Hunter Biden defied a congressional subpoena Wednesday by refusing to appear for a deposition with the House Oversight Committee, the latest development in the impeachment inquiry into his father, President Joe Biden.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., threatened a contempt of Congress charge last week if Hunter Biden refused the deposition. At time of publication, he had not followed through.
Hunter Biden has asked to testify publicly instead of in private, saying that House Republicans would twist his testimony. He spoke to reporters outside the Capitol building Wednesday morning.
"For six years I have been the target of the unrelenting Trump attack machine, shouting, 'Where's Hunter?” he said. “Well, here's my answer. I am here.”