Hunter Biden, the son of the President of the United States, Joe Bidenagreed with Republicans to appear before Congress on February 28 to testify as part of the impeachment inquiry against his father over alleged influence peddling.
The president's son made the decision after a trial was launched last week to charge him with contempt of Congress for failing to comply with an earlier subpoena.
In a statement, the chairs of the House of Commons Justice and Oversight Committee said: Jim Jordan and James Comerexplained the agreement and that Hunter Biden will testify after other members of the Biden family and their associates have done so.
Another of those summoned to testify is James Biden, Brother of the President, with whom we are still working on an appointment.
Biden's son was subpoenaed to testify behind closed doors on December 13, but instead of appearing before the committee, he simply made a statement to reporters at the foot of the Capitol in which he asserted that he would not participate in an “illegitimate investigation.” “would not agree. “.
After failing to comply with the subpoena, Republicans passed a contempt of Congress resolution in the House Judiciary and Oversight Committee last week, beginning the process to criminally convict Hunter Biden.
Republicans' idea was to introduce the contempt resolution before the House's full session this week, but when the president's son's lawyers announced their willingness to testify, the measure was put on hold.
Comer and Jordan warned that they would tolerate “no further maneuvering or delays by Hunter Biden.”
Hunter Biden is being investigated by the Republican majority in the House of Commons as part of the impeachment proceedings against his father for alleged influence on behalf of family members in companies abroad.
Republicans allege that the Biden family – particularly his son Hunter – received more than $15 million from foreign companies and governments in Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Romania and China between 2014 and 2019. His partners would have received another $9 million.
Parallel to the investigations in Congress, Biden's controversial son two open criminal proceedingsone for tax fraud in California and one for illegal gun purchases in Delaware.