Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) named the Home Republicans who’re pursuing contempt prices towards Hunter Biden whereas they defied congressional subpoenas.
Jamie Raskin Calls Out Republicans Who Have Defied Congressional Subpoenas
Home Oversight Committee Rating Member Raskin stated:
. We consider that everybody subpoenaed by Congress, whether or not it’s Hunter Biden, or Jim Jordan, or Andy Biggs, or Steve Bannon or Scott Perry, ought to have interaction in good religion compliance with the Committee’s requests and the Committee’s subpoenas.
We’re right here as we speak as a result of the Chairman has bizarrely determined to hinder his personal investigation and is now in search of to carry Hunter Biden in contempt after he accepted the Chairman’s a number of public gives to come back reply the Committee’s questions beneath oath earlier than the American individuals. This is identical time that they stand by the explicit non-compliance of Republican members of Congress like Mr. Jordan, who’ve materials details about the violent assault–
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Nicely, I used to be simply making the purpose that our colleagues who’re arranging Mr. Biden as we speak on prices that he has not rendered 100% compliant, allegedly, with a subpoena are standing by Republican colleagues who’ve rendered 0% compliance with their subpoenas, together with Mr. Jordan, Mr. Biggs and Mr. Perry, once they have materials details about the violent assault on the Capitol, the Congress and the Vice President of the US on January 6, 2021.
Video of Raskin:
Kevin McCarthy is not within the Home, however he additionally defied and ignored a 1/6 Committee subpoena.
Home Republicans Are Hypocrites
Home Republicans consider that they will defy congressional subpoenas associated to the 1/6 assault on the Capitol, however the President’s son who’s being utilized in a sham try who’s getting used because the justification for a sham impeachment investigation is in contempt as a result of he doesn’t belief these similar Home Republicans to not do what they’ve finished repeatedly to earlier witnesses.
Home Republicans, together with Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY), have a protracted document throughout this investigation of leaking cherry-picked particulars from witness testimony that later have turned out to not be true. Republicans have used written interviews to make false allegations towards President Biden.
Rep. Raskin was right to name out their hypocrisy, and it’s logical to ask why Hunter Biden ought to belief the identical individuals who wouldn’t adjust to a subpoena after the nation was attacked.
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