US Republicans push for Joe Biden’s son to give evidence in Trump impeachment investigation
- Devin Nunes, a senior Republican, said testimony from Hunter Biden would boost transparency in an ‘opaque and unfair process’
The US Republican Party on Saturday fought back against an impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump by calling for the son of his main rival Joe Biden to be called as a witness.
Trump has accused the Bidens of unspecified corruption due to Hunter Biden’s role as a director of Ukraine energy company Burisma when Joe Biden – now a leading candidate to challenge Trump in the 2020 election – was vice-president.
Devin Nunes, the senior Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, which is holding impeachment hearings, said Burisma reportedly paid Hunter Biden US$50,000 a month to sit on its board.
Hunter Biden’s “first-hand experiences with Burisma can assist the American public in understanding the nature and extent of Ukraine’s pervasive corruption,” Nunes wrote.
Trump has dismissed all allegations of misconduct after he pressed Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to open a corruption investigation into the Bidens.
Nunes said testimony from Hunter Biden would boost transparency in an “opaque and unfair process”.