Additionally, Hunter Biden filed a defamation suit against former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne on Thursday.
Byrne is being accused of publishing false statements about Biden seeking a bribe from Iran, including attempts to tie the president’s son to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.
Hunter Biden was subpoenaed by Congress this week as his legal troubles continue to intertwine with a Republican investigation hoping to tie his business dealings to his father, President Biden.
The Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee issued subpoenas for Hunter Biden and his uncle, James Biden.
Chairman James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, is also seeking transcribed interviews with Sara Biden (James Biden’s wife), Melissa Cohen (Hunter Biden’s wife), Hallie Biden (the widow of Beau Biden, the president’s other son), Elizabeth Secundy (Hallie Biden’s sister) and Tony Bobulinski (a former business associate of Hunter Biden’s who has accused the Bidens of wrongdoing while being accused by Hunter’s legal team of lying to the FBI).
While Republicans have consistently said the president is tied to his son’s entanglements with foreign governments, they have yet to provide any evidence to support this.
Former President Donald Trump, facing a litany of his own legal issues, has privately encouraged the inquiry.
The subpoenas came after special counsel David Weiss testified for seven hours in front of the House Judiciary Committee after pressure from Republicans.
Weiss was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in August to lead the Hunter Biden probe. Comer had previously subpoenaed bank records for both Hunter and James Biden.
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