Hunter Biden Fights House Subpoenas, Faces Contempt Vote
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Hunter Biden argues that the House subpoenas issued to him are invalid because they were authorized before the House voted to open an impeachment investigation.
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Hunter Biden has appeared unannounced on Capitol Hill, willing to testify publicly but not privately due to concerns Republicans will leak testimony without context.
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The House Judiciary and Oversight Committees voted to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress for not complying with subpoenas.
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Republicans plan to hold a full House vote next week on the contempt citation, which would need near unanimous GOP support to pass.
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If held in contempt, federal prosecutors would decide whether to pursue a criminal case against Hunter Biden, who already faces unrelated tax crime charges.