Hunter Biden on Wednesday defied a congressional subpoena to appear privately for a deposition before Republican investigators who have been digging into his business dealings, insisting outside the U.S. Capitol that he will only testify in public.
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00:00 I'm here today to answer at a public hearing any legitimate questions Chairman Comer and
00:06 the House Oversight Committee may have for me.
00:09 I'm here today to make sure that the House Committee's illegitimate investigations of
00:14 my family do not proceed on distortions, manipulated evidence, and lies.
00:23 And I'm here today to acknowledge that I've made mistakes in my life and wasted opportunities
00:31 and privileges I was afforded.
00:33 For that, I am responsible.
00:36 For that, I am accountable.
00:39 And for that, I am making amends.
00:44 But I'm also here today to correct how the MAGA right has portrayed me for their political
00:48 purposes.
00:50 During my battle with addiction, my parents were there for me.
00:59 They literally saved my life.
01:02 They helped me in ways that I will never be able to repay.
01:05 And of course, they would never expect me to.
01:08 And in the depths of my addiction, I was extremely irresponsible with my finances.
01:16 But to suggest that as grounds for an impeachment inquiry is beyond the absurd.
01:22 It's shameless.
01:24 There is no evidence to support the allegations that my father was financially involved in
01:28 my business because it did not happen.
01:34 There is no fairness or decency in what these Republicans are doing.
01:42 They have lied over and over about every aspect of my personal and professional life.
01:50 So much so that their lies have become the false facts believed by too many people.
01:58 No matter how many times it is debunked, they continue to insist that my father's support
02:03 of Ukraine against Russia is the result of a non-existent bribe.
02:08 They displayed naked photos of me during an oversight hearing.
02:14 And they have taken the light of my dad's love, the light of my dad's love for me, and
02:22 presented it as darkness.
02:25 They have no shame.
02:29 These same committee chairmen have engaged in unprecedented political interference in
02:35 what would have already been a five-year investigation of me.
02:41 Yet here I am, Mr. Chairman, taking up your offer when you said we can bring these people
02:48 in for depositions or committee hearings, whichever they choose.
02:53 Well, I've chosen.
02:56 I am here to testify at a public hearing today to answer any of the committee's legitimate
03:02 questions.
03:05 Republicans do not want an open process where Americans can see their tactics, expose their
03:14 baseless inquiry, or hear what I have to say.
03:21 What are they afraid of?
03:24 I'm here.
03:25 I'm ready.
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