Hunter Biden declines request to appear at public hearing

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 Hunter Biden declines request to appear at public hearing
by TheHill.com - 03/13/24 10:56 AM ET

President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, won’t appear before Congress at a slated March 20 hearing, with his attorney telling House Republicans that he “declines your invitation to this carnival side show.”

The letter to House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) comes after he apparently set a hearing date without first consulting Hunter Biden for his availability, arranging for his testimony alongside some former business partners who have been critical of the president’s son.

Attorney Abbe Lowell said Comer’s March 6 invitation came “with no prior communication” and set a hearing date the day before Biden is set to make a court appearance in California in connection with charges for failure to pay taxes.

Lowell portrayed Comer’s hearing as “an obvious attempt to throw a Hail Mary pass after the game has ended,” pointing to the arrest of a former FBI informant on charges related to lying to the agency with allegations the president accepted a bribe.

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Hunter Biden's ex-business partner Tony Bobulinski slams him for 'running away' from House Oversight Committee
Hunter Biden declined to attend the House Oversight Committee hearing on March 20
By Lawrence Richard , David Spunt Fox News
Published March 14, 2024 3:35am EDT | Updated March 14, 2024 3:36am EDT

Hunter Biden’s former business partner, Tony Bobulinski, has criticized the president’s son for "running away" from the American people after he declined to appear for a congressional hearing next week.

Hunter Biden declined an invite from Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., to attend the House Oversight Committee hearing on March 20, when committee members of both parties will get a chance to ask about alleged influence peddling and the Biden family's business dealings, his lawyer said in a letter Wednesday.

"One week from today – on Wednesday, March 20 – I will testify publicly before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability," Bobulinski responded in a statement to Fox News Digital. "I was disappointed to see the news today that Hunter is running away from his chance to tell the American people the truth. He’s been adamant in wanting to go before the American people, and Oversight is now giving him that opportunity."

Bobulinski added: "Now is the time to step up, Hunter, as you have said you want to do. Don’t cower in the face of accountability and in this fight for truth and democracy!"

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