{"id":1402401,"date":"2022-03-27T06:59:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T10:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1402401"},"modified":"2022-03-27T07:00:48","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T11:00:48","slug":"house-republicans-will-subpoena-hunter-biden-if-the-gop-retakes-control-of-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-will-subpoena-hunter-biden-if-the-gop-retakes-control-of-the-house\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans Will Subpoena Hunter Biden if the GOP Retakes Control of the House"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republicans-will-subpoena-hunter-biden-if-the-gop-retakes-control-of-the-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1402401&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>If the GOP retakes control of Congress, Hunter Biden will be hauled before the House of Representatives and forced to reveal the identity of \u201cthe big guy\u201d and address other unanswered questions about the contents of his infamous laptop, Republicans said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will subpoena Hunter Biden,\u201d said House GOP conference chair Elise Stefanik bluntly in an interview with The Post. <\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden, 52, abandoned his laptop at a Delaware computer repair ship in April 2019. The hard drive contained years\u2019 worth of emails, texts, legal documents and photos detailing Hunter\u2019s prolific international business ventures. Shop owner <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/12\/hunter-bidens-laptop-repairman-harassed-nearly-bankrupt\/\">John Paul Mac Isaac<\/a> gave the hard drive to the FBI and eventually offered a copy to former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani. The former  mayor ultimately handed it over to The Post, which <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/12\/hunter-bidens-laptop-repairman-harassed-nearly-bankrupt\/\">published an expose a month before the 2020 presidential election<\/a>. The story of the laptop was falsely dismissed by much of the media as Russian propaganda and censored on Facebook and Twitter at the behest of the Democratic party. Last week the New York Times finally admitted the hard drive was real and at the center of a<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/17\/the-new-york-times-hates-to-say-the-post-told-you-so\/\"> sprawling federal investigation<\/a> into the president\u2019s son.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-nypost-small-post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/hunter-biden-laptop-2-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/hunter-biden-laptop-2-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=231\" alt=\"Hunter Biden with his father Joe on board a military aircraft in a photo from the infamous laptop.\" class=\"wp-image-21670259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/hunter-biden-laptop-2-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=462 462w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/hunter-biden-laptop-2-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=346 346w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/hunter-biden-laptop-2-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=231 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/hunter-biden-laptop-2-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=115 115w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/hunter-biden-laptop-2-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Hunter Biden with his father Joe on board a military aircraft in a photo from the infamous laptop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt should concern every American that they did this for the Biden family\u2019s financial gain, which came at the cost of our national security,\u201d Stefanik said of the laptop evidence.<\/p>\n<p>The latest threat from GOP leadership comes amid <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/19\/republicans-call-for-new-probe-into-hunter-biden-laptop\/\">growing calls by Republicans<\/a> nationwide for a broad new inquiry into the president\u2019s son.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe big guy\u201d \u2014 a mysterious moniker found on the hard drive \u2014 is described as a partner in a Chinese business venture entitled to 10 percent of the profits, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/10\/15\/emails-reveal-how-hunter-biden-tried-to-cash-in-big-with-chinese-firm\/\">according to a laptop email<\/a> from Hunter Biden\u2019s business partner James Gilliar. The big guy\u2019s share was to be held for him by Hunter.  <\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden has never voluntarily explained who \u201cthe big guy\u201d is \u2014 and has never been asked the question in multiple friendly interviews. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s one of the critical questions \u2014 perhaps the most critical question,\u201d said Stefanik, adding that she believes \u201cthe big guy\u201d was Joe Biden. Tony Bobulinski, another Hunter Biden business partner who appeared frequently in hard-drive emails, has said there is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZISPiEF8AbU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cno question\u201d<\/a> President Biden was \u201cthe big guy.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>If confirmed, it would tie the president concretely to the web of shady foreign business ventures his son finagled over the last decade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe American people absolutely deserve answers,\u201d Stefanik said. \u201cThere is no greater ethical concern or frankly conspiracy \u2026 whether this president is compromised because of his illegal ties to his family members.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Biden-Expectations-email-graphic.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Biden-Expectations-email-graphic.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=662\" alt=\"Controversial excerpts from Biden&#039;s laptop.\" class=\"wp-image-21670262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Biden-Expectations-email-graphic.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 662w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Biden-Expectations-email-graphic.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=331 331w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Controversial excerpts from Biden\u2019s laptop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Legal experts said the subpoena process would likely be a grinding one and that even if Hunter did find himself before Congress, he would almost certainly plead the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is any chance our client has any civil or criminal liability, we will always advise that client to exercise their 5th amendment rights,\u201d Barry Covert, a criminal defense attorney and\u00a0vice president of First Amendment Lawyers Association, told The Post. \u201cI would be telling Hunter to do your father a favor and not comment on this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik, however, said Republicans are undaunted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake no mistake, the subpoenas will rain down if they do not turn over documents and answers our questions,\u201d Stefanik said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-nypost-small-post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/hunter-biden-laptop.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/hunter-biden-laptop.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=231\" alt=\"If brought before Congress, Biden is expected to plead the Fifth Amendment.\" class=\"wp-image-21670267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/hunter-biden-laptop.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=462 462w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/hunter-biden-laptop.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=346 346w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/hunter-biden-laptop.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=231 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/hunter-biden-laptop.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=115 115w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/hunter-biden-laptop.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>If brought before Congress, Biden is expected to plead the Fifth Amendment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A \u201cSenate report found that a firm linked to Hunter Biden got $3.5 million from a Russian billionaire who has yet to face US sanctions for Putin\u2019s genocide in Ukraine. Why were they left off Joe Biden\u2019s sanction list?\u201d Stefanik asked. Hunter has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2020\/sep\/30\/examining-trump-claim-hunter-biden-got-35-million-\/\">denied receiving the payments<\/a> in the past, and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has said the report had <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/18\/jen-psaki-brushes-off-bidens-conflicts-of-interest\/\">\u201cno confirmation.\u201d <\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Questions over whether Hunter Biden still owned a 10% stake in Chinese private equity firm BHR Partners would be on the table, as well as queries regarding a construction company which received lucrative building contracts in Iraq while Hunter\u2019s uncle, James Biden, served as executive vice president, Stefanik said. <\/p>\n<p>Stefanik, the No. 3 House Republican, is currently in Jacksonville, Fla., presiding over a conclave of her colleagues, all of whom are eagerly plotting a blizzard of investigations into the administration should they take control of the House in November.  <\/p>\n<p>Stefanik previously called for a subpoena of Hunter Biden during former President Trump\u2019s first impeachment probe in 2019 \u2014 before the discovery of his laptop.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden is just one of several probes that will run concurrently, House GOP leader <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/12\/house-gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-says-putin-evil-but-biden-weak\/\">Kevin McCarthy (R-California) previously told The Post, <\/a>saying his colleagues would also investigate the origins of covid, the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, and Department of Justice investigations into parents protesting Critical Race Theory.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kevin-mccarthy.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kevin-mccarthy.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"Hunter Biden is just one of several probes that will run concurrently, House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy previously told The Post.\" class=\"wp-image-21670272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kevin-mccarthy.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kevin-mccarthy.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kevin-mccarthy.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Hunter Biden is just one of several probes that will run concurrently, House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Members are being taught how to conduct \u201clethal oversight,\u201d Stefanik said, saying an entire Friday morning session had been dedicated to educating members about best practices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are already preparing document request and investigations of numerous federal agencies and individuals,\u201d Stefanik said and that things would get rolling on \u201cDay one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reps for Hunter Biden did not respond to request for comment from The Post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the GOP retakes control of Congress, Hunter Biden will be hauled before the House of Representatives and forced to reveal the identity of \u201cthe big guy\u201d 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