WASHINGTON – Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, surprised lawmakers Wednesday when he showed up on Capitol Hill at a hearing centered on him.
The House Oversight Committee intended to begin procedures to hold the younger Biden in contempt for defying a congressional subpoena.
When Hunter Biden walked into the room to sit in the audience with his legal team, it resulted in chaos just as House Republicans began the process of holding him in criminal contempt of Congress for not complying with a subpoena for a closed-door deposition last month. It displayed the current standoff between Congress and a member of President Biden’s family.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R -SC) insisted Biden be arrested and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called him out as he left the room during her remarks.
“Excuse me, Hunter,” she said. “Apparently, you’re afraid of my words. What a coward.”
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Democrat lawmakers argued Biden should be allowed to speak publicly.
“It just so happens the witness is here,” said Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL). “Then the only folks that are afraid to hear from the witness with the American people watching are my friends
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