodation to Mr. Biden and at your request, we are prepared to issue [new] subpoenas compelling Mr. Biden’s appearance at a deposition on a new date in the coming weeks.”

It remains unclear if Republicans will move forward with a vote on contempt of Congress charges against Biden next week as originally planned. That vote follows votes by the committees to recommend the charge.

Multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told The Messenger that Republican lawmakers running the impeachment inquiry will “recommend to leadership” that contempt charges against Hunter Biden be paused — if he cooperates, and a deposition date is actually put on the books and complied with.

The letter promises Hunter Biden no “special treatment.” It also indicates that Hunter Biden’s lawyer has said he’s willing to testify under deposition. —>READ MORE HERE

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