President Biden’s son has declined to testify in private but volunteered to do so in a public hearing with House panels leading the impeachment inquiry against his father. The G.O.P. chairmen have refused.
House Republicans are warning Hunter Biden that they will move to hold him in contempt of Congress if he doesn't appear this month for a closed-door deposition, raising the stakes in the growing standoff over testimony from President Joe Biden's son.
The House will vote to hold President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, in contempt of Congress if he does not show up next week for a deposition about his father’s role in the family’s business deals, lawmakers said Wednesday.
House Republicans warned Hunter Biden on Wednesday that they would begin the process of holding him in contempt of Congress if he does not appear for a deposition next week.
The Republicans, who are leading the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, are threatening action if his son Hunter Biden fails to appear for a Dec. 13 deposition.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is threatening to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress, after the lawyer for the president’s son notified the panel that he will not appear to testify unless he can do so in a public setting.
House Republicans are threatening to hold the president’s son, Hunter Biden, in contempt of Congress if he doesn’t show up for closed-door questioning by congressional investigators.
Hunter’s attorney had pressed Comer Wednesday morning to hold a public hearing with the first son Dec. 13 — ignoring the panel’s demand for a deposition behind closed doors.
