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'A Senate committee has voted to issue a subpoena as part of its investigation into former Vice President Joe Bidens son, a move that met immediate opposition from Democrats who said the panel should be focused on overseeing the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted 8-6 to subpoena Blue Star Strategies, a lobbying firm that was a consultant to Burisma, a gas company in Ukraine that paid Hunter Biden to serve as a board member.
There is no evidence of wrongdoing by the Bidens, and Hunter Biden has denied using his influence with his father to aid Burisma. But Republicans coming to President Donald Trumps defense during and after last years impeachment trial have encouraged investigations of Hunter Bidens activities, questioning whether his highly paid job created a conflict of interest for Joe Biden as the former vice president worked on Ukraine policy in the Obama administration.
The chairman of the Republican-led panel, Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, has repeatedly insisted that the investigation is not designed to hurt Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee in this years presidential election. Another Republican on the committee, Florida Sen. Rick Scott, said at the vote that we need to get to the truth about the Bidens relationship with Burisma. These hearings will provide the Senate with the full picture.'>>>
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-panel-approves-subpoena-in-hunter-biden-probe?
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)Take it to court
spanone
(135,900 posts)no show
leftyladyfrommo
(18,874 posts)IcyPeas
(21,916 posts)seriously!
Bayard
(22,181 posts)I don't think the Bidens will do that. They'll want to show they follow the rule of law, and they have nothing to hide.
And won't that just chap some rethug asses?
roamer65
(36,747 posts)Useless pieces of shit.