House Oversight Republicans rejected and offer from Hunter Biden to testify publicly before the committee on Dec. 13
According to a Tuesday letter addressed to committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.), Biden agreed to testify before the committee on Dec. 13 — as long as the hearing was public. In the letter, Biden’s attorneys quoted Comer’s own demand, issued in November, that given Biden’s “willingness to address this investigation publicly up to this point, we would expect him to be willing to testify before Congress.”
The letter added that open-door proceedings “would prevent selective leaks, manipulated transcripts, doctored exhibits, or one-sided press statements.”
Republicans would not have it. “Hunter Biden is trying to play by his own rules instead of following the rules required of everyone else,” Comer wrote in a statement. “That won’t stand with House Republicans.”
The letter added that open-door proceedings “would prevent selective leaks, manipulated transcripts, doctored exhibits, or one-sided press statements.”
And that’s exactly why they aren’t going to allow him to testify publicly.
“I welcome Hunter Biden finally agreeing to testify,” Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) wrote on Tuesday. “It’s long overdue for him to come clean in front of the American people.”
Smith deleted the tweet shortly after he posted it.
From how it reads I think comer is saying that everyone is subjected to the selective leaks, doctored evidence ect. And if everyone regardless of party have to work through the unfair and unethical process, why should hunter get off easier by having transparency to prevent all the dirty and dishonest tools used by politicians. It’s insane logic to us because we’re seeing it from the outside and it shows how detached from the real worlds reality these politicians have become.
Republicans would not have it. “Hunter Biden is trying to play by his own rules instead of following the rules required of everyone else,” Comer wrote in a statement. “That won’t stand with House Republicans.”
Republicans bitched and moaned for months about not getting a special council and when they finally got what and who they demanded they shrieked and raged that it was all a Biden conspiracy.
Overt hypocrisy is a display of power. They're showing that they're not only above the law, but above rationality itself, they can rule on a whim rather than be consistent.
And this is why pointing out, or calling out, conservatives for their blatant hypocrisy is a waste of time and effort. They do not care. Many of them are even doing it on purpose to get people distracted from actual issues.
They pivot to arguing about semantics and other meaningless bullshit, and it works. So they keep doing it.
Conservatives don't operate in good faith. They'll say whatever will let them pretend the opposition are the ones breaking the rules, and if that contradicts something they said before that's just a bonus.
I think Republicans have set that precedent that congressional supoenas are essentially optional, so Hunter can safely sit this one out if he feels like it.
To be fair, you have no way of possibly knowing he's stayed clean.
Also, from what I understand, the guy is packing a massive dong, so I'm sure that helps too. Much less embarrassing than it could have been for him due to our societal norms or whatever.
Edit: not sure why this comment would be controversial. As a "former" addict myself, I know first hand how well some people can hide their use. Anyone who has ever experienced addiction, and relapsed, would tell you that you really can't know for sure. You just can't.
The size of the guy’s dong is completely irrelevant and ignorant of the point that, big dong or small dong, Hunter Biden’s privacy and dignity was destroyed by a woman who wanted social media points.
Yes, that is exactly right. That started sometime in the summer of 2016: they suddenly stopped apologizing, and haven't apologized since. I remember that's when it changed; some R had some new scandal (no surprise) but his response was basically, "So?" and that was kind of a shock. It's like the fix was in, and of course now we know that it was.
I get he is President Bidens son, but It often feels to me that the waters get muddied to obfuscate any information about WHY he is having legal problems and simply advertise he is HAVING legal problems. (I understand the article eventually gets to that point, but by then I think a lot of people would have tuned out). It just feels like team red use him as an attack vector to hit President Biden, which is kinda sad. The guy has some problems and I dont think being under the media spotlight all the time is good for his mental health.
It just feels like team red use him as an attack vector to hit President Biden, which is kinda sad.
That's all it ever was. If a similar investigation were conducted into their family members, I'm pretty sure they'd catch a lot more like him. The difference is that Republicans are trying desperately to prove that Joe Biden was actively participating in his son's schemes, and so far they've been unable to find anything. I doubt a similar inquiry into their own affairs would come back clean.
The letter added that open-door proceedings “would prevent selective leaks, manipulated transcripts, doctored exhibits, or one-sided press statements.”
We expect full cooperation with our subpoena for a deposition but also agree that Hunter Biden should have [the] opportunity to testify in a public setting at a future date,” Comer added.
The letter sent by Biden’s attorneys states that the GOP’s “empty investigation has gone on too long wasting too many better-used resources.
Three separate congressional committees are currently investigating the younger Biden in the hopes of proving allegations of corruption against the president.
While the investigations into Biden have been ongoing for years, the president’s son and his legal team have recently switched tactics towards a more offensive approach in his defense.
These include former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, the CEO of Overstock.com, and even the IRS, which Biden alleges improperly handled his tax records.
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