WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden declined a request by lawmakers to publicly testify as part of an impeachment inquiry focused on alleged criminal activity by his family, the US House Oversight Committee said, reported Sputnik.
“President Joe Biden formally refused our invitation to testify in public about his knowledge of and participation in his family’s business schemes,“ the committee said in a statement published on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday.
“It is unfortunate President Biden is unwilling to answer questions before the American people and refuses to answer the very simple, straightforward questions we included in the invitation.”
Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, participated in a closed hearing with lawmakers earlier this year but declined to attend a subsequent public hearing.
The American people deserve transparency from President Biden, the statement said. Biden continues to lie about his relationship with his son’s business partners, the statement added.
House lawmakers are investigating alleged criminal activity by the Biden family, including potential bribery and foreign influence peddling. Hunter Biden has denied that his father profited from or engaged in his business activities, which include serving on the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma. - Bernama, Sputnik
