{"id":2375848,"date":"2024-12-04T01:06:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T06:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biggs-celebrates-hunter-biden-waiving-5th-amendment-protections-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T01:10:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T06:10:59","slug":"biggs-celebrates-hunter-biden-waiving-5th-amendment-protections-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biggs-celebrates-hunter-biden-waiving-5th-amendment-protections-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggs celebrates Hunter Biden &#8216;waiving&#8217; 5th Amendment protections &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fbiggs-celebrates-hunter-biden-waiving-5th-amendment-protections-washington-examiner%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=2375848&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--><p>Based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heart-of-doj-argument-against-google-is-scrutiny-of-exclusive-apple-deal\/\" title=\"DOJ&#039;s core argument against Google: Apple deal under scrutiny.\">relevant search results<\/a>, here\u2019s a summary regarding hunter Biden:<\/p>\n<p>1. **Congressional Inquiry**: House Judiciary\u2062 Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, along wiht other Republican leaders, has initiated an inquiry\u200d concerning Hunter Biden&#8217;s business activities. They intend to gather more information on his dealings, notably those linked to his father, President Joe biden. This\u200d inquiry appears to be part of broader investigations by Republicans \u200binto alleged misconduct involving the Biden family.<\/p>\n<p>2. **Gun case Closure**: A federal judge has terminated Hunter Biden&#8217;s gun-related criminal case following \u2063his presidential\u200b pardon. This means that the charges against him have been formally dismissed\u200d due \u200cto the immunity granted by the pardon.<\/p>\n<p>3. **Contentious deposition**: Hunter biden&#8217;s congressional deposition has been made public, revealing a combative exchange during his testimony. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weekend-media-wrap-vol-20-what-you-missed-if-you-werent-glued-to-the-sunday-shows\/\" title=\"Weekend Media Recap: Catch Up on Sunday Shows Highlights\">faced\u2064 tough questions<\/a> \u200cabout his conduct, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">session included important tension<\/a> as \u2062legislators sought &#8216;real answers&#8217; regarding his involvement in various issues. Notably, Representative Andy Biggs has expressed a strong interest in \u2064further questioning Biden to clarify any ambiguities.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden is currently \u2064under scrutiny through congressional investigations,\u200d has had his \u200cgun case\u200c dismissed due to a pardon, and has recently faced challenging questioning in a deposition that highlighted the contentious \u2062nature of inquiries surrounding him.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biggs celebrates Hunter Biden &lsquo;waiving&rsquo; 5th Amendment protections with vow to get &lsquo;real answers&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1902447\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andy-biggs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Andy Biggs<\/a> (R-AZ) responded to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hunter Biden&rsquo;s<\/a> pardon by vowing to call him before the House Judiciary Committee, arguing the pardon included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3246790\/pardon-fifth-amendment-trouble-hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">waiving his 5th Amendment protections.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Thanks to his father&rsquo;s pardon, Hunter Biden has waived his Fifth Amendment protections,&rdquo; Biggs wrote on X on Tuesday. &ldquo;I look forward to bringing Hunter back in to [the House Judiciary Committee] &mdash; under oath &mdash; to get some real answers from him. He can run from the truth, [but] he can&rsquo;t hide forever.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks to his father&rsquo;s pardon, Hunter Biden has waived his Fifth Amendment protections. <\/p>\n<p>I look forward to bringing Hunter back in to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JudiciaryGOP<\/a>&mdash;under oath&mdash;to get some real answers from him. <\/p>\n<p>He can run from the truth, be he can&rsquo;t hide forever. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xfn1qH71sK\">https:\/\/t.co\/Xfn1qH71sK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1863998351747793256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden's\">Joe Biden&rsquo;s<\/a> sweeping pardon of his son spelled the end of immediate legal troubles for him &mdash; but it has a catch. The flipside to the pardon is a change in rules that could spell trouble for Hunter Biden. Given he can&rsquo;t be prosecuted for crimes over the past 11 years, he can no longer claim his Fifth Amendment protections to avoid answering questions by Congress or a grand jury, legal experts say.<\/p>\n<p>A testimony from him without Fifth Amendment protections could prove damning to his close associates and even possibly the president. If he defies attempts at questioning, he could face criminal charges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several Republicans and lawyers had raised the prospect, but this appears to be the first time a lawmaker has pledged to follow through with it.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a>&nbsp;announced a &ldquo;full and unconditional pardon&rdquo; for Hunter Biden on all &ldquo;offenses against the United States, which he has committed or may have committed or taken part in&rdquo; over an 11-year period. The pardon was unique for its sweeping nature, the kind which hadn&rsquo;t been seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3246709\/hunter-biden-receives-most-sweeping-pardon-since-nixon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"since\">since<\/a> President Gerald Ford&rsquo;s pardon of former President Richard Nixon. It also came after the president repeatedly said he wouldn&rsquo;t pardon his son.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1902447\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1902447\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biggs vows to get &#8216;real answers&#8217; from Hunter Biden after pardon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2375849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/andy-biggs-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46041,3808,32528,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2375848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-5th-amendment","tag-biggs","tag-hunter-biden","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/andy-biggs-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375848","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375848"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375852,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375848\/revisions\/2375852"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}