WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden declined to participate in a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Wednesday, instead choosing to address reporters outside the Capitol building.
Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) said he’s already initiating contempt of Congress proceedings against Biden, saying he defied a lawful subpoena.
Hunter Biden spoke out against the request for closed-door testimony as lawmakers prep an impeachment investigation into President Biden.
“They’ve taken the light of my dad’s love for me and presented it as darkness,” Hunter Biden said. “They have no shame.”
In his first public statement since two criminal indictments, Biden made a statement on Capitol Hill slamming House Republicans for targeting his father.
Republicans are seeking to tie President Joe Biden to his son Hunter’s business dealings as part of an impeachment inquiry, which Hunter rejected.
“In the depths of my addiction, I was extremely irresponsible with my finances, but to suggest that is grounds for an impeachment inquiry is beyond the absurd,” Biden said. “It’s shameless. There’s no evidence to support the allegations that my father was financially involved in my business because it did not happen.”
Comer swiftly issued a joint statement with House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH), writing:
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