Oh, NOW Hunter Biden will comply with a subpoena after causing a scene at a hearing for a resolution to hold him in contempt of Congress.
Hunter fled after 30 minutes. He baited the Republicans, they bit, and chaos ensued. He got the airtime he desperately craved.
I swear that is the only reason why he ever demanded an open hearing.
But only a new subpoena that’s issued under the impeachment inquiry against his daddy, President Joe Biden.
Hunter’s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, lectured the House Oversight Committee about why its previous subpoenas weren’t supposedly valid since it issued them before the impeachment inquiry and blah blah blah.
But, um, if they considered the subpoenas invalid, then why propose a public hearing?
However, if Chairman James Comer issues “a new proper subpoena, now that there is a duly authorized impeachment inquiry, Mr. Biden will comply for a hearing or deposition.”
Isn’t that nice?
Hunter also showed up at Capitol Hill on the day of his scheduled deposition on December 13. He sought out the cameras because, of course, he whined and cried and left.
Comer shot down Hunter’s request for an open hearing:
“Hunter Biden is trying to play by his own rules instead of following the rules required of everyone else. That won’t stand with House Republicans.“Our lawfully issued subpoena to Hunter Biden requires him to appear for a deposition on December 13.“We expect full cooperation with our subpoena for a deposition but also agree that Hunter Biden should have the opportunity to testify in a public setting at a future date.”
On Thursday, Hunter pleaded not guilty to nine tax-related charges in California.
“The Defendant engaged in a four-year scheme to not pay at least $1.4 million in self-assessed federal taxes he owed for tax years 2016 through 2019, from in or about January 2017 through in or about October 15, 2020, and to evade the assessment of taxes for tax year 2018 when he filed false returns in or about February 2020,” according to the indictment from Special Counsel David Weiss.
The charges include failure to file and pay taxes, evasion of assessment, and filing a fraudulent form.
“Between 2016 and October 15, 2020, the Defendant spent this money on drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing, and other items of a personal nature, in short, everything but his taxes,” wrote Weiss.
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