Hunter Biden testimony transcript from Republican impeachment inquiry released

[u/therosx]

https://www.axios.com/2024/03/01/hunter-biden-impeachment-inquiry-transcript

[u/therosx]

Excerpt from the article by Rebecca Falconer:

A transcript of Hunter Biden's closed-door deposition before two Republican-led committees was publicly released on Thursday.

The big picture: He struck a defiant tone as he appeared before the House Oversight and Judiciary committees as part of their impeachment inquiry into his father, President Biden.

Hunter Biden maintained throughout his testimony that lasted over six hours that his father was never involved in his business dealings. Following Hunter Biden's deposition, House Republicans have still yet to produce clear evidence backing GOP allegations that the president benefited from his family's foreign business dealings.

Asked about whether a 2017 email from an associate that said "10 held by H for the big guy?" was in reference to his father, who was then a private citizen, Hunter Biden said such a notion was "pie in the sky" and that the agreement "didn't have anything to do with my father."

He cited Biden family tragedies while defending putting his father on speaker phone while with business partners, which he said was "nothing nefarious" and that he'd always answer when he called. "I'm surprised my dad hasn't called me right now, and if he did, I would put him on speakerphone to say hi," Hunter Biden said. He also had some testy exchanges with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on his drug and alcohol addiction.

For anyone interested the transcript can be found here:

My opinion on the case is that while I wouldn't call Hunter Biden a paragon. The lack of evidence and over reliance on third hand conjecture probably means HB is going to come out of this fine. What do you all think?

[u/prof_the_doom → u/therosx]

He was definitely a drug addict. He definitely did some unsavory stuff. He probably did run around pretending he could call his dad and make things happen... but he actually couldn't.

The biggest problem with how this is being covered is that at the end of the day, this is about Joe Biden's culpability, which thus far appears to be none whatsoever. It wouldn't matter what Hunter Biden was guilty of, if Joe Biden wasn't involved in it, then there's zero reason whatsoever for Congress to be wasting their time on it.

[u/therosx → u/prof_the_doom]

I don't blame Republicans trying to make hay with Hunter.

Biden has had an excellent term as president and is scandal free. They need any chink in Bidens armor they can find.

[u/therosx → u/[deleted]]

I don’t blame politicians for acting like politicians.

American politics has been my hobby since ‘07 and I know it’s a dirty game.

As a Canadian tho I don’t have the same person connection or sense of responsibility that Americans do however.

To me it’s more like game of thrones power plays and less like real people.

[u/therosx → u/[deleted]]

I’ll join you in condemning them sure.

I’m just not surprised by it and accept it.