New Charges Against Hunter Biden Unlikely To Affect His Potential Testimony Before GOP’s Impeachment Investigators

Lawyers say the new charges have no impact on an individual’s right to plead the Fifth.

AP/Julio Cortez
Hunter Biden arrives for a court appearance on July 26, 2023, at Wilmington, Delaware. AP/Julio Cortez

New felony charges against President Biden’s son, Hunter, are unlikely to affect his current standoff with House Republicans over their demand that he be deposed in a closed-door session next week. Legal analysts say he can always take the fifth to avoid self-incrimination, even if compelled to testify.

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