The House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden faced a setback, according to Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), who asserted that Hunter Biden’s closed-door testimony on Capitol Hill served as the “nail in the coffin” for what he deemed a “bogus” investigation. The impeachment inquiry revolves around allegations that President Biden profited and exerted influence over his family’s business dealings abroad during his tenure as a senator and vice president under former President Barack Obama.
After months of tense negotiations, Hunter Biden appeared before the House Oversight Committee to address the allegations. During his testimony, the younger Biden staunchly defended his father, characterizing the accusations from Republicans as a “baseless and destructive political charade.”
Following the closed-door session, Rep. Goldman spoke to reporters, emphasizing that Hunter Biden’s defense had dismantled the credibility of the impeachment inquiry. He asserted that the testimony, particularly the first hour, provided “detailed and clear explanations” about Hunter’s business dealings abroad. According to Goldman, the younger Biden outlined his arm’s length transactions with private parties in foreign countries, describing them as routine interactions that investors and business people often engage in. Goldman highlighted that Hunter Biden withstood what he deemed “inappropriate attacks” during the testimony and emphasized that there was no demonstrated connection between Hunter’s business activities and President Biden.
I want to be very clear. That first hour of this much anticipated testimony was the nail in the coffin to what is a complete bogus and sham impeachment inquiry. Not only did they were they unable to show any connection between Hunter Biden’s business and President Biden, but, Hunter Biden gave very detailed and clear explanations as to what his, arm’s length business transactions were with private parties in foreign countries who are investors and business people, like many people would have. He went through a laundry list of board seats and jobs that he has had over his 30 year career after he left Yale Law School and he withstood, some inappropriate attacks, even in the first hour. So it is not simply there’s no connection to the president, which we’ve known all along and which was made clear again. But there is a very understandable, coherent business explanation for every single thing that they asked for.
In summary, Rep. Goldman concluded that the impeachment inquiry lacked substance and coherence, as Hunter Biden’s testimony refuted the alleged link between the president and the business dealings under scrutiny.
