Republican Oversight Committee rejects Hunter Biden's request to give his testimony in public

[Offthemat]

Hunter, what is ten percent for the big guy?  Why did you have to give half your income to dad?  

[Wrestleknownothing]

  On 11/29/2023 at 7:27 PM, Husker_Du said:

no. it's not true. they will not be close to the same. 

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Sunlight is the best antiseptic

[mspart]

And there will be sunlight.   Hunter is trying to circumvent the subpoena.  Congress dictates the terms, not the person under subpoena.   

As noted in the Turley article:

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., quickly disabused Hunter of the point of the subpoena and said that he will indeed appear in a private session before a public hearing. That is precisely what the Democrats have done, including with dozens of witnesses in the January 6th committee.

So why is this a problem?   Because D's know what they did under similar circumstances with regard to leaks and such and are wary the same will happen here.   And they are concerned about what could happen.   Too bad.

mspart

[Offthemat]

  On 11/29/2023 at 7:43 PM, Wrestleknownothing said:

Sunlight is the best antiseptic

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  On 11/29/2023 at 7:55 PM, mspart said:

And there will be sunlight.   Hunter is trying to circumvent the subpoena.  Congress dictates the terms, not the person under subpoena.   

As noted in the Turley article:

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., quickly disabused Hunter of the point of the subpoena and said that he will indeed appear in a private session before a public hearing. That is precisely what the Democrats have done, including with dozens of witnesses in the January 6th committee.

So why is this a problem?   Because D's know what they did under similar circumstances with regard to leaks and such and are wary the same will happen here.   And they are concerned about what could happen.   Too bad.

mspart

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Disingenuous argument.  Won’t take yes for an answer.  

[ThreePointTakedown]

  On 11/28/2023 at 8:14 PM, VakAttack said:

Spin away, boys.  Bannon, Jim Jordan et al all literally refused any questioning at all, and that was ok.  Now Hunter Biden is literally offering himself up to you in public and you're like "nah, we need this behind closed doors".  This is not a criminal trial.  Meanwhile the committee of Republican bulldogs is afraid that ol' crackhead Hunter Biden will slap them around in a public hearing?  Nah, they'd rather have it behind doors where it can be leaked out piecemeal and spun without any context.  Truly amazing times.

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Rank hypocrisy at its best. This is another boogie man to rile up the base and keep the donations flowing. 

'This person of privilege is what's wrong with the country and only we, with your support can fix it.' (whisper)'pay no attention to the man behind the curtain'  

[Bigbrog]

  On 11/30/2023 at 3:26 PM, ThreePointTakedown said:

Rank hypocrisy at its best. This is another boogie man to rile up the base and keep the donations flowing. 

'This person of privilege is what's wrong with the country and only we, with your support can fix it.' (whisper)'pay no attention to the man behind the curtain'  

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What is the privilege?

And by the way both side are hypocrites...

[Paul158]

  On 11/30/2023 at 6:23 PM, Bigbrog said:

What is the privilege?

And by the way both side are hypocrites...

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If you know right from wrong, if you are a hard working American, If you provide for your family and you pay your bills you are a person of privilege.

[VakAttack]

....I believe he is saying Hunter Biden is a person of privilege, you weirdos, lol.  Even if you don't believe in "white privilege", are you now claiming that Hunter Biden is not a person of privilege? 

[Offthemat]

The private depositions have one hour turns at questioning instead of the five minute intervals of the public hearings.  Depositions can run for days, however long it takes.  Transcripts can be released as long as sensitive or otherwise legally protected information is excluded. 

[Plasmodium]

They don’t want a public hearing because Hunter Biden is going to make them look stupid.

[Paul158]

  On 12/1/2023 at 12:27 AM, Offthemat said:

The private depositions have one hour turns at questioning instead of the five minute intervals of the public hearings.  Depositions can run for days, however long it takes.  Transcripts can be released as long as sensitive or otherwise legally protected information is excluded. 

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I believe that is the key .Legally protected information can be discussed . Also the 1 hour turns could be an issue for Hunter and his lawyers. I assume his lawyers will be there. Correct? The bottom line if Hunter gets charged and convicted will his dad just pardon him?

[Offthemat]

  On 12/1/2023 at 1:28 AM, Paul158 said:

I believe that is the key .Legally protected information can be discussed . Also the 1 hour turns could be an issue for Hunter and his lawyers. I assume his lawyers will be there. Correct? The bottom line if Hunter gets charged and convicted will his dad just pardon him?

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Still unknown.  Seems there are some dims who are ticked at the Biden’s behavior and might be willing to let Hunter bear the consequences.  It’s still unlikely they’ll lose anything more than their reputation, which is like an award or promotion for dims.  

[Offthemat]

  On 12/1/2023 at 12:47 AM, Plasmodium said:

They don’t want a public hearing because Hunter Biden is going to make them look stupid.

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Where in the world did you hear that there wouldn’t be a public hearing?

[Paul158]

  On 12/1/2023 at 2:14 AM, Offthemat said:

Where in the world did you hear that there wouldn’t be a public hearing?

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He heard it through the GRAPEVINE!!!!!

[jross]

I have been wondering why Joe would run for president again.  Does he love his son enough to retire?  Does he love his son enough to stay in office and pardon him?  

The GOP may be slow playing… drip… drip… as political strategy.  Wait to act closer to the election… ensure Biden is running again to assure victory.

[Offthemat]

What would the dims do if Joe was removed and Kamela was the incumbent for the next election?

[Paul158]

  On 12/1/2023 at 3:02 AM, Offthemat said:

What would the dims do if Joe was removed and Kamela was the incumbent for the next election?

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Maybe they will put on a sabbatical leave for a year or so. That way Newsom can swoop in and save the day,

[Offthemat]

  On 12/1/2023 at 3:39 AM, Paul158 said:

Maybe they will put on a sabbatical leave for a year or so. That way Newsom can swoop in and save the day,

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You think they’d stand a chance after dumping their diversity hire?

[Paul158]

  On 12/1/2023 at 3:47 AM, Offthemat said:

You think they’d stand a chance after dumping their diversity hire?

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  On 12/1/2023 at 3:47 AM, Offthemat said:

You think they’d stand a chance after dumping their diversity hire?

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First of all the shit ( sorry ) would hit the fan. It would make theatre watching the spin coming from the liberal media and diversity groups. Kamala might have to come down with some strange medical condition.

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[Husker_Du]

well, we definitively know now what the 10% for the big guy was.

not only was that phrase in an email, but the money (400k in hunter's and 40k in Joe's) were in their bank accounts.

chalk up another conspiracy theory come true. 

[Offthemat]

  On 12/1/2023 at 12:45 PM, Husker_Du said:

well, we definitively know now what the 10% for the big guy was.

not only was that phrase in an email, but the money (400k in hunter's and 40k in Joe's) were in their bank accounts.

chalk up another conspiracy theory come true. 

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And when Xi wants to float a balloon across the country, he does. 

[Paul158]

  On 12/1/2023 at 12:54 PM, Offthemat said:

And when Xi wants to float a balloon across the country, he does. 

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The balloon flew for 4 or 5 thousand miles across Alaska and Canada before it arrived in the lower 48. It flew across zero population centers for 5000 miles and we did nothing. Now if it had a MAGA banner or reelect Trump banner, it  would have been shot down immediately .

[WrestlingRasta]

  On 12/1/2023 at 3:09 PM, Paul158 said:

The balloon flew for 4 or 5 thousand miles across Alaska and Canada before it arrived in the lower 48. It flew across zero population centers for 5000 miles and we did nothing. Now if it had a MAGA banner or reelect Trump banner, it  would have been shot down immediately .

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Do you mean like the three that flew over the US during the previous administration?

[Offthemat]

  On 12/1/2023 at 3:25 PM, WrestlingRasta said:

Do you mean like the three that flew over the US during the previous administration?

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“Bloomberg reported Sunday, citing a senior administration official, that the U.S. didn’t learn about the prior balloon flights until after Trump had left the White House.”
 

https://thehill.com/policy/international/3844841-what-we-know-about-chinese-balloon-sightings-during-trump-presidency/

 

Is that the comparison you’re trying to make?

[Plasmodium]

Sounds like the comparison is one of competence.  One administration was too busy golfing, running rallies and being best on social media to even notice.