So now the House Republicans DON'T want a hearing with Hunter Biden.....

[brooklynite]

Link to tweet

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. They can spin the story if it's done behind closed doors.

Not so much when it's a public hearing. What a joke and waste of taxpayer money.

[underpants]

2. In public it would just be a grandstanding event for their media

and to keep primary challengers at bay.

You’re right, in private it would be the same but there wouldn’t be a public exhibition/clown show.

[LiberalFighter]

3. What are the Republicans afraid of?

[gab13by13]

7. The truth

[durablend]

9. What *aren't* Republicans afraid of?

[rurallib]

11. Exposure

[erronis]

4. Any source other than a link to musk's shitter?

[brooklynite]

5. here

https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-raskin-s-statement-on-chairman-comer-s-rejection-of-hunter-biden

[momta]

14. Thank you! n/t

[erronis]

15. Ditto the thank you. So much better to get it from the source.

[sjr2323]

6. If this is true, I think they don't want a PUBLIC hearing.

Their "grandstanding" has always been a failure and I think they finally realize that.

[calimary]

22. Welcome to DU, sjr2323!

I think you've nailed these jerks, their motivations, AND their failures. But I'm not sure they've realized anything that involves the hard cold truth. Denial runs REALLY deep, especially when you'd rather have denial of reality than have to face a reality you don't like.

It can't be pointed out often enough, though.

[gab13by13]

8. The real reason they don't want a public hearing

they already have their talking points written up and ready to go. The party of liars will have a hard time spinning an open hearing.

Brilliant move by Hunter.

[mcar]

10. What buffoons

And good on Hunter Biden.

[ShazzieB]

12. An open hearing would just put a spotlight on their foolishness, and they damned well know it.

It seems just barely possible that they may have learned something from the way their behavior at previous hearings has been derided and don’t want to risk a replay.

[edhopper]

13. Turn it on them

demand that Hunter be allowed to testify. The President should call them out.

[dlk]

16. Sunlight is the best disinfectant

The Republicans are bullies and Biden has called their bluff. Good for him!

[Evolve Dammit]

17. Whiplash. Didn't that change in about 24 hours?

[Joinfortmill]

18. ROFL

[yardwork]

20. I join in your laughter. They are so predictable.

[WarGamer]

19. The House GOP'er majority wanted a closed door deposition... not a public hearing.

I'm not sure why... not a lawyer.

[OldBaldy1701E]

21. See posts #1. (n/t)

[Maraya1969]

23. I didn't know they had impeachment hearings? I think I'll look it up and see what these boneheads said

[Ohioboy]

25. They called it an impeachment inquiry

They knew they had nothing to impeach anyone for, but they wanted to pretend.

[Ohioboy]

24. An open hearing might bring out the actual truth

They have no intention of ever getting to the actual truth. Their talking points and accusations are what the whole thing is about, not the truth.

[sop]

26. No hearing? FOX News can continue pushing their fact-free conspiracy theories about Hunter.

Not that Congressional hearings revealing the truth would have made any difference. The facts would have been completely ignored, only one-sided soundbites from Jordan, Gaetz and MTG would have been reported on FOX.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

27. K&R

[Jrose]

28. If Biden were no longer a presidential candidate for 2024, the anti-Biden impeachment farce would end immediately!

This is a maga-Repubs actual attempt at election interference