Hunter Biden Makes Surprise Appearance at Hearing, Offering Public Testimony Before Abrupt Exit Amid Partisan Clash
• Hunter Biden made a surprise appearance at a House Oversight Committee hearing as Republicans prepared to vote to hold him in contempt for not sitting for a private deposition in their impeachment inquiry.
• Biden offered to testify publicly but refused a closed-door deposition. He left after a few minutes when Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene began speaking, prompting chaos between Democrats and Republicans.
• Republicans claim Biden failed to comply with their subpoena and want to charge him with contempt, sending the citation to the full House and potentially the Justice Department.
• Biden has said he won't testify privately because Republicans might selectively leak parts of his testimony, but says his father was not financially involved in his business dealings.
• The confrontation underscores the bitter polarization driving the impeachment probe against President Biden over alleged involvement in his son's overseas business.