Hunter Biden in defiant deposition blasts GOP, insists he did not involve his father in business
Associated PressWASHINGTON — Hunter Biden was defiant Wednesday in a closed-door deposition on Capitol Hill, blasting a Republican impeachment inquiry into his father and the family’s business affairs as a “house of cards” built on “lies” as he faced a battery of probing questions from lawmakers. “For more than a year, your Committees have hunted me in your partisan political pursuit of my dad,” Hunter Biden said in an opening statement obtained by The Associated Press. Period.” He added, “It seems to me that the Republican members wanted to spend more time talking about my client’s addiction than they could ask any question that had anything to do with what they call their impeachment inquiry.” The White House echoed their sentiments, with press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre saying its the probe is a “stunt” that has “dragged on for months and months.” But GOP lawmakers remained undeterred by Hunter Biden and his counsel’s repudiation of their investigation. Instead, the few Republicans who spoke to reporters Wednesday said that Hunter Biden provided testimony that was “defiant and dishonest.” The majority of GOP lawmakers remained quiet as the deposition dragged into the afternoon, with Rep. Jim Jordan, the other Republican chairmen leading the inquiry, declining to answer reporters’ questions in the hallways.