Mar 13 Hunter Biden rebuffs House Republicans’ invitation to appear for public hearing By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The invitation sent last week from Rep. James Comer, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, included three of Hunter Biden's former business associates, each of whom is currently facing his own legal challenges. The panel is investigating the Biden… Continue reading
Mar 06 House Republicans invite Hunter Biden and former associates for a public hearing in mid-March By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The House Oversight and Accountability Committee announced Wednesday that the hearing is expected to include an appearance by the president's son and three former associates. Continue reading
Mar 01 House Republicans send new Justice Department subpoenas in Biden impeachment inquiry, drawing pushback By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Justice Department is pushing back against a new set of subpoenas quietly sent out by House Republicans related the Hunter Biden criminal investigation in another brewing faceoff in the impeachment inquiry. Continue reading
Mar 01 Takeaways from Hunter Biden’s deposition with Republican lawmakers By Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The transcript of Hunter Biden's congressional deposition gives insight into a contentious closed-door testimony in which Republicans aggressively questioned the central figure in their impeachment inquiry. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 6:28 Congressional leaders agree on deal to avert government shutdown By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz It was a swirl of news at the Capitol Wednesday where the top four leaders in Congress agreed on a deal to avert a government shutdown for at least a week. That came after GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell announced… Continue watching
Feb 28 Hunter Biden appears for Congressional deposition, tells Republicans he did not involve his father in businesses By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Republicans have long questioned whether those business dealings involved corruption and influence peddling by President Joe Biden, particularly when he was vice president. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 8:22 Informant in GOP’s Biden investigation accused of lying and having ties to Russia By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat An ex-informant charged with lying to the FBI about President Biden recently told law enforcement he’s been in contact with Russian operatives. Prosecutors say the informant's story of a Ukrainian energy firm bribing President Biden and his son is a… Continue watching
Feb 20 Hunter Biden’s lawyers suggest his case is tainted by claims of former FBI informant charged with lying By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The gun and tax charges against Hunter Biden are separate from the claims made by informant Alexander Smirnov, who has been charged with making up a bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son and a Ukrainian energy company. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 3:43 Informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Burisma By Geoff Bennett, Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman The special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation charged a one-time informant with lying about President Biden and his son. Alexander Smirnov is accused of falsely claiming Ukrainian energy firm Burisma paid the Bidens $5 million apiece in 2015 and… Continue watching
Feb 15 FBI informant charged for making up allegations about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Alexander Smirnov falsely told FBI agents in June 2020 that executives associated with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter and Joe Biden $5 million each in 2015 or 2016, prosecutors said Thursday. Continue reading