Republicans to Launch Contempt Proceedings After Hunter Biden Defies Subpoena

President Joe Biden’s son refused to testify in private.

Attorney Abbe Lowell and President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden (R) arrive to speak to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Dec. 13, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Republicans are preparing to launch contempt proceedings against President Joe Biden’s son after he defied a subpoena to testify behind closed doors.

“Hunter Biden today defied lawful subpoenas and we will now initiate contempt of Congress proceedings,” Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said in a joint statement on Dec. 13. “We will not provide special treatment because his last name is Biden.”