WASHINGTON − Hunter Biden defied a House subpoena Wednesday, using his congressionally mandated trip to Capitol Hill to lash out in a rare and emotional public statement about the toll the GOP-led impeachment effort has taken on him and his family.
“I’m here to today to make sure that the House committee’s illegitimate investigations of my family does not proceed on distortions, manipulated evidence and lies,” Biden told reporters outside the Capitol.
Despite Republican warnings he could be held in Congress of Congress, Hunter Biden argued he would testify at an open hearing rather than a closed-door deposition as lawmakers required.
He denied that his father had anything to do with his serving on the board of Ukraine energy company, Chinese business partners or other investments.
“Let me state as clearly as I can: My father was not financially involved in my business, not as a practicing lawyer, not as a board member of Burisma, not my partnership with a Chinese private businessman, not in my investments at home, nor abroad," Hunter Biden said.
