{"id":2109643,"date":"2023-11-28T09:15:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T14:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-willing-to-testify-before-oversight-committee-in-public-hearing-his-attorney-says\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T09:18:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T14:18:37","slug":"hunter-biden-willing-to-testify-before-oversight-committee-in-public-hearing-his-attorney-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-willing-to-testify-before-oversight-committee-in-public-hearing-his-attorney-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden&#8217;s attorney confirms his willingness to testify publicly before the Oversight Committee"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fhunter-biden-willing-to-testify-before-oversight-committee-in-public-hearing-his-attorney-says%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=2109643&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--><h2>Attorney for Hunter Biden Rejects Closed-Door Deposition, Offers Public Testimony Instead<\/h2>\n<p>In response to the subpoena sent by the \u2062House Oversight\u200d Committee, an attorney for \u2064Hunter \u200bBiden has rebuffed the committee&#8217;s demand for the \u2063president\u2019s son\u200b to sit for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/contempt-charge-against-dan-scavino-based-on-false-claims-by-january-6-committee\/\" title=\"Contempt Charge Against Dan Scavino Based on False Claims by January 6 Committee\">closed-door deposition<\/a>.\u2064 Instead, he has offered for Hunter Biden to testify before\u200b a\u200c public committee hearing in December.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this \u200dmonth, Oversight Committee Chairman \u2064James Comer (R-KY) sent \u200csubpoenas\u2064 to Hunter Biden, James \u2062Biden (the president\u2019s brother), and Rob Walker (a former business associate of Hunter Biden) to sit for deposition\u200c as part of House Republicans&#8217; \u200dimpeachment inquiry\u200c into President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<h3>New Home Sales Decline in October as\u2063 Historic Mortgage Rates Impact Housing Market<\/h3>\n<p>In a letter to Comer, Abbe Lowell, Hunter\u200c Biden&#8217;s attorney, \u200crejected the closed-door request and proposed his \u200cclient testify before a public committee hearing. The \u2063letter criticizes the committee&#8217;s\u2062 use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberals-are-already-panicking-about-trumps-2024-plan\/\" title=\"Liberals Are Already Panicking About Trump's 2024 Plan\">closed-door sessions<\/a> to\u2064 manipulate facts and misinform the public, suggesting that\u200b transparency is needed.\u200d &#8220;Accordingly, \u200dour client\u2063 will get right to\u2062 it by agreeing to answer\u200c any pertinent\u200d and relevant question you or your colleagues might\u200b have,\u2063 but\u2014rather than subscribing to \u200byour cloaked, one-sided process\u2014he will appear\u200c at a public Oversight \u2062and Accountability Committee hearing,&#8221; the letter reads.<\/p>\n<p>Comer has faced pressure from right-wing members\u2063 to subpoena \u200dHunter Biden and have him testify. While the initial subpoena was for\u200d a closed-door deposition, Hunter \u200dBiden&#8217;s \u200doffer to \u200ctestify publicly\u200c is likely to be welcomed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-return-to-messy-appropriations-fight-as-government-shutdown-looms\/\" title=\"House Republicans are back in the messy appropriations fight as a government shutdown approaches.\">hardline conservative members<\/a> of the committee.<\/p>\n<p>The inquiry focuses on allegations that Biden, both during his time as vice president\u2063 and as a private citizen, used his position and power to\u2062 benefit his family \u2064members financially. It also investigates whether he personally profited from his family&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-travel-lid-for-wednesday-an-hour-after-bobulinski-interview-airs\/\" title=\"Biden Calls Travel Lid for Wednesday an Hour After Bobulinski Interview Airs\">foreign business dealings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Your \u200cCommittee \u200bhas been working \u2064for\u2063 almost a \u200cyear\u2014without \u2064success\u2014to tie \u2064our\u2062 client\u2019s\u200c business activities to\u200c his father,&#8221; the \u2064letter states. It criticizes \u2063the committee for focusing solely on the\u2064 President&#8217;s family while ignoring former President Trump and his family&#8217;s \u200dbusinesses, which were maintained\u2063 while in\u2064 office. The letter suggests that this double standard should inform the committee&#8217;s \u2064legislative pursuits.<\/p>\n<p>A\u200d spokesperson for the \u200bHouse Oversight Committee did not immediately provide \u200da comment \u200bon\u2064 the letter.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Hunter Biden&#8217;s attorney argue that a public hearing\u2064 would ensure transparency and prevent misrepresentation of his client&#8217;s statements?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ident Joe Biden.\u200c However, in a letter \u200csent to Chairman Comer on Wednesday, attorney George Mesires stated that Hunter Biden would only provide testimony in \u2062a public setting.<\/p>\n<p>The decision\u200b to\u2064 reject the \u200bclosed-door deposition stems from\u2064 concerns about \u2062the potential \u2063for selective leaks and partisan \u200cmanipulation of information. Mesires argued\u200b that a public hearing would ensure transparency and prevent any misrepresentation of Hunter Biden&#8217;s statements. This move echoes the sentiments expressed \u200cby\u2062 Hunter Biden during an interview on\u2063 ABC&#8217;s\u2062 Good Morning\u200d America earlier this year when he stated his willingness to testify publicly.<\/p>\n<p>Mesires further emphasized\u200d that Hunter Biden has already cooperated with \u200bfederal and \u2063state investigations into his business dealings, including \u2063providing documents and other evidence. He reiterated that his client has \u2063nothing to hide and\u2064 is willing\u200b to answer any questions posed by\u200b the Committee.<\/p>\n<p>This rejection of a closed-door deposition \u200breflects\u200b a broader concern over transparency and fairness in the \u2064impeachment inquiry. Democrats have argued that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/devon-archer-closed-door-testimony-confirms-joe-biden-aware-of-business-deals\/\" title=\"Devon Archer's testimony confirms Biden's knowledge of business deals.\">closed-door \u2063testimony<\/a> allows witnesses to provide more candid and thorough accounts of events without fear of public scrutiny \u2063or interference. However, \u2064critics argue that this practice enables cherry-picking of information and \u200dprevents the public from forming their own judgments based \u2063on the full context.<\/p>\n<p>By offering to testify publicly, Hunter Biden and his legal team\u2064 are seeking to ensure\u200b that the American people hear his side of the story directly, without any potential for misrepresentation or manipulation. This move could also be seen as a strategic maneuver \u200dto counter the narrative being pushed by House Republicans regarding Hunter Biden&#8217;s business dealings in\u200d Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The decision by the attorney for Hunter Biden to reject \u2063a closed-door deposition and instead offer public\u200b testimony aligns with the principle\u2063 of transparency and fairness. \u200dIt allows the American people\u2062 to hear directly from a central\u200c figure in the impeachment inquiry and make their\u2062 own judgments based on \u2062the evidence presented.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how\u200d the House Oversight Committee\u2063 will respond to this offer. However, regardless \u200dof their decision, this move by Hunter Biden&#8217;s attorney highlights the \u200bimportance of open and public debate in \u2063issues \u2062of national significance. The American people deserve \u2063clear and unbiased information to form their own opinions on matters that affect the \u2062highest office in the land.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A subpoena to Hunter Biden, but his attorney declined the request for a closed-door deposition. Instead, they proposed that he testify publicly before a committee hearing in December. The subpoena was issued by Chairman James Comer (R-KY) of the House Oversight Committee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2109644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2109643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2109643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2109643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2109643\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2109644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2109643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2109643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2109643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}