Congress advances Hunter Biden contempt case, raising stakes for first family

The House Judiciary Committee and House Oversight Committee on Wednesday advanced resolutions to hold first son Hunter Biden in contempt over failure to appear at a December deposition.

The 23-14 vote in the Judiciary Committee sent the resolution to the floor in the wake of Hunter's surprise appearance at a House Oversight Committee hearing the same day, Politico reported. The Oversight Committee later advanced a contempt resolution in a 25-21 vote, according to NBC News.

The younger Biden previously held a press conference outside the Capitol the same day as his planned deposition, though he skipped out on the event, defying a subpoena from House Republicans.

Hunter had sought a public hearing instead of a closed-door deposition, though the Oversight Committee had demanded he first sit for the deposition. Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., in the aftermath, fumed over his press conference, calling it a "snapshot of the arrogance and entitlement" of the first son.

"And he just basically gives the U.S. Congress a middle finger and says that he's a Biden. The rules don't apply to him," he said on the "Just the News, No Noise" television show at the time.

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