Hunter Biden's business partner is dodging jail time hours away from testifying in Congress

The House of Representatives is preparing to hear one of the most relevant testimonies in the Hunter Biden investigation. Devon Archer, a former associate of the president’s son, will appear in front of the Oversight Committee chaired by James Comer (R-KY). However, on the eve of his appointment on Capitol Hill, he is juggling outstanding debts with the New York courts.

Convicted of two felonies in 2018, Archer’s sentencing was delayed by a long list of appeals. However, on Saturday, July 29, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York asked U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronnie Abrams to schedule a date for Hunter Biden’s ex-partner to report to prison. The order was issued after the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld his one-year sentence.

“It’s odd that it was issued on a Saturday, and it’s odd that it’s right before he’s scheduled to come in to speak in front of the House Oversight Committee and tell the American people the truth about what really went on with Burisma,” Comer reacted to the prosecutors’ effort to uphold the sentence.

According to reports, he should be able to show up on Capitol Hill on Monday, where he will speak behind closed doors with members of the House Oversight Committee. According to the attorney for the new witness in the investigation into the president’s son, Matthew Schwartz, setting a delivery date is “premature” because the defense is considering a new set of appeals that have to do with raising an error in sentencing.

The lawyer ruled out that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is pushing (through Manhattan prosecutors) for the New York court to rush the sentencing to avoid his testimony before the congressmen.

“We are aware of speculation that the Department of Justice’s weekend request to have Mr. Archer report to prison is an attempt by the Biden administration to intimidate him in advance of his meeting with the House Oversight Committee,” he wrote in a statement.

“To be clear, Mr. Archer does not agree with that speculation. In any case, Mr. Archer will do what he has planned to do all along, which is to show up on Monday and to honestly answer the questions that are put to him by the Congressional investigators,” he added.

Republicans see Archer as a critical witness to shed light on Hunter Biden’s business dealings and the existence or not of ties to Joe Biden. “I don’t want to put words in Devon Archer’s mouth, but I will say this: he has an opportunity to come to the House Oversight Committee tomorrow and tell the truth,” Comer told Sunday Morning Futures.