Hunter Biden contempt of Congress resolution to move ‘soon’ in House Oversight Committee

The House Oversight Committee will begin moving forward with holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena to sit for a deposition last month as part of the House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into his father.

On Dec. 13, 2023, Hunter Biden was scheduled to sit for a deposition before the committee, but instead of partaking in the interview, Hunter Biden arrived at the Capitol and read a statement to the media outside, openly defying his subpoena. During his statement, he said he would not sit for a closed-door deposition and instead would only testify in a public hearing.

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Now the House Oversight Committee, led by Chairman James Comer (R-KY), will soon move forward with holding the president’s son in contempt of Congress, according to a GOP committee aide.

“The Oversight Committee will soon mark up a resolution holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress for defying a lawful congressional subpoena,” the aide said.

This is the first step toward holding him in contempt. Once the resolution advances out of committee, it will then go to a vote of the full House, where it is expected to pass along party lines.

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Republicans believe that Hunter Biden’s testimony is key to their investigation into President Joe Biden and whether he financially benefited from his family’s overseas business dealings, whether he used his position as vice president to help his family profit, and whether he was involved in an alleged bribery scandal including his son and the Ukrainian energy company Burisma, where Hunter Biden was a board member.

So far, Republicans have yet to produce concrete evidence that substantiates any of these allegations.