Democrat President Joe Biden refused to take questions about his son Hunter and instead winked and smirked at reporters.
During the Wednesday presser, the president remained silent and stood at the lectern as reporters shouted questions about Hunter Biden defying a congressional subpoena and refusing to be deposed by lawmakers.
On Wednesday morning, Hunter Biden defied a congressional subpoena sent to him by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), as Slay News reported.
The subpoena requested Hunter to testify before the committees in a closed-door deposition.
He arrived in front of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday morning to tell reporters he would not meet with Republicans.
Instead, President Biden’s son held a press conference to make his pitch to the corporate media.
He maintained that his father “was not financially involved” in his business, and said there is “no evidence because it did not happen.”
As the president finished his speech about the Meeting of the National Infrastructure Security Council, reporters began shouting questions about his son defying the subpoena.
The president remained silent with a smirk on his face, winked, and left the room.
“Your son has defied a subpoena,” a reporter is heard saying.
“Did you watch Hunter?” Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked.
“Did you watch Hunter this morning?”
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The White House has yet to comment on the younger Biden’s defiance of the subpoena.
Comer and Jordan threatened to hold the president’s son in contempt of Congress last week if he refused to appear for the closed-door deposition.
They announced their plans Wednesday to initiate contempt of Congress proceedings against Biden over his defiance.
Biden’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, offered for his client to instead testify publicly and skip the deposition in a November 28 letter to the Comer.
In October 2021, Biden called on the January 6 Select Committee to hold any witness in contempt of Congress if they did not comply with the subpoenas.