House Oversight Committee Accuses Hunter Biden of Stonewalling Investigation

The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Accused President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, of blocking its investigation into the Biden family’s alleged influence peddling.

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), was elected chairman of the committee on February 8. Formally requested James Biden, the younger Biden and Eric Schwerin, their ex-business associates, are to turn over all documents, communications and records relating to their business dealings.

Responding in a letter obtained by The Epoch Times, Biden’s attorney, Abbe David Lowell, argued that the committee lacked a “legitimate legislative purpose” in making that request, given that the president’s son is a private citizen.

“Whether you think Mr. Biden acted properly or not, and whether you think his private business dealings and associations are inappropriate or not, his behavior is that of a private citizen, not a public official,” Lowell wrote. “There was and is no family business in which he ever worked … That his father was a senator, vice president, or now president is not an endorsement of your choice to make every aspect of Mr. Biden’s personal life your political weapon.”

The investigation was also a success. “serious separation of powers concerns,” Lowell didn’t offer any records or documents, but said that he would be happy to sit down with the committee staff. “see whether Mr. Biden has information that may inform some legitimate legislative purpose and be helpful to the committee.”

But according to an Oversight Committee spokesperson, the attorney’s counter-offer was not only unsatisfactory but also unsurprising.

“It’s no surprise that Hunter Biden is trying to stonewall Congress’ oversight and hide information about Joe Biden’s involvement in his family’s suspicious business practices,” The Epoch Times was informed by the spokesperson in an email statement. “The American people demand transparency and oversight, not political coverups. The Oversight Committee will continue its oversight and use all tools at its disposal to gather information critical to our investigation and to inform legislative solutions.”

The president has maintained that he was uninvolved in his family members’ business dealings—a claim Comer has candidly doubted.

“The [Biden] family has taken millions of dollars from adversaries, mainly in China,” He said this on Jan. 30, at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker. “I think we need to determine what the money was for and who supplied it.”

The Epoch Times has reached out to Biden’s attorney for comment.

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