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Comer: We Will Hold Hunter Biden in Contempt of Congress
Comer says he spoke with Speaker Johnson

James Comer said he and Jim Jordan spoke with Speaker Mike Johnson last night about what they will do if Hunter Biden refuses to appear for a closed-door deposition on December 13, and he authorized them to move forward to hold Biden in Contempt of Congress.

In a surprise move yesterday morning, Hunter Biden's attorney Abbe Lowell sent a letter to Comer stating that he will agree to testify in an open hearing before the American people in front the the Oversight Committee but will not submit to a deposition behind closed doors since Comer and Jordan have established a track record of lying on TV about deposition testimony of previous witnesses.

Comer said this morning on Newsmax that was unacceptable. When asked why, he said that Reps. Dan Goldman and Jamie Raskin serve as Hunter's "defense attorneys" whenever they hold these hearings, and he is concerned that they will dominate the proceedings. Of course, what Comer is really afraid of is that every public hearing that has been held has resulted in a firestorm of criticism from right-wing media that he is incompetent.

Comer then said that he met with Speaker Johnson and Jim Jordan last night to discuss their options, and "Mike Johnson has our back." Comer says they will move forward with holding Hunter Biden in Contempt of Congress if he fails to appear for deposition. That would require a criminal referral to DOJ who would then likely appoint a Special Counsel.

The other possible scenario is that Hunter appears for the deposition but, instead of refusing to testify, takes the 5th Amendment to every question, which is his right since he could still be prosecuted criminally and Congress has not given him immunity. If that happens, it would make it virtually impossible for the House to hold him in contempt.

The Comer Clown Show is overmatched. They know, so all they can do is throw out innuendos and threats.

Congressman Jared Moskowitz @RepMoskowitz wrote: If Chairman Comer had a shred of evidence against Hunter Biden, he’d be BEGGING to have a public hearing.

But he doesn’t. He wants to keep testimony behind closed doors so he can just keep reciting his conspiracy theories to his echo chamber.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar wrote: "There's a lot of smoke & we're trying to see fire... but I think most of the American ppl are seeing something that would result in an impeachable offense" -- Rep. Arrington to Bartiromo on bombshell revelations that Biden bought a truck for his son when he was a private citizen

Aaron Rupar @atrupar wrote: "He's apparently on drugs -- should be be driving to begin with?"

James Comer is getting even more desperate

Federal prosecutors have filed a new criminal case against Hunter Biden, people briefed on the matter said.

The exact nature of the charges couldn’t immediately be learned because court documents have not been made public.

Special counsel David Weiss, in recent weeks, has been using a federal grand jury in Los Angeles to gather testimony and evidence on possible criminal tax charges against President Joe Biden’s son.

Hunter Biden already faces criminal charges in Delaware related to a gun purchase.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

AndyinPA wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 10:13 pm My understanding is that was all paid back. It seems to be really pushing it, to put it mildly.

Hunter Biden faces nine criminal charges in federal tax case

Prosecutors also allege in the 56-page indictment that he “subverted the payroll and tax withholding process of his own company” by withdrawing millions of dollars outside of its payroll and tax withholding process.

Kendra wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:56 am https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/07/politics ... index.html

Hunter Biden faces nine criminal charges in federal tax case

Prosecutors also allege in the 56-page indictment that he “subverted the payroll and tax withholding process of his own company” by withdrawing millions of dollars outside of its payroll and tax withholding process.

I hope some news peeps take a deeper dive on that part of these charges. Are they saying he dipped into employee withholding? He certainly isn't the first business owner to do that and likely not the last, but IMHO that's the worst. I'd be pretty pissed if my employer withheld my taxes and then kept it instead of sending off to the government. But that's one reason why we use a payroll service to handle all that stuff.

The Recount @therecount wrote: “They are trying to destroy a presidency. And so it’s not about me … What they’re trying to do is they’re trying to kill me, knowing that it will be a pain greater than my father could be able to handle.”

— Hunter Biden on the “Moby Pod”