US president's son Hunter Biden says Republican impeachment probe 'baseless'
By Makini Brice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden took a defiant tone at a Republican-led House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into his father, calling it a «baseless» partisan pursuit against his family.
«For more than a year, your committees have hunted me in your partisan political pursuit of my dad,» the younger Biden said, according to prepared testimony released before the closed-door hearing.
«You do not have evidence to support the baseless and MAGA-motivated conspiracies about my father because there isn’t any,» Hunter Biden said, referring to the «Make America Great Again» slogan of his father's likely November election opponent, Donald Trump.
Asked how the hearing had gone as he left the building, Hunter Biden replied, «Great.»
Republicans, who narrowly control the House, are pushing ahead with their impeachment inquiry even after the person who provided accusations at the heart of their case was charged with lying to the FBI.
The hearing came three days before the U.S. government will run out of money to keep all agencies open if Congress fails to act by week's end.
Investigators asked Hunter Biden, 54, about his business activities, including his role with Chinese firm CEFC and on the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma.
Hunter Biden's attorney, Abbe Lowell, said, «The Republican members wanted to spend more time talking about my client’s addiction than they could ask any question that had anything to do what they call their impeachment inquiry.»
Hunter Biden has publicly discussed his past struggles with cocaine addiction.
House Republicans have been probing the Biden family's business dealings and have cited claims the former FBI informant made that he has now
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