{"id":2113495,"date":"2023-12-01T14:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T19:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-jordan-respond-to-hunter-bidens-demand-for-special-treatment-in-new-letter\/"},"modified":"2023-12-01T14:53:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T19:53:54","slug":"comer-jordan-respond-to-hunter-bidens-demand-for-special-treatment-in-new-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-jordan-respond-to-hunter-bidens-demand-for-special-treatment-in-new-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Comer and Jordan address Hunter Biden&#8217;s request for special treatment in brief response"},"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%2Fcomer-jordan-respond-to-hunter-bidens-demand-for-special-treatment-in-new-letter%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=2113495&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--><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n      <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Top Republican lawmakers slam Hunter Biden&#8217;s attorney&#8217;s request for special treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>House Oversight Chairman James Comer of Kentucky and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio\u2064 have strongly criticized Hunter Biden&#8217;s\u2062 attorney, Abbe Lowell, for seeking preferential treatment in a recent letter. Lowell had informed \u2062lawmakers that Hunter Biden \u200bwould be willing to testify in a public forum\u200c but not in a\u200b private deposition. Hunter Biden and President \u2063Joe Biden&#8217;s brother James were subpoenaed on November 8.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If, as you claim, your\u2062 efforts \u2063are important and involve \u200dissues that Americans should know \u2064about, then let the\u2064 light\u200b shine on these\u200c proceedings,&#8221; Lowell \u200dwrote.<\/p>\n<p>However, Comer and Jordan rejected Lowell&#8217;s request to deviate from committee\u2064 protocol and hold a sit-down \u200cdeposition\u2064 on \u200bDecember 13.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mr. Biden&#8217;s attempt to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-sarah-paulson-talks-finding-the-humanity-in-clinton-whistleblower-linda-tripp\/\" title=\"Actress Sarah Paulson Talks \u2018Finding The Humanity\u2019 In Clinton Whistleblower Linda Tripp\">avoid sitting<\/a> for a deposition pursuant to the terms of subpoenas \u2014 by offering instead\u2063 to\u2062 testify at a public\u200d hearing \u2014 amounts\u2064 to a demand that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sheriff-tiger-woods-didnt-get-different-treatment-after-car-crash\/\" title=\"Sheriff: Tiger Woods Didn\u2019t Get \u2018Different Treatment\u2019 After Car Crash\">receive special treatment<\/a> from \u2064the Committees,&#8221; the lawmakers wrote. &#8220;Mr. Biden will\u2062 not\u200b succeed in\u200d attempting\u200d to\u200c dictate to the Committees how they conduct their investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Comer \u200bexpressed openness to\u2064 a public \u200dhearing \u2063at a later date while emphasizing the expectation of full\u200c cooperation with the \u200bsubpoena for a deposition.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udea8STATEMENT ON ABBE LOWELL LETTER\ud83d\udea8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hunter Biden is\u200c trying to play by his own rules instead \u2063of following the rules required of \u200deveryone else. That won&#8217;t stand with House Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our lawfully issued subpoena to Hunter Biden requires him \u200dto appear for a deposition on\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        \u200d \u2014 Oversight \u200dCommittee (@GOPoversight)\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPoversight\/status\/1729521050742906933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November \u200c28, \u200c2023<\/a>\n      <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>House \u2062Republicans initiated an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden in September after revelations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-revving-up-investigations-even-as-ballot-counting-drags-on\/\" title=\"House Republicans Revving Up Investigations Even as Ballot Counting Drags On\">family influence peddling<\/a>, including \u2064credible allegations of \u2064criminal bribery.\u200b In addition to Hunter and James Biden&#8217;s\u2062 testimony, \u200dinvestigators are\u2062 seeking testimony\u200c from\u2063 about a\u2062 dozen other family members and associates involved \u200din\u200d the family&#8217;s business ventures.<\/p>\n<p>Despite President Biden&#8217;s repeated\u200b denials of engaging\u2063 in\u2063 business discussions with his son during the 2020 election, reports\u200d indicate that he met \u2064with family clients over 200 times.\u200b The inquiry has expanded to include \u2062interviews with individuals associated with Hunter Biden&#8217;s \u2062art career.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist\u200d and\u2064 the author of Social Justice Redux,\u200c a conservative newsletter on culture,\u2064 health, \u2062and wellness. \u200bHe has also written\u200b for The\u2062 Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George\u2062 Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him\u2062 on Twitter at\u2062 @JusticeTristan or contact\u2062 him\u2064 at Tristan@thefederalist.com. \u2063Sign up for\u2064 Tristan&#8217;s \u2063email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-image data-amount=\"5\">\n<h2>Popular<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How might a public hearing\u200d allow Hunter Biden to control the narrative and avoid \u2064potentially damaging revelations<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Im to appear for a deposition, \u2064and we expect \u200chim\u2063 to comply. We will not allow Mr. Biden to dictate how our investigation should be conducted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In the letter, Comer and Jordan reiterated their \u2064concerns\u2063 regarding the\u200c potential\u200b conflict of interest arising from Hunter Biden&#8217;s business dealings \u2064in\u200b Ukraine and China while his \u2063father, Joe Biden, was\u200c vice president.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hunter Biden&#8217;s alleged involvement in \u200cquestionable\u2063 business transactions \u2062and\u2064 his role in foreign companies raise serious\u200b questions\u2064 that \u2063need to \u200bbe answered,&#8221; \u200cthe\u2064 lawmakers stated. &#8220;It is essential that he\u2062 appear \u200bfor a \u200bprivate deposition so that we can obtain\u200b the necessary information to fully understand the extent of his involvement \u2063and any potential wrongdoing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The subpoena\u200b of Hunter\u2062 Biden and James Biden is \u200cpart \u200dof an ongoing investigation by \u2063the House Oversight \u2064and Judiciary committees into potential ethics breaches and conflicts of interest within the Biden family.<\/p>\n<p>Lowell&#8217;s request for \u2064Hunter Biden to testify in a public forum is \u2064seen \u2064by \u200dsome as\u200c an attempt \u200dto control the narrative\u2063 and\u200d avoid potentially damaging revelations that might\u2064 arise in a\u2062 private \u2063deposition.\u2063 Critics argue that \u2064a public hearing may allow Hunter Biden\u200c to evade difficult \u200bquestions or spin \u200dthe story in his favor.<\/p>\n<p>The refusal of \u200cHunter Biden to comply \u2062with \u200bthe deposition subpoena could result \u200cin legal consequences, including\u2064 a contempt of Congress charge. \u2064The lawmakers emphasized that they were prepared to take further\u200d action if necessary to enforce the subpoenas and ensure \u200ca thorough \u200dinvestigation.<\/p>\n<p>The battle\u2063 between Hunter \u2063Biden&#8217;s attorney and top\u200d Republican\u2062 lawmakers is likely to intensify as the investigation into the Biden family continues. The outcome of this disagreement \u2062will have significant implications for the perception\u2064 of fairness and transparency in\u200b the investigation process.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200bthe debate\u2063 unfolds, the American public will be watching closely \u200cto see how both sides handle these contentious issues and whether justice \u2064will be served in the pursuit of truth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top GOP lawmakers criticized Hunter Biden&#8217;s lawyer&#8217;s plea for preferential treatment in a recent letter. House Oversight Chairman James Comer and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan responded to attorney Abbe Lowell&#8217;s request, stating that while Biden could be deposed, it would not be under special conditions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2113496,"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":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2113495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"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\/2113495","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\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2113495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2113495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2113496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2113495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2113495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2113495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}