House Republicans announced on Friday that they will move to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress next week after he refused to show up for a closed-door interview with Republicans as part of their investigation into the Biden family.
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said that his committee and the House Judiciary Committee led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) would hold markup meetings to consider a resolution to hold Hunter in contempt. Last month, Hunter skipped a deposition with congressional investigators, saying he would only answer questions publicly.
“Our investigation has produced significant evidence suggesting President Biden knew of, participated in, and benefitted from his family cashing in on the Biden name. We planned to question Hunter Biden about this record of evidence, but he blatantly defied two lawful subpoenas, choosing to read a prepared statement outside of the Capitol instead of appearing for testimony as…