White House visitor records showed a Hunter Biden lawyer met with one of First Lady Jill Biden’s top aides as well as President Joe Biden himself days before the president’s son challenged a congressional subpoena, according to the New York Post (NYP). reported SATURDAY.
Hunter’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, met with Anthony Bernal, who has been Jill’s aide since 2008, in the East Wing of the White House on December 11, 2023, according to the New York Times. Visitor logs also showed that Lowell met with Joe Biden, but the Post noted that the meeting most likely took place in the context of a formal Hanukkah reception held the same day.
“We have asked the White House to provide information on whether President Biden sought to influence or obstruct our investigation by preventing, discouraging or dissuading his son from complying with subpoenas for a deposition in connection with the impeachment inquiry by the House of Representatives. , but the White House refused to provide any information,” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) told the Post.
“The White House must provide the public with information about the contents of this meeting to ensure transparency to the American people,” he added.
Two days after Lowell’s visit to the White House, Hunter skipped his scheduled deposition to congressional investigators regarding the corruption-focused case. Accused investigation into the president. THE the president’s brother, James Bidenas well as Hunter Biden’s art dealer and associates, had also received subpoenas from Congress.
Hunter did it arrive at the Capitol the day he was supposed to sit down for the deposition, but instead of meeting with investigators, he held an impromptu press conference, deny that his father was “financially involved” in his business affairs, including his overseas dealings with people from China and Ukraine, as well as his domestic investments and his work as an artist.
Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, later REMARK that Joe Biden was “familiar” with what Hunter planned to say at the press conference.
Threatened with being tried for contempt of Congress by House Republicans, Hunter finally agreed to sit for a deposition in late February. In the deposition transcript, Hunter confirmed that his father was, in fact, the “big guy” mentioned in a message about a proposed trade deal with a Chinese company.
Hunter decreases an invitation in March to testify at a public hearing before the Oversight Committee, with Lowell citing a scheduling conflict.
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“We have proven the crimes. Now is the time to hold people accountable for these crimes and Joe Biden needs to answer some questions before the Oversight Committee,” Comer said Fox Business hosts Maria Bartiromo in an interview Wednesday. “We had three Biden associates who said that (President Biden) was the closest to… selling the Biden brand.”
Comer and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed Devon Archer, one of Hunter’s former business associates, on Thursday turned over documents originally requested in August 2023 regarding the Biden family’s business dealings.
Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report.