Last week, Hunter Biden was summoned by the Republican Party to appear before the House Oversight Committee and testify about his businesses abroad. The president's son challenged the legislators and, instead of appearing in Congress to testify privately, he spoke to the media outside. Now, that challenge could cost him a contempt of Congress charge, something that Republicans and experts are already demanding.
This possible opening of a judicial process is supported by the majority of Americans. According to a poll conducted by Harvard Caps/Harris before Hunter Biden's planned appearance (between Dec. 9 and 12), 71% of respondents support the Department of Justice (DOJ) initiating contempt proceedings against the president's son.
Aside from this, what is striking is the number who identified as Democrats who support the DOJ opening a judicial process: 54% support it, as do 89% of Republicans and 72% of independents.
As reported by Breitbart, if the DOJ convicts Hunter Biden, he would be punished with a $100,000 fine and prison sentence.
Congress has already begun its contempt proceedings against Joe Biden's son, as announced by James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, and Jim Jordan, chairman of the Judiciary Committee:
We will not provide special treatment because his last name is Biden. As our committees were today prepared to depose Hunter Biden, he chose to make a public statement on Capitol Hill instead where he said his father, Joe Biden was not financially involved in his family’s business dealings.
