Hunter won't do what Don Jr. and Ivanka did...why?

[BlindBoo]

Was Hunter a senior advisor to President Biden and did Biden force the security clearance credentials through for Hunter? Did any of the Democrat controlled House members display naked pictures of Benedict Donald's Kids on the House floor? Why would anyone trust the Neo-GOP House to play fair in private?

 

[22lcidw]

Obviously you really don't know of what you speak.
How was Joe's position of power beneficial to HB as a hedge fund manager?

Stop making a fool of yourself and stick to what you know, and prove, rather than easily disprovable claims fed you by Trump's MAGAT propaganda arms.

Hunter incriminated himself and was in no position to do any of the professional employment and so-called degrees you showed. No person would work long-term looking like he did and spending what he did on drugs with the ladies on the side. He was/is a dope addict. That is a career jo in itself. It is easy to see him getting easy money for little time from what he is accused of.

 

[Rawley]

Was Hunter a senior advisor to President Biden and did Biden force the security clearance credentials through for Hunter? Did any of the Democrat controlled House members display naked pictures of Benedict Donald's Kids on the House floor? Why would anyone trust the Neo-GOP House to play fair in private?

Because half of the committee is composed of Democrats who are given equal time to question the witness and they have a track of record of releasing the transcripts of any depositions taken in closed committees.

 

[eagle7-31]

The Trump children sat through closed depositions and then answered questions from members of Congress. Hunter Biden refuses to be deposed under oath. Gee, what are you hiding, Hunter?

That is our two tier justice system at work.

 

[Rawley]

Congress can't actually do that, Ram. They need the Biden DOJ to bring charges against Hunter. What do you think the chances of that ever happening are? It's why Hunter is thumbing his nose at Congress.

I actually think the odds are better than 50/50. To not indict him will expose the Biden DOJ's corruption to extent that cannot be easily explained away. Not sure Garland is willing to stick his neck out that far for the President.

 

[Markle]

How is testifying for all to see …hiding?

Where? When?

 

[Dadoalex]

Actually, we didn't know that. There were several leaners in blue districts that were on the fence.

Actually, if you didn't know that you're pretty dumb.

Leaners?

If you don't win the primary it don't matter how blue/red the district is.
And if you claim not to know that MAGATS live in fear of primaries
AND
That any MAGAT voting against impeachment would be primaried out...

Then you're really not qualified to participate in the conversation.

 

[Rawley]

Actually, if you didn't know that you're pretty dumb.

Leaners?

If you don't win the primary it don't matter how blue/red the district is.
And if you claim not to know that MAGATS live in fear of primaries
AND
That any MAGAT voting against impeachment would be primaried out...

Then you're really not qualified to participate in the conversation.

Have a blessed day.

 

[Markle]

Hunter Biden hasn't really "worked" his entire adult life, Dado! He's been cashing in on Joe's positions of power for literally decades while doing next to nothing.

 

[OKTexas]

He does not refuse to be deposed under oath. He offered to do so publicly again today.

Guess you commies don't know the difference between a deposition and a public hearing. He was subpoenaed to sit for a sworn deposition, not a public hearing and he refused. The next step is a contempt of congress vote and referral for prosecution by the DOJ. Then we'll see if the Garland DOJ is actually applying the law equally. I would bet he won't.

.

 

[Billiejeens]

No, but just like with Hunter, it was an investigation trying to see if Dad was involved in corruption. He should have done exactly what the Trump kids have done. Answer the questions.

Laws don't apply to Democrat families.
That poster is fine with that.

 

[Dadoalex]

Hunter incriminated himself and was in no position to do any of the professional employment and so-called degrees you showed. No person would work long-term looking like he did and spending what he did on drugs with the ladies on the side. He was/is a dope addict. That is a career jo in itself. It is easy to see him getting easy money for little time from what he is accused of.

HB fell into addiction in 2016
At the age of 45
PRIOR to that he had many roles outside government and one inside.

Here's the timeline.
How about you point to the part where President Biden committed a high crime or even a misdemeanor.
(Courtesy of WaPo https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/11/hunter-biden-life-indictments-charges/)

Works for credit card company​

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1996-1998: Hunter rises to senior vice president at Delaware-based MBNA America, a credit-card issuer and major donor to his father.

Works for Commerce Department​

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1998-2001: Via a connection provided by Commerce Secretary William M. Daley, Hunter joins the department for a post handling e-commerce issues.

Works as a lawyer and a lobbyist​

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2001-2008: Hunter co-founds the lobbying firm of Oldaker, Biden & Belair. In 2006, he purchases a hedge fund called Paradigm Global Advisors with his uncle James Biden. He quits lobbying (he had nine clients, including biotechnology companies and colleges seeking congressional earmarks) during the 2008 presidential campaign after his father is named Barack Obama’s running mate. Records show he had earned more than $2.8 million in fees.

On board of Amtrak​

2006-2009: Hunter is officially nominated by president George W. Bush, but his main patron is Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.). Hunter’s qualifications are slim compared to another nominee’s, a career transportation official who fills a Republican slot on the board. Carper, in nominating Hunter, says his main experience is being a frequent passenger: “For our purposes and for the purpose of this nomination, Hunter Biden has spent a lot of time on Amtrak trains. Like his father, like our congressman, Mike Castle, and myself, Hunter Biden has lived in Delaware while using Amtrak to commute to his job as we commute to our job in Washington almost every day of the week,” Carper said, according to a transcript of the hearing. Hunter resigns his seat after his father is elected vice president.

Co-founds Rosemont Seneca Partners​

2009: Five months after his father becomes vice president, Hunter co-founds an investment management firm, Rosemont Seneca Partners LLC, with Devon Archer and Christopher Heinz, a stepson of Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and an heir to the food-company fortune. The firm invests in a variety of emerging companies, such as Metabiota, which hoped to sell insurance to protect businesses against a global pandemic. Heinz is not interested in deals that attract public scrutiny and eventually steps back. Archer tells congressional investigators in 2023 that Hunter sold the illusion of access to his father but that his father was not involved in business deals or even business discussions.

Does business in China​

2013: Hunter, Archer and Jim Bulger, who brings expertise in investing in China, join with Chinese investors to create an investment fund. In December, then-Vice President Biden travels to Beijing on official business, accompanied by Hunter. While in Beijing, Hunter arranges for a handshake greeting between his father and Jonathan Li, the fund’s chief executive. Twelve days after flying to Beijing, Hunter Biden joins the board of a just-formed investment advisory firm known as BHR (Bohai, Harvest and Rosemont).

Discharged from Navy Reserve after positive drug test​

February 2014: Hunter, who had been commissioned as an ensign, is discharged after testing positive for cocaine.

Organizes charity dinner to include father and Burisma executive​

April 16, 2015: Hunter arranges a dinner to benefit the World Food Program, which brings together some of his business partners, including Burisma executive Vadym Pozharskyi, along with his father. Some guests recall Joe Biden stayed only briefly, but Archer says he stayed for the entire meal.

Brother dies​

May 30, 2015: Joseph Robinette “Beau” Biden III dies of brain cancer at age 46.

Spirals into depression and drug addiction​

(Of course this is the part that gives you guys boners.)​

2016: By Hunter’s own account, the first anniversary of his brother’s death leads to deep depression that results in addiction to crack cocaine that lasts for at least two years.

He and Kathleen Buhle divorce
April 14, 2017: Hunter and Buhle divorce after 24 years of marriage. They had three children. He begins a romantic relationship with his brother’s widow, Hallie Olivere Biden, according to a statement by his father.

CEFC China Energy deal​

2017: Hunter engages in a short-lived but lucrative venture with CEFC China Energy that brings nearly $5 million to accounts linked to him. A 2017 email describes possible ownership stakes for five venture partners, including Hunter Biden and his uncle James Biden, with the cryptic notation: “10 held by H for the big guy?” One of the email recipients, Anthony Bobulinski, has said that the “big guy” referred to Joe Biden — who is no longer vice president — and that “H” refers to Hunter. But three days after the email is sent, a draft agreement setting up the venture is circulated. It shows each partner would receive 20 percent, including James Biden. No mention is made of Joe Biden.

Fails to file his 2016 income tax statement​

Oct. 17, 2017: Even though he had received an extension to file his taxes, Hunter fails to file his 2016 tax return — a lapse that was not discovered until 2020, according to a legal document. He had income of nearly $1.6 million and had paid $477,000 in taxes, but he still owed about $46,000.

Fails to pay taxes on his 2017 income​

April 17, 2018: Hunter fails to pay his 2017 tax liability even though he had sufficient funds at the time, according to a legal document filed in court. After accounting for expenses, Hunter earned nearly $2.4 million in income in 2017 — most of which came from Chinese or Ukrainian interests, according to court testimony.

Denies being father of Arkansas baby​

August 2018: A woman in Arkansas, Lunden Roberts, gives birth to a daughter, Navy, who she says is the result of a relationship with Hunter. He denies this at first, but his paternity is confirmed in 2019, and in 2023 President Biden acknowledges Navy is one of his grandchildren.

Buys a gun​

Oct. 12, 2018: Hunter buys a .38-caliber Colt Cobra revolver. On the background check form, he checks a box that indicates he is not addicted to drugs. About two weeks after the purchase of the gun, Biden’s then-girlfriend, Hallie, throws the weapon into a trash can behind a grocery store across the street from a high school, according to the police report. The gun goes missing but is later recovered.

Joe Biden announces run for president​

April 25, 2019: Saying he is moved to run because of Donald Trump’s failure to denounce a white-supremacist, neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, the former vice president warns: “If we give Donald Trump eight years in the White house, he will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation.”

Repair shop obtains Hunter Biden’s laptops​

April 2019: Hunter Biden drops off three laptops at a computer repair shop in Wilmington, Del., according to owner John Paul Mac Isaac. A hard drive of one laptop, filled with business emails and salacious personal information, is turned over to the FBI by Isaac and eventually makes its way to opponents of Joe Biden.

Marries Melissa Cohen​

May 2019: Six days after first meeting Cohen in Los Angeles, Hunter Biden marries her. Court documents say he has remained sober ever since.

Says he will leave BHR​

Oct. 13, 2019: Hunter announces he’s leaving BHR after his involvement in the fund becomes a campaign headache for his father.

Misses tax extension deadline​

Oct. 15, 2019: Even after the extension, Hunter fails to pay taxes on his 2018 income of $2.2 million, according to a legal document.

Files late 2017 and 2018 tax returns​

February 2020: Belatedly files his tax returns for 2017 and 2018, but pays nothing toward the $1.2 million outstanding balance.

Laptop excerpts published​

Oct. 14, 2020: The New York Post publishes excerpts from Hunter Biden’s laptop, highlighting the 2015 dinner that Burisma executive Pozharskyi attended. “The blockbuster correspondence — which flies in the face of Joe Biden’s claim that he’s ‘never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings’ — is contained in a massive trove of data recovered from a laptop computer,” the newspaper says. Twitter, operating under its hacked-material protocol developed after the 2016 election, blocks users for 24 hours from sharing the New York Post story — a decision executives later said was a mistake. Five days later, Politico publishes an article regarding a letter signed by more than 50 former senior intelligence officials, with the headline: “Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say.” Joe Biden, in interviews and debates, seizes on the story, saying it shows that the laptop story was a “Russian plan,” “a bunch of garbage,” “disinformation from the Russians” and “a smear campaign.” The letter artfully did not say any of those things; neither did it say what the headline claimed.

Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump​

Nov. 3, 2020: Biden defeats Trump in the 2020 election, winning 306 votes in the electoral college to Trump’s 232. He also earns 7 million more popular votes.

Investigation of tax woes becomes public​

Dec. 9, 2020: An investigation into Hunter Biden’s failures to pay taxes, which was started in 2018 by Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, becomes public. Attorney General William P. Barr says he saw no reason to appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden.

Hunter publishes memoir​

April 6, 2021: “Beautiful Things” is published, but sales are poor. Hunter earns $140,625 as an advance payment before publication, a legal document says. In a review, The Washington Post calls it “a memoir at once harrowing, relentless and a determined exercise in trying to seize his own narrative from the clutches of the Republicans and the press.”

Third parties settle tax debts, buy paintings​

October 2021: Kevin Morris, a lawyer and friend of Hunter’s, lends and/or gives him money to pay back taxes. (A legal document says that an unnamed third-party on Oct. 18 paid off more than $2.1 million in Hunter’s tax liabilities — $45,661 for 2016, $955,800 for 2017, $956,632 for 2018 and $197,372 for 2019.) Meanwhile, on Oct. 21, a New York gallery offers for sale 15 paintings by Hunter, asking as much as $500,000 each. Business Insider later reveals that the art earned $1.3 million, with a single buyer purchasing $875,000 worth of art. One buyer is identified as Elizabeth Hirsh Naftali, a Los Angeles real estate investor and major Democratic donor. Morris is also identified as a painting buyer by Artnet.

Enough evidence to charge Hunter Biden​

Oct. 6, 2022: The Washington Post reports that agents investigating Hunter have gathered what they believe is sufficient evidence to charge him with tax crimes and a false statement related to a gun purchase.

House Republicans vow to investigate​

November 2022: Republicans win control of the House of Representatives and promise intensive investigations of Hunter, with a focus on whether his father benefited from his son’s business deals.

Hunter sues computer shop opener​

March 17, 2023: Hunter files suit against Issac, the computer-repair shop owner, alleging an invasion of privacy.

A ‘whistleblower’ supposedly implicates Joe Biden​

May 3, 2023: Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) send a letter to FBI Director Christopher A. Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland saying they have obtained information through “whistleblower disclosures” that a confidential informant alleged Joe Biden, as vice president, received money via Hunter’s business deals from a foreign national in exchange for favorable policy decisions.

Hunter reaches deal with prosecutors​

June 20, 2023: Hunter agrees to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges that he failed to pay his taxes in 2017 and 2018. He also arranges to avoid prosecution on a gun charge related to his statement that he was not addicted to drugs when he bought the gun.

Grassley and Comer release document that alleges bribery​

July 20, 2023: Grassley and Comer release the 2020 FBI document that claims, without providing evidence, that Burisma chief executive Mykola Zlochevsky said he paid Joe and Hunter Biden each $5 million for the then-vice president to “deal with Shokin.” The Shokin reference — suggesting Burisma wanted him fired — raises an immediate red flag about the accuracy of the allegation, as Shokin, Ukraine’s then-prosecutor general, was actually in Burisma’s camp, having not taken action against corruption to the frustration of the international community.

Plea deal falls apart​

July 26, 2023: A federal judge delays accepting Hunter’s guilty plea, saying the terms of the agreement may not be constitutional. The deal soon collapses.

Ex-business partner says Hunter failed to influence father​

July 31, 2023: House Oversight Committee interviews Hunter’s former business associate Devon Archer, who had also been a Burisma board member. He testifies that Hunter was not able to influence his father’s actions or policy decisions and that “nothing of material” was ever discussed with Joe Biden during his frequent communications with his son. Hunter never asked his father to take official actions on behalf of his son’s business partners, he adds.

Special counsel appointed​

Aug. 11, 2023: Garland appoints Weiss as special counsel “for the ongoing investigation and prosecutions referenced and described in United States v. Robert Hunter Biden, as well as for any other matters that arose or may arise from that investigation.”

House speaker announces impeachment inquiry​

Sept. 12, 2023: The House investigation turns up no evidence of financial ties between Hunter and his father, but House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announces he is directing House committees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. The inquiry will focus on issues including whether Biden benefited from Hunter’s business dealings, McCarthy says, asserting that “these are allegations of abuse of power, obstruction and corruption and warrant further investigation by the House of Representatives.”

Special counsel indicts Hunter on gun charges​

Sept. 14, 2023: Weiss announces that a grand jury in Delaware has charged Hunter in a three-count indictment on felony gun offenses.

Hunter sues IRS​

Sept. 18, 2023: Hunter files suit against the Internal Revenue Service, saying that when agents investigating him told Congress and reporters about their concerns that the case was not being managed properly, they violated his privacy rights as a taxpayer.

House subpoenas Hunter and his uncle​

Nov. 8, 2023: House Oversight Committee issues subpoenas for Hunter and James Biden, brother of the president. Investigators are especially curious about a 2018 personal check Joe Biden received from his brother. The check obtained by the committee shows the words “loan repayment” written on the front, but Comer, without evidence, suggests it is designed to hide the source of foreign payments.

New speaker announces vote on impeachment inquiry​

Dec. 5, 2023: New House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), named after McCarthy is ousted, announces that the House will vote to formally authorize its impeachment inquiry.

Hunter indicted on tax charges​

Dec. 7, 2023: Weiss announces that a federal grand jury in California has charged Hunter with nine counts of failing to file and pay taxes, tax evasion and filing false tax returns. The 56-page indictment alleges that Hunter failed to pay at least $1.4 million in federal taxes from 2016 through 2019, even as he earned more than $7 million in gross income in that period. Hunter also received $1.2 million from a “personal friend” from January through October of 2020, the indictment says. But, the indictment alleges, Hunter “spent millions of dollars on an extravagant lifestyle rather than paying his tax bills”; the indictment alleges that his spending included drugs, escorts and girlfriends, exotic cars, adult entertainment and high-end clothing. The indictment further charges that Hunter claimed many personal expenses, including his daughter’s law school tuition, as business expenses for tax purposes.

 

[Batcat]

The Trump children sat through closed depositions and then answered questions from members of Congress. Hunter Biden refuses to be deposed under oath. Gee, what are you hiding, Hunter?

The questions are much tougher in a closed hearing so Hunter wants to only appear in an open hearing where our wonderful politicians waste time pontificating rather than interrogating the witness. Hunter may lack ethics but he is far from stupid. If his father had simply refused to sell his influence he would not be in the mess he is today.

The Trump kids were innocent so they had no fear of appearing in a closed hearing. However, it does appear that the Democrats were on a witch hunt with the Trump kids In their closed hearings. Apparently they failed to find any witches.

I have wasted a lot of my time watching Congressional hearings and listening to bloviating, pompous politicians wishing they would take their job seriously

GOP members want Hunter Biden to testify in closed-door deposition first before an open hearing

Rep. James Comer, Ky., indicated that Hunter Biden would have to testify at a closed-door deposition first before an open hearing.

www.usatoday.com

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However, Comer said in the interview on Newsmax that while he is glad Biden is willing to testify publicly, he would like questions to be asked without disruption from Democrats.

“But as you know, throughout the course of congressional history investigations, you bring people in, and you depose them first. That's what the subpoena was, for a sit-down deposition. That’s exactly the way the Trump impeachments were handled…we expect Hunter Biden to come in on Dec. 13 and answer questions,” Comer said.

He added, “As these hearings go, you got 20 members on each side that have five minutes each. We have tens of thousands of pages of documents where we need to sit down and ask specific substantive questions without filibustering, without interruption, without going five minutes back and forth with Jamie Raskin and Dan Goldman and little [Jared] Moskowitz jumping up and down, filing motions, and trying to disrupt the committee hearings.”

He said that he expects to have a “very thorough, substantive deposition” with Biden and then have a public hearing.

 

[Crepitus]

why not in private ? could it be that the questions and answers wont be limited to 5 min bites ... in other words more questions will be asked in private .

What do you suppose they want to say that can't be made public?

 

[Crepitus]

and he never did any business with his Dad, right?

Ask him.

 

[Crepitus]

So the Trump children comply with a Congressional subpoena and sit for multiple depositions before testifying before committees but Hunter Biden demands special treatment? What's good for the goose is good for the gander! Except when it's a Democrat of course. The Biden family REEKS of corruption!

What was Hunter's position in the Biden administration again? I forget...

 

[Crepitus]

 

[Rawley]

What do you suppose they want to say that can't be made public?

?? The transcript of the deposition would have been made public.

 

[Tumblin Tumbleweed]

What's the problem with him doing what the Trump kid's had done ? Meet and answer the questions.

They can do that publicly. Hunter can be under oath. There is no legitimate reason to do this behind closed doors.

 

[Tumblin Tumbleweed]

Because they first do it in private where counsel for each side gets 1 hour, unlike in a public setting where each committee member gets 5 minutes.

Afterward, they can do a public inquiry but will have a sworn record to catch any falsehoods.

Nah. All that can be done in public.