The White House admitted on Wednesday that President Joe Biden was “familiar” with his son’s plans to violate a congressional subpoena issued by House Republicans.
The moment came during a White House press conference when Fox News’ Peter Ducey asked Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about Hunter’s refusal to abide by House Republicans’ subpoena. By subpoenaing the younger Biden, House Republicans sought to compel him to sit for a closed-door deposition hearing where they could dig into Joe’s leading role in the Biden family’s foreign business ventures.
When asked about Hunter’s refusal to testify in the Republicans’ sought-after deposition, Jean-Pierre admitted that Joe was “familiar” with what his son would say during the latter’s Wednesday press conference.
“I don’t have anything else to add. The president was familiar with what Hunter was going to say today and, you know, look, he’s proud of his son … how he’s rebuilding his life back,” Jean-Pierre said. “He’s going to focus on … the American people. Hunter … is a private citizen … I’m just not going to get into private conversations.”
Two sources who spoke with Politico also confirmed the elder Biden had knowledge of the contents of Hunter’s speech.
KJP to Doocy on whether President Biden knew his son would defy a congresional subpoena: “I don’t have anything else to add. The President was familiar with what Hunter was going to say today &, you know, look, he’s proud of his son…how he’s rebuilding his life back. He’s going…
