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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

Republicans’ bid to hold Hunter Biden in contempt appears to be suspended

Hunter Biden, center, attends a House oversight committee meeting in Washington DC on 10 January.
Hunter Biden, center, attends a House oversight committee meeting in Washington DC on 10 January. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

Efforts by House Republicans to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress appear to be in suspension following new discussions with his attorneys that could lead to the president’s son testifying in the near future.

The development follows Biden’s surprise appearance at a congressional oversight committee meeting last week during which the Republicans complained he was refusing to make himself available in defiance of their subpoena for closed-door testimony.

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