House Republicans delay holding Hunter Biden in contempt, negotiations for new deposition date begin

The House Rules Committee will not move forward with considering the Hunter Biden contempt resolution on Tuesday as it originally planned in light of new negotiations between Hunter Biden’s lawyers and the House Oversight Committee to schedule a new deposition date for the first son.

Last week, the Oversight and Judiciary Committees under Chairmen James Comer and Jim Jordan, respectively, advanced resolutions to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress after he failed to appear for a scheduled deposition after he was subpoenaed.

The first son previously appeared outside the Capitol on that day to decry the impeachment inquiry against his father and promise to show up for a hearing, but only if it were public. He also made a surprise appearance at the committee session last week where Representatives were set to debate the contempt resolutions.

Shortly after the contempt resolutions passed, Hunter Biden and his legal team under Abbe Lowell reversed course, promising that the embattled son of President Biden would appear for a closed door deposition if the committees led by Comer and Jordan would reissue their subpoenas, now that the impeachment inquiry had been officially approved.

"Following an exchange of letters between the parties on January 12 and January 14, staff for the committees and lawyers for Hunter Biden are working to schedule Hunter Biden’s appearance," a House Oversight Committee spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

"Negotiations are ongoing this afternoon, and in conjunction with the disruption to member travel and cancelling votes, the House Rules Committee isn’t considering the contempt resolution today to give the attorneys additional time to reach an agreement,” the spokesperson continued.