House Republicans are seeking information from President Joe Biden‘s counsel about whether the president knew in advance that his son Hunter Biden planned to defy a congressional subpoena this month.
Reps. James Comer (R-KY) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) asked White House counsel Ed Siskel in a letter on Wednesday to provide them with any communications Joe Biden had with his son or his son’s defense attorneys related to the subpoena.
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“We are compelled to examine as part of our impeachment inquiry whether the President engaged in a conspiracy to obstruct a proceeding of Congress,” the congressmen wrote in their letter.
?BREAKING?⁰@RepJamesComer & @Jim_Jordan are investigating whether President Biden sought to influence or obstruct his son’s cooperation with the House’s impeachment inquiry.
Such conduct could constitute an impeachable offense.⁰
Letter to White House Counsel Edward Siskel… pic.twitter.com/dND1WkusFU— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) December 27, 2023
They cited comments White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made when asked on Dec. 13 about the deposition. Hunter Biden did not appear for the closed-door proceeding that was scheduled for that day and instead delivered a speech outside the U.S. Capitol, during which he reiterated his stance that he is only willing to appear for a public hearing.
Joe Biden was “certainly familiar with what his son was going to say” that day, Jean-Pierre told reporters.
The Republicans wrote that Jean-Pierre’s statement indicated that the president “had some amount of advanced knowledge that Mr. Biden would choose to defy two congressional subpoenas.”
Comer and Jordan each subpoenaed Hunter Biden to appear for a closed-door deposition as part of the GOP-led impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden. Republicans are investigating allegations the president used his political influence when he was vice president to help his family profit financially. Hunter Biden’s lucrative foreign business dealings are central to the inquiry.
Comer and Jordan wrote that they have now added to their inquiry the question of “whether the President corruptly sought to influence or obstruct the Committees’ proceeding by preventing, discouraging, or dissuading his son from complying with the Committees’ subpoenas.”
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“Such conduct could constitute an impeachable offense,” the congressmen wrote.
They asked that Siskel provide them with the requested documentation by Jan. 10.
A spokesperson for the White House did not respond to a request for comment.
