Hunter Biden rebuffs Republicans’ invitation to appear for a public hearing

Hunter Biden on Wednesday rejected an invitation from House Republicans to appear for a public hearing next week alongside former business associates, an inquiry his attorney dismissed as a “carnival side show.” In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, Abbe Lowell, the president's son's attorney, blasted Republicans' efforts to bring his client before a public hearing after he had sat for a nearly seven-hour deposition last month. “Your latest step—this March 6 invitation—is not a serious oversight proceeding,” Lowell said in the letter.