{"id":2114622,"date":"2023-12-03T14:19:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T19:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-fires-back-at-hunter-biden-over-public-testimony-offer\/"},"modified":"2023-12-03T14:20:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T19:20:45","slug":"speaker-johnson-fires-back-at-hunter-biden-over-public-testimony-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-fires-back-at-hunter-biden-over-public-testimony-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Johnson responds to Hunter Biden&#8217;s public testimony offer with a strong rebuttal"},"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%2Fspeaker-johnson-fires-back-at-hunter-biden-over-public-testimony-offer%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=2114622&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>House Speaker \u2062Mike Johnson Rejects Hunter Biden&#8217;s \u2062Offer to Testify Publicly in Impeachment Inquiry<\/h2>\n<p>House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mike-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA)\u2063 has dismissed Hunter Biden&#8217;s\u2062 offer to publicly testify as part of the corruption-focused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/impeachment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">impeachment<\/a> inquiry into his father, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a>. \u200cInstead, Johnson insists on \u2064complying with a subpoena for a deposition.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the precedent,\u201d Johnson said during an interview with Fox News on Saturday, adding later, \u201cEvery investigation\u200d of Congress in the modern era, the deposition\u200d has come \u200bfirst, and the\u200c public testimony follows. Why \u200cwould we break that precedent now?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Johnson was joined \u200con <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VX6BxpPdZew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cFox &#038; Friends\u200c Weekend\u201d<\/a> by \u200dHouse Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), both of whom\u200c defended former President\u2063 Donald Trump during\u2064 his impeachment.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Stefanik said the\u200b offer by Hunter Biden and his legal \u2064team was \u201cunacceptable\u201d \u200dand \u200cinsisted that \u201cthe \u200conly correct response \u2063to a subpoena is\u200b a deposition.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Oversight Chairman\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/james-comer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Comer<\/a> (R-KY), leading \u200dthe impeachment inquiry\u2064 and issuing\u2064 the subpoena, has already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/comer-rejects-hunter-bidens-public-testimony-offer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rejected<\/a> the \u2064terms offered by Hunter Biden\u2019s lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200battorney,\u200c Abbe Lowell, argued that a \u201cpublic proceeding would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-rejects-hunter-bidens-public-testimony-offer\/\" title=\"Comer declines Hunter Biden's offer for public testimony\">prevent selective leaks<\/a>, manipulated transcripts, doctored exhibits, or one-sided press statements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Comer indicated\u2064 that\u200c lawmakers would \u200dbe willing to have Hunter Biden testify in an open hearing at a \u201cfuture \u200ddate\u201d \u2014 but insisted that the first son must also testify in the closed-door deposition scheduled for mid-December.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview\u2062 with\u200b Newsmax, Comer said Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/video\/2023\/11\/29\/oversight_chairman_comer_speaker_johnson_has_our_back_to_hold_hunter_biden_in_contempt_if_he_doesnt_show_at_private_deposition.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201chas \u2064our back\u201d<\/a> and House Republicans would \u201ctake steps\u201d to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress if he does\u2064 not comply with the subpoena.<\/p>\n<p>The top Democrat on the oversight panel, \u200bRep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), \u2062issued\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/oversightdemocrats.house.gov\/news\/press-releases\/ranking-member-raskin-s-statement-on-chairman-comer-s-rejection-of-hunter-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> condemning his Republican counterparts \u200dfor rejecting the open hearing offer.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhat an epic humiliation\u2063 for our colleagues and what a frank confession that they are simply not interested in the facts\u2064 and have no confidence in their own\u200b case or the \u2064ability of their own members to pursue \u200dit,\u201d Raskin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the miserable failure of their impeachment \u2063hearing in September, Chairman Comer has now \u2064apparently decided to\u200d avoid all \u2062Committee hearings where \u2062the public can actually see for itself the logical,\u200b rhetorical and factual contortions they have tied themselves up\u200d in,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stefanik made the case for \u2062why an open hearing can be counterproductive to a serious inquiry.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAn open hearing is five\u2063 minutes on the Democrat side, five minutes on \u2062the Republican side. It becomes a very public press \u200dopportunity for the Democrat to politicize,\u201d Stefanik said. \u2062\u201cWe want to\u200d go about\u2064 this from a legal and factual perspective and\u200b the only way to go about\u200d that is through a deposition.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ \u200cAPP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why \u2063do House Speaker \u200bMike Johnson and his Republican \u200bcolleagues argue that a deposition is\u200c necessary\u2064 before any public testimony can take \u2064place?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  N_house_subpoenas_hunter_biden_johnson_we_are_not_accepting_public_testimony_we_are_accepting_a_deposition_first.html&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; \u200brel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>\u201carticulated it\u2063 very well\u201d<\/a> \u2062 when he explained the \u200csignificance \u2062of the deposition coming before public\u200d testimony.<\/p>\n<p>The rejection of Hunter Biden&#8217;s offer to \u200dtestify publicly comes \u200bamidst increasing pressure on the Biden family \u200cover allegations of corruption. Hunter Biden has faced scrutiny for his business dealings \u2063in Ukraine and China, with critics accusing him of using his \u2063father&#8217;s position as Vice President for personal gain.<\/p>\n<p>However, the impeachment \u200dinquiry into President \u2064Joe Biden is not focused on Hunter Biden&#8217;s actions, but rather on allegations that President Biden abused his power by \u200dpressuring Ukraine to investigate his political \u2064opponent, Donald Trump, and his\u200c son, Hunter Biden. \u200dThe inquiry centers on a phone call between President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during which President Biden allegedly threatened to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-leaders-thwart-leftist-attempt-to-delay-military-assistance-to-israel\/\" title=\"Dem Leaders Thwart Leftist Attempt To Delay Military Assistance to Israel\">withhold military aid<\/a> \u200cunless Ukraine\u2064 launched an investigation into the Bidens.<\/p>\n<p>While Hunter\u2062 Biden&#8217;s offer to testify publicly may have been seen by some as an opportunity for transparency and accountability, House Speaker Mike Johnson and his Republican colleagues argue that \u2064a deposition\u2062 is necessary before any public testimony can take place. They insist \u200bon \u2064following the precedent set by previous congressional investigations, where depositions were\u200d given first and public testimony followed.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson and Stefanik&#8217;s defense of former President Donald Trump during his \u2064impeachment reflects their loyalty to their party and their belief in due process. They maintain that the impeachment inquiry\u200d into President Biden should follow the same procedures and respect the same \u200crights \u200cas previous investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden&#8217;s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, argued that a public proceeding would prevent selective leaks and manipulated narratives. While this \u2064argument\u2063 may hold some validity, Oversight Chairman James \u200dComer and other Republicans still prioritize the deposition as a crucial first step. They \u2064want to hear Hunter \u200dBiden&#8217;s testimony in \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/footage-released-of-violent-myanmar-protests-after-at-least-38-people-killed\/\" title=\"Footage Released Of Violent Myanmar Protests After At Least 38 People Killed\">closed-door session<\/a> before any public hearings \u200dare held.<\/p>\n<p>Comer&#8217;s statement that lawmakers would consider having Hunter Biden testify in an open\u200d hearing at \u200da future date\u200c shows a willingness to address public concerns\u200b and ensure transparency. However, they believe\u200d that the closed-door deposition is an essential\u200b part of the process \u2063to gather \u2063all the necessary information and establish facts \u200cbefore presenting them to the public.<\/p>\n<p>The rejection of Hunter Biden&#8217;s offer to testify publicly does not necessarily indicate a lack of transparency or an\u200d attempt to hide information. Instead, it reflects a commitment to following established procedures and ensuring a \u200dfair and thorough investigation. By insisting on a deposition before public testimony, House Speaker Mike Johnson and his Republican colleagues aim to maintain the integrity of the impeachment inquiry and respect\u200c the rights of all parties involved.<\/p>\n<p>As the impeachment inquiry continues, it\u2064 remains\u2062 to be seen whether Hunter \u2063Biden will eventually testify publicly and how \u200chis testimony will impact\u2064 the \u2063proceedings. The decision to reject his offer sets a precedent for the \u200dprocess and highlights the importance of due \u2064process and following established\u200c procedures in congressional \u200dinvestigations.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of \u200cthe \u200boutcome, the handling of Hunter Biden&#8217;s offer to testify\u200b publicly underscores \u2062the deeply divisive nature of impeachment proceedings and the increasing polarization in American politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) rejected Hunter Biden&#8217;s proposal to testify publicly in the corruption-focused impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Johnson emphasized the importance of following the subpoena for a deposition, stating that it sets a precedent. 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