House Republicans are zeroing in on interviews with Biden family business associates as testimony from the president’s son remains difficult to obtain.
The lengthy process of seeking to punish Hunter Biden for not complying with a congressional subpoena, which kicks off Wednesday, means that Republicans are likely far off from getting to interview the witness at the center of their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The allegations at the core of their investigation stem from unproven claims that the president was involved or financially benefited from his son’s foreign business dealings, making the president’s son a crucial witness for their probe.
In the meantime, Republicans have begun interviewing other business associates affiliated with the Biden family, but have already withheld a key interview transcript until further notice.
Republicans on the House Oversight and Judiciary committees will vote to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress on Wednesday for not complying with a congressional subpoena to appear for a closed-door deposition last month. At the time, Hunter Biden instead held a news conference outside the Capitol and said he would only testify in public.
In the contempt resolution which outlines the Republican argument, House Oversight Chairman James Comer wrote, “with the possible exception of President Biden, Mr. Biden is the most important witness possessing information about President Biden’s involvement in his son’s business dealings.”
If the contempt resolution passes out of committee, it is referred to the full House for a contempt vote. If that vote succeeds, the Department of Justice, which is already pursuing two criminal cases against the president’s son, would have to determine whether to prosecute the president’s son for evading a congressional subpoena.
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