From notables:
>>20220951 (pb) Hunter Biden STORMS OUT of public hearing after weeks of BEGGING for one
Watched hours of testimony. Took that long to hear the relevant arguments among grandstanding.
Links to hearing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d10RhhXZ89Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pPPn8VT5BU
They came from Byron Donalds and Darrel Issa and Eric Burlison and chair James Comer and one guy whose name I forget.. Those who failed to bring forth the valid, relevant arguments did so due to reasons ranging from inability to recognize them to intentional distraction to not quite hitting the big point when trying.
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Contempt is clear based on the governing rules. Witness is subpoenaed, has no claim to immunity, and fails to appear.
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HB's side wants to skip closed door hearing (up to hundreds of hours) and only do public one (5 hrs). They say this is because fears that Republicans would leak are valid (like Schiff did, they don't say). They say Comer gave Hunter reason to believe he had the option when he went on radio. But Comer's statements are of debatable meaning and Hunter's interpretation of public statements are not what governs contempt determinations, it's the committee rules and legal precedent. The committee instead says Hunter thinks he's priveleged and can make up his own rules.
I say all the anti-contempt side are HB's lackeys and unhired defense team who make up twists and distractions and deflections and projections to muddy the waters to inspire anti-Trump sentiment int sympathy for HB, and provide reporters plausible article fodder, thus cementing themselves in history as people who defend the behavior on the laptop and work to hide Joe Biden's crimes rather than pro-America accountability and justice… but i digress…
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The reason for the committee to demand a deposition behind closed doors rather than allow HB to get away with only open hearing is a) precedent is total. No one is allowed to do that ever, the whole reason to subpoena is the private deposition, with both sides attorneys. They try to project Schiff leaks on committee's investigation. b) HB wants public instead so his side can lie for 5 minutes at a time about it, as Burlison pointed out. And he can use all manner of tricks, including answering slowly, etc. He can employ Mueller/Clapper tactics, IOW. Public is more show.
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The difference between HB being held in contempt, and what Jordan, Biggs, Bannon, et al did when they refused to show for the J6 committee is a) there is a clearly held standard / precedent for immunity for conversations with the president. Congress is not entitled to information from these conversations and b) J6 committee was illegitimate and subpoenas were therefore invalid (they'd argue ) (and previous J6 committee member statement even supports) this. Further, J6 committee ultimately chose not to try and enforce (IIUC)… R's would say that's because they had no authority, it was all illegitimate
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This HB investigation has merit and relevance to questions about current sitting resident because evidence is substantive. Wires directly to Hunter from Chinese Government entity on record, bank statements.
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