This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
Hunter Biden long has been a source of scandal for Joe Biden.
There was that million-dollar payment from Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company, for him to be on its board.
There was that time Joe Biden told Ukrainian officials to fire a prosecutor investigating Burisma, or else.
There were all those scandals for the Biden family revealed on a laptop Hunter Biden abandoned at a repair shop.
There's evidence of millions of dollars coming to a long list of family members from sources that are unfriendly to America, all apparently for access to Joe Biden, in a massive "influence peddling" scheme.
There are the sales of his amateur art pieces, for tens of thousands of dollars.
There's evidence of his recruiting his father to have conversations with his various business associates. Over and over.
That's why House members are investigating the evidence as possible corruption that could be used in an impeachment proceeding against Joe Biden.
But all those claims are lies, from all the witnesses the House has heard so far. He's the one telling the truth, Hunter Biden scolded House members on Wednesday. And they should listen to him and drop their "sham" investigation.
He appeared before House committees reviewing the evidence against Joe Biden in a closed-door hearing.
What was available immediately was his opening statement:
He said the House is working on a "baseless and destructive political charade."
"You have wasted valuable time and resources attacking me and my family for your own political gain when you should be fixing the real problems in this country that desperately need your attention," it said.
He basically told House members that everyone else they've heard from about the Biden scandals lied, and he's the one telling the truth on all the issue.
A report at The Gateway Pundite said Hunter Biden claimed he "did not involve my father in my businesses."
His testimony came during a private session of the House Oversight and Judiciary committees.
"I am here today to provide the Committees with the one uncontestable fact that should end the false premise of this inquiry: I did not involve my father in my business. Not while I was a practicing lawyer, not in my investments or transactions domestic or international, not as a board member, and not as an artist. Never.
"You read this fact in the many letters that have been sent to you over the last year as part of your so-called impeachment investigation. You heard this fact when I said it weeks ago, standing outside of this building. You heard this fact from a parade of other witnesses – former colleagues and business partners of mine, including my uncle – who have testified before you in similar proceedings. And now, today, you hear this fact directly from me," he claimed.
The report noted, however, that Devon Archer, Hunter Biden’s longtime friend and business associate, earlier testified to a list of takeaways, including:
A commentary by constitutional expert Jonathan Turley noted the testimony being delivered, and said, "This is a moment that has been building for years. After committing open contempt of Congress with a sensational press conference outside of Congress, Hunter is facing a target-rich environment for investigators who have detailed millions that allegedly went to him and his family members from foreign sources in China, Russia, Ukraine, and other countries."
He said the testimony will be spun to "whip wildly" between "Hunter the globe-trotting business genius" and "Hunter the blacked out junkie."
He explained what likely will have to come out are answers to several questions.
The first: "Did Joe Biden know about his business dealings?"
Joe Biden repeatedly has said no, but then an audiotape surfaced showing him leaving a message for Hunter specifically discussing coverage of those dealings.
Then there's a WhatsApp message from Hunter Biden to a Chinese interest: "I am sitting here with my father and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled. Tell the director that I would like to resolve this now before it gets out of hand, and now means tonight. And, Z, if I get a call or text from anyone involved in this other than you, Zhang, or the chairman, I will make certain that between the man sitting next to me and every person he knows and my ability to forever hold a grudge that you will regret not following my direction. I am sitting here waiting for the call with my father."
Shortly later, a huge sum of money arrived for the Bidens.
And the pressure from two Burisma executives for Hunter Biden "do something about the investigation into corruption."
And there's the firing of that Ukrainian prosecutor, who was looking into Burisma while Hunter Biden was on the payroll.
Joe Biden actually bragged about his willful intervention on behalf of Burisma: "I said, 'You’re not getting the billion. I’m going to be leaving here in, I think it was about six hours 'I'm leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you’re not getting the money.'…Well, son of a bitch, he got fired. And they put in place someone who was solid at the time,'" Joe Biden confirmed.
And, Turley noted, what about the "lavish gifts and expense accounts, including a 3.16-carat diamond estimated to be worth $80,000 from Ye Jianming, chairman of Chinese energy conglomerate CEFC."
Turley noted, "The question is what services were rendered during such periods. There will also be question of services rendered and the timing of calls and meeting with his father. The House investigators have assembled a time line where major deals or payments were made after his father called into meetings or met with clients. There are emails thanking him for arranging the meetings."
