Hunter Biden raises questions about Jared Kushner’s deals during deposition with House Republicans

WASHINGTON, DC: During his closed-door deposition on Wednesday, February 28, Hunter Biden took aim at the Republicans who have been pursuing him in their impeachment inquiry for the past year and accused them of spreading "baseless and MAGA-motivated conspiracies about my father."

According to The Hill, Republican lawmakers subjected the First Son to questioning concerning his foreign business dealings.

The line of inquiry, however, was flipped when Hunter posed a query regarding the foreign investments that Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former President Donald Trump had secured shortly after departing from the White House, according to Democrat participants in the deposition.

What did Hunter Biden say regarding Jared Kushner’s dealings overseas?

Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) shared during a break in the testimony, “He drew the distinction between what he has done in a business world with independent businessmen, versus foreign governments, which he did not do any business with — unlike Jared Kushner.”

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) noted that although most of the morning's questioning had been friendly, Hunter Biden turned "assertive" when he brought up the Kushner issue.

“He may be a little bit frustrated by some of the double standards relating to Jared Kushner and money that’s just been openly pocketed by Donald Trump in office,” Raskin continued. “And Jared Kushner of course brought back $2 billion from Saudi Arabia. And all of that has been a part of the conversation, and he was assertive about that.”

During his tenure in the Trump administration, Jared Kushner held several responsibilities, including overseeing the Middle East policy.

Following his departure from public service, Kushner's receipt of $2 billion in investment from Saudi Arabia raised concerns.

The New York Times reported that the advisory panel for the Saudi sovereign wealth fund advised against investing in Kushner's newly launched private equity firm due to concerns regarding “the inexperience of the … management.”  

Despite this advice, a larger board led by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a key ally of the Trump administration, overruled the recommendation and approved the investment.

During the time when Democrats held the majority in the House, an investigation was initiated into Jared Kushner's agreement with Saudi Arabia.

However, the inquiry was discontinued after the Republicans took control of the chamber and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) became the head of the Oversight and Accountability Committee, which is currently leading the impeachment investigation against President Biden.

Nevertheless, several Democrats have asserted that there seems to be some consensus among at least some Republicans about bringing up Kushner's Saudi arrangement whenever Hunter Biden's case is discussed.

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) said, “There’s no cameras in there, (so) Donald Trump ain’t watching, right? For the first time, Republicans said they do have a problem with that. But they should do something about it.”

During breaks throughout Wednesday's deposition, Comer and other Republicans in attendance have largely refrained from commenting on the subject of Kushner's overseas business ventures.

The appearance of Hunter Biden at Capitol Hill has been long anticipated and comes months into the House Republicans' impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

This multi-faceted investigation has focused on the younger Biden's business activities, asserting that he leveraged his father's influence to facilitate a web of dubious overseas business ventures.

In his opening remarks, Hunter Biden rejected these claims, by saying, “I am here today to provide the committees with the one uncontestable fact that should end the false premise of this inquiry: I did not involve my father in my business. Not while I was a practicing lawyer, not in my investments or transactions domestic or international, not as a board member, and not as an artist. Never.”

Internet reacts as Hunter Biden invokes Jared Kushner’s business deals

People on X expressed their stance on the ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden and also reacted to the statements coming out of Wednesday’s closed-door deposition involving the First Son, Hunter Biden.

One X user remarked, “Classic tactic. You start interrogating the judge in court."

"Republicans don’t want to talk about that," another user said. 

Another user wrote, "That's called deflection and you pull that card only when you're guilty as hell."

One user claimed, "You don’t get to ask questions when you are subpoenaed infront of Congress. You answer them. If he wants to run for Congress and get on a committee he can then ask questions of subpoenaed individuals."

"Too bad for Hunter that Jared is not under investigation but his corrupt a** is," another X user quipped.

One user tweeted, "Fine. Go after them too."

 

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