BREAKING: Hunter Biden just delivered a devastating blow to the contempt proceedings
This new letter from his counsel Abbe Lowell shows that the House GOP walked into a trap 👇
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This new letter from his counsel Abbe Lowell shows that the House GOP walked into a trap 👇
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As I explained @thehill, the contempt proceeding suffers from fatal legal infirmities 👉
2/xthehill.com/opinion/campai…
2/xthehill.com/opinion/campai…
@thehill The new letter really gets into that.
As it points out, the subpoena predates the formal impeachment inquiry
That means that this particular subpoena is a nullity
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As it points out, the subpoena predates the formal impeachment inquiry
That means that this particular subpoena is a nullity
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@thehill As if that weren’t bad enough, the letter also points out that the Oversight Committee has seemingly offered a public hearing but is backtracking on their word
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@thehill And the coup de grâce—Hunter is offering to negotiate new testimony or deposition
He’s put the committee in a box & criminal contempt will not be enforced by DOJ in these circumstances
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He’s put the committee in a box & criminal contempt will not be enforced by DOJ in these circumstances
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And here is a link: justsecurity.org/wp-content/upl…
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