House Republicans will hold their first hearing next Thursday in Joe Biden’s impeachment inquiry — and plan to subpoena the bank records of the president’s son Hunter and his brother James.
The GOP has accused Biden of corruption and abuse of power over his alleged ties to Hunter’s foreign business deals while he was vice president.
They hope the new records will shed more light on the Biden family’s finances and help with the next stage of the investigation.
Republicans say bank records show the Biden family and their associates raised more than $20 million in China, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Romania.
There are also WhatsApp messages Hunter sent to an associate claiming Joe was in the room while they discussed business, as well as damning testimony from whistleblowers from the IRS and FBI.
House Republicans will hold their first hearing next Thursday in the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden — and plan to subpoena the bank records of their son Hunter and his brother James.
The White House insists Republicans have no evidence to support their claims and has called the investigation a sham.
On Tuesday, the West Wing intensified its attacks and claimed that the Republican plan was to “pronounce guilt first, then uncover the ‘evidence’ later.”
White House Oversight and Investigations spokesman Ian Sams called the hearing a “political stunt” days before the planned government shutdown in a statement Tuesday.
“Extreme House Republicans are already telegraphing their plans in an attempt to distract from their own chaotic inability to govern and its impacts on the country,” Sams said.
He accused Republicans of being more focused on “baseless personal attacks” against President Biden than governing the country.
A spokesperson for the House Oversight Committee confirmed the first hearing on September 28 to DailyMail.com.
“The House Oversight Committee will hold its first hearing on the impeachment inquiry next Thursday, September 28.
“The hearing will focus on the constitutional and legal issues surrounding the president’s involvement in corruption and abuse of public office.
“The Committee also intends to subpoena the personal and business banking records of Hunter and James Biden as early as this week.”
“The Oversight Committee will continue to follow evidence and financial trails to ensure the transparency and accountability Americans demand from their government.”
Last Tuesday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy opened a formal impeachment inquiry against President Biden for his alleged ties to Hunter’s business dealings, which Republicans say is likely to have a long-term impact on his political career.
Days after the impeachment investigation was announced, Hunter was charged with three counts of lying about his crack addiction when purchasing a gun.
A Delaware grand jury returned three counts against him, including two counts of making false statements on his gun forms and one count of possessing a firearm while addicted to illegal drugs .
The prosecution is led by U.S. Special Prosecutor David Weiss, who is also investigating Hunter for tax crimes related to his overseas business dealings.
It’s a blow to President Joe Biden who supported his son and is running for re-election in 2024.
Biden reportedly fears he will die before Hunter’s legal problems are resolved — and thinks they could get even worse.
Republicans claim Hunter is guilty of even more crimes and that Weiss’ indictment on gun charges alone is insufficient.
The maximum prison sentence would be 25 years total if convicted on all counts, although federal sentences are generally less than the maximum. Hunter could also be fined up to $250,000 and given three years of probation.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., who is leading an investigation into the Biden family’s business dealings, responded to the indictment by saying the charges are a “very small beginning “.
“Unless U.S. Attorney Weiss investigates everyone involved in the fraud schemes and influence peddling, it will be clear that President Biden’s DOJ is protecting Hunter Biden and the big guy,” he said. he continued.
Earlier this summer, the president’s son reached a deal after a five-year investigation that would have allowed him to avoid a gun trial if he had complied with the conditions of his parole for 24 months.
Republicans in Washington complained that the president’s son got a “sweetheart deal” intended to protect President Biden.
However, the plea deal collapsed spectacularly in court in July, opening Hunter to new charges.
Judge Maryellen Noreika questioned the “diversion agreement” in Hunter’s plea deal – a clause that granted him full immunity for a wide range of other potential charges, including illegal foreign lobbying – which killed the deal.
In August, Attorney General Merrick Garland elevated Weiss to special counsel status after extensive review.
Garland’s decision to promote Weiss came after an IRS whistleblower’s allegations that Hunter received “special treatment” during the criminal investigation.
IRS agents Joe Ziegler and Gary Shapley testified under oath to House Republicans that their investigation into the president’s son “supported felony and misdemeanor tax charges” that were ultimately not brought against Hunter due to political pressure.
Weiss tried to bring criminal charges against him in Washington, D.C., they said, but was blocked by the district’s top federal prosecutor, Matthew Graves, a Biden appointee.
Hunter’s ‘special treatment’ became a pattern that continued to occur, said whistleblowers, who were told they would land in ‘hot water’ if they tried to speak out with President Joe Biden’s adult children and grandchildren during their investigation.
Shapley also shared handwritten notes from an October 2022 meeting in which he quoted Weiss as saying he was “not the decision-making person” to accuse Hunter Biden of tax crimes, raising questions about possible mismanagement of the case by the DOJ.
Hunter’s legal team sued IRS whistleblowers Shapley and Ziegler yesterday, alleging they illegally made his tax information public.
President’s son seeks all records involving disclosure of his tax information, $1,000 for each unauthorized disclosure and attorney’s fees.
The GOP has accused Biden of corruption and abuse of power over his alleged ties to Hunter’s foreign business deals while he was vice president.
Republicans plan to subpoena bank records of son Hunter and brother James
The White House and the president himself have maintained that he was never involved in Hunter’s business dealings.
Hunter Biden’s failed initial plea deal also posed more problems for his father, Joe Biden.
As part of the GOP investigation, they spoke with Hunter’s former business partner, Devon Archer, who said President Biden actually knew about his son’s dealings and participated in least 20 calls and several dinners with his son’s business partners.
Additionally, Republicans uncovered more than a dozen shell companies that Hunter and at least 12 members of the Biden family used to funnel foreign money.
Joe Biden also used various private email addresses from which he sent, received, and sometimes forwarded government correspondence based on emails found on Hunter Biden’s now-infamous laptop.
“Robin Ware,” “Robert L. Peters,” and “JRB ware” were three pseudonyms used in emails regarding both official and family matters.
The president is now making headlines and facing more questions over his drug-addict son’s case as he begins the 2024 election campaign.
The White House and the president himself have maintained that he was never involved in Hunter’s business dealings.
