October 27, 2022 2:00am EDT
Hunter, James Biden on the witness list if Republicans take control of the Senate
Grassley will also focus on rooting out 'political infection' within the FBI
By Brianna Herlihy | Fox News
The Senate Judiciary Committee will seek testimony from Hunter Biden and James Biden as part of its oversight duties if the GOP takes control of the Senate and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, holds the gavel as chairman, according to an informed source.
Senators Grassley and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., have been leading an investigation into the potentially criminal business dealings of Hunter Biden and James Biden, the son and brother of President Joe Biden, since 2019. As chairman, Grassley would have the ability to set the agenda for the committee and have subpoena authority.
Hunter Biden is currently under federal investigation for his "tax affairs." Fox News first reported in July that the probe had reached a "critical stage," and that federal prosecutors were weighing charges against Hunter Biden for various tax and foreign lobbying violations, false statements and more.
On Wednesday, Fox News reported that the two senators shared with Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, currently leading the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden, more than 200 pages of bank records related to the Biden family’s alleged "connections to the Chinese regime and persons connected to its military and intelligence elements."
The senators accused Weiss and the Justice Department of ignoring their prior attempts to ensure that the criminal probe into Hunter Biden is "thorough and free from political interference."
This would not be the first time the committee will have sought testimony from family members of a sitting president. In 2018, Donald Trump Jr. was brought for a transcribed interview about his meeting in 2016 at Trump Tower.
Sources said Grassley will also be focused on what numerous whistleblowers have alleged to be a "deeply rooted political infection" in the FBI, with a focus on the Washington Field Office and leadership at FBI Headquarters.
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