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Hunter Biden Offers to Testify Publicly. House Republicans Say No Way (www.rollingstone.com)

submitted 7 months ago by spaceghoti@lemmy.one to c/politics@lemmy.world

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According to a Tuesday letter addressed to committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.), Biden agreed to testify before the committee on Dec. 13 — as long as the hearing was public. In the letter, Biden’s attorneys quoted Comer’s own demand, issued in November, that given Biden’s “willingness to address this investigation publicly up to this point, we would expect him to be willing to testify before Congress.”

The letter added that open-door proceedings “would prevent selective leaks, manipulated transcripts, doctored exhibits, or one-sided press statements.”

Republicans would not have it. “Hunter Biden is trying to play by his own rules instead of following the rules required of everyone else,” Comer wrote in a statement. “That won’t stand with House Republicans.”

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[-] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 261 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The letter added that open-door proceedings “would prevent selective leaks, manipulated transcripts, doctored exhibits, or one-sided press statements.”

And that’s exactly why they aren’t going to allow him to testify publicly.

[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 156 points 7 months ago

The best bit was at the end:

“I welcome Hunter Biden finally agreeing to testify,” Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) wrote on Tuesday. “It’s long overdue for him to come clean in front of the American people.”

Smith deleted the tweet shortly after he posted it.

[-] spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 38 points 7 months ago

Hahahaha. They hadn't picked their outrage position yet and he was far too neutral 😂😂

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