Overview
- Hunter Biden made a surprise appearance at a House Oversight Committee hearing where members were debating a resolution holding him in contempt of Congress.
- Hunter Biden's appearance caused an uproar among the panel's Republicans, before he left the room about 10 minutes later.
- Republicans on the committee are moving forward with an effort to punish Hunter Biden for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena.
- If the House approves the contempt resolutions, the Justice Department would decide whether to prosecute the president's son.
- Hunter Biden is already facing two separate criminal indictments and is due to plea not guilty at his first appearance in court on separate tax charges in Los Angeles.