![]() JAMES COMER: We expect to depose the president's son, and then we will be more than happy to have a public hearing with him. ![]() But Republicans, including Oversight Chairman James Comer, said that they expect the president's son to cooperate with Congress. ![]() MCDANIEL: Well, the Democrats on the Oversight Committee came out of that place that Hunter was - the younger Biden was invited to appear, spoke out in his defense. INSKEEP: I guess we should go on to say Hunter Biden said that he takes responsibility for his own mistakes when he had an issue with addiction, but he says his father had nothing to do with that. HUNTER BIDEN: Let me state as clearly as I can, my father was not financially involved in my business - not as a practicing lawyer, not as a board member of Burisma, not in my partnership with a Chinese private businessman, not in my investments at home, nor abroad. Here he is defending his reputation and his father's. But he said so to reporters this morning that he wanted to testify in public so his words aren't misrepresented. We can talk about why in a second, if you'd like. Hunter Biden is, of course, at the center of the inquiry. The investigation's been going on for months, though. The House is scheduled to vote on formalizing that impeachment investigation later today. But the press conference happened at a time when there's increased focus from Republicans on the impeachment investigation into his father. I was - this is where this closed-door deposition was supposed to be held. INSKEEP: Oh, one of the congressional office buildings. But I was over in the Rayburn Building, where he was expected to appear - or at least invited to appear. In fact, I wasn't at Hunter's press conference. MCDANIEL: You know, it was a surprise to me. NPR congressional reporter Eric McDaniel was at the Capitol. Hunter Biden did say he would testify in public, and when that was declined, he showed up to talk in public. The president's son refused to attend the closed-door deposition that Republicans demanded as they conduct an impeachment investigation into his father. Hunter Biden spoke with reporters today outside the United States Capitol.
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