Hunter Biden lawyer spurn House Oversight Committee’s demand for records
Ryan King
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An attorney for first son Hunter Biden spurned House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer’s (R-KY) record request, insisting it violates Supreme Court precedent.
Comer’s office sent letters to James Biden, Hunter Biden, and Hunter’s former business partner Eric Schwerin demanding records pertaining to overseas dealings with Chinese intelligence-linked businessmen. Hunter Biden’s lawyer, Abbe David Lowell, argued that as a private citizen, the panel faces “especially restricted investigative power.”
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“While your Letter attempts to demonstrate ‘legislative purpose’ for investigating Mr. Biden, it fails nevertheless to address that the Committee’s scope of oversight is limited when dealing with private persons like our client,” Lowell wrote in a response letter.
He cited Supreme Court precedent that ruled “when an inquiry relates to a president, Congress must ‘adequately identify its aims and explain why the president’s information will advance its consideration of possible legislation.'”
“Whether you think Mr. Biden acted properly or not, and whether you think his private business dealings and associations are inappropriate or not, his behavior is that of a private citizen, not a public official,” Lowell added.
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Lowell revealed that he received the letter from Comer’s office late Wednesday. He offered to sit down with the panel to determine whether Hunter “Biden has information that may inform some legitimate legislative purpose.”
Comer is investigating President Joe Biden’s possible involvement in his family’s overseas business dealings. He argued in his records request that investigators possess evidence that the “Biden family business model is built on Joe Biden’s political career and connections.”
Questions about the Biden family’s influence-peddling have been fueled in part by revelations from Hunter Biden’s laptop, which first surfaced in October 2020 in the presidential election’s homestretch.
Comer demanded the documents, which include communications with Joe Biden, James Biden, and a list of business officials he may have interacted with, by Feb. 22.
“It’s no surprise that Hunter Biden is trying to stonewall Congress’ oversight and hide information about Joe Biden’s involvement in his family’s suspicious business practices. The American people demand transparency and oversight, not political coverups,” an Oversight Committee spokesperson told the Washington Examiner.
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Last October, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) revealed that whistleblowers claimed the “FBI has within its possession significant, impactful, and voluminous evidence with respect to potential criminal conduct” by Hunter Biden and James Biden. Their allegations centered on the duo’s work with CEFC China Energy as well as Hunter Biden’s work for Burisma.
Federal prosecutors are investigating and weighing potential charges against Hunter Biden for allegedly lying on a form for a firearm purchase and tax violations.