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Will the Real Hunter Biden Now Step Forward?

JonathanTurley

Below is my Fox.com column on the upcoming deposition of Hunter Biden and the speculation on which Hunter will appear: the business genius, the blacked-out junkie, or the hunted son. If he recalls these events and messages, he will not only contradict prior denials but face potential criminal charges for any factual misrepresentations.

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Can Donald Trump Avoid a Reckoning in Court?

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to sit for depositions. The former president has been a consummate escape artist when it comes to his alleged violations of the law. Trump has never been charged for any criminal offense. 6 insurrection floated several possible criminal offenses that the former president might have committed. Eastman v Bennie G.

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The Mar-a-Lago Raid: Criminal Prosecution or Political Indemnification?

JonathanTurley

While the PRA requires the preservation of documents — and Trump’s alleged removal of records likely violated the law — it is relatively weak on enforcement elements. An allegation of removing classified material can trigger other laws beyond the PRA that bar the removal without authorization and proper protections.

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Eric Swalwell and the Politics of Contempt

JonathanTurley

All Hunter had to do was walk into the building behind him to appear in the deposition and plead the 5th Amendment to refuse to testify, as others have done. Swalwell insisted that it was the fault of the House for insisting on a closed-door deposition, which he portrayed as outrageous. 6th committee. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.)

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A Party of Short Sellers: Why Democrats Need to Re-Think Hunter’s Contempt

JonathanTurley

That alone will be an historic moment for Congress to declare that the son of a sitting president may have committed a federal felony. They are expected to unanimously oppose holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress despite his flagrant violation of a subpoena to appear for a standard closed deposition. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

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Yes, Hunter is Now in Contempt of Congress

JonathanTurley

Yet, there he was, with counsel Abbe Lowell by his side, holding forth with a public press conference while refusing to appear in the closed-door deposition being held in the building behind him. Few people expected Hunter to testify in the deposition. In Bannon’s case , the subpoena was issued at the end of September.