It's more important to get a deposition from Hunter Biden instead of holding him in contempt, said Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., on Newsmax after House Republicans halted plans to hold the first son in contempt of Congress for defying a congressional subpoena.
"It's more important to get the deposition, to get the facts, to get the information," Van Drew said Wednesday during an appearance on "Newsline."
"There's so much, there's a plethora of information we need to know about this man and what he's done and, most of all, about his businesses and how money — millions upon millions — have gone to his father and his family from all sources. ... He needs to be deposed," he added.
Republicans were set to advance the contempt resolution against Biden to the House floor in a procedural step Tuesday but called it off "to give the attorneys additional time to reach an agreement," according to a spokesperson for the House Oversight Committee.
The move comes days after an attorney for President Joe Biden's son indicated a willingness to cooperate with Republicans' ongoing impeachment inquiry following months of defiance.
Still, attorney Abbe Lowell wrote to House Republicans on Friday that his client's cooperation is dependent on the committee issuing a new subpoena. They maintained that the two subpoenas sent in November were not legitimate because they were issued before the full House authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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