Hunter Biden offers to testify publicly in House Republicans’ impeachment probe
- Hunter Biden’s offer was in response to a subpoena from Republicans investigating his business dealings as they pursue an impeachment inquiry into his father
- So far, Republicans have failed to uncover evidence directly implicating President Biden in any wrongdoing
US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden on Tuesday offered to testify publicly in the House Republican impeachment inquiry of his father’s Democratic administration, while a leading lawmaker stuck to his demand of testimony behind closed doors.
Escalating a months-long investigation across three congressional committees, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives launched an impeachment inquiry into Biden in September, which focuses on Hunter Biden’s business dealings.
House Republicans allege Biden and his family improperly traded access to Biden’s office as vice-president in President Barack Obama’s administration. The White House denies wrongdoing.
As part of the inquiry, the House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed Hunter Biden, 53, to appear before the panel in a closed-door interview on December 13. The panel also subpoenaed the president’s brother, his late son’s widow and Hunter Biden’s business associates, among others.
The House Oversight Committee has held one public hearing as part of the probe, instead conducting most of their interviews in private.
Hunter Biden’s lawyer on Tuesday blasted the panel’s probe as “a fishing expedition” and an “empty investigation,” telling the panel chairman a public hearing was the only way to prevent “your cloaked, one-sided process.”