Hunter Biden managed to show up for his closed-door testimony this time, and the transcribed interview with the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees indeed took place on Wednesday morning. After Hunter gave such testimony, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) revealed that Hunter will soon get what he asked for late last year before he ultimately skipped out on his subpoena: a public hearing.
Comer also released a statement shared to the Committee's X account, along with a Fox News clip of him speaking to the press. The chairman's statement began with how he thought "it was a great deposition for us" and "proved several bits of our evidence that we've been conducting throughout this investigation."
🚨BREAKING🚨
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) February 28, 2024
Following Hunter Biden’s deposition, Chairman Comer announces the next phase is a public hearing.
“I think this was a great deposition for us. It proved several bits of our evidence that we've been conducting throughout this investigation.
“But there were also… pic.twitter.com/ZtsqcyCED2
"But there were also some contradictory statements that I think need further review," Comer continued, which is why "this impeachment inquiry [into President Joe Biden] will now go to the next phase, which will be a public hearing."
Comer addressed how Hunter, his attorney, Democratic members, and the media have been asking about that public hearing. "Just as I said when we said we were going to do the deposition first, we will have a public hearing next," the chairman said. "So, I think that the public hearing hopefully will clear up some discrepancies between some of the statements that were made between some of the associates and what we heard today."
As many Republican members have reminded, including during contempt markups held last December, it was not Hunter who gets to set the rules. Further, closed-door testimonies are a standard way to start the process.
We will likely learn more sooner before that public hearing comes, as Comer teased the release of the transcript "hopefully... within the next two or three days."
The House Judiciary Committee posted about "four facts" following the hearing, reminding that Hunter Biden sat on Burisma's board despite being unqualified to do so, with Burisma pressuring him on policy issues in Ukraine, which Joe Biden did as vice president.
FOUR KEY FACTS WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER CHANGE:
— House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) February 28, 2024
1. Hunter Biden sat on Burisma’s board.
2. He was unqualified to do so.
3. Burisma pressured him to get D.C. to act on policy issues in Ukraine.
4. Joe Biden did just that.
Even before the closed-door testimony took place, Comer and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) were discussing the matter, as Comer reminded the press of the Biden family corruption in remarks ahead of the hearing. Jordan appeared on "Fox & Friends" before Hunter gave his testimony.
Chairman Comer speaks on the Biden Family’s corruption ahead of Hunter Biden’s deposition. 👇 pic.twitter.com/2YE8UFwGsE
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) February 28, 2024
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) February 28, 2024
Our own Larry O'Connor addressed how "Hunter Biden Lies Through His Teeth in Close-Door Testimony," and our sister site of Twitchy has also covered Hunter's opening statement that was released, highlighting the first son's insistence on not only defending his father, but the blame game he engaged in and excuses he made for his actions. At one point he even took that defense a step further, as he went for that politically loaded term of "MAGA Republicans," specifically as it applies to "MAGA-Motivated Conspiracy Theories."
One thing worth highlighting about Hunter's testimony, no matter how much he, Democrats, and the media may try to spin it in favor of the president, is that the narrative keeps changing. While Hunter claimed "I did not involve my father in my business," now President Biden said on the campaign trail that he never even spoke with his son about such dealings.
Hunter now says: "I did not involve my father in my business."
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) February 28, 2024
The goalposts are moving.
Joe Biden used to say he never spoken with Hunter about his business dealings.
Hunter Biden is now playing cute linguistic games. https://t.co/B7McRpIDgH pic.twitter.com/IxZ8eW9NSf
Such a political angle when it comes to assigning blame comes after a recent interview that Hunter granted to Axios in which he offered he and his sobriety could play a role in the 2024 election by keeping Donald Trump from winning.
The pinned post from the House Oversight Committee currently is a thread from Tuesday also reminding about the evidence against the president and the Biden crime family's shady business dealings.
🧵THREAD: Evidence of Joe Biden’s involvement in the Biden family “business.”
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) February 27, 2024
Our investigation is centered on Joe Biden’s knowledge of, participation in, and benefit from his family’s influence peddling schemes.
Here are key facts unearthed to date.
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