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Will the Real Hunter Biden Now Step Forward?

JonathanTurley

Below is my Fox.com column on the upcoming deposition of Hunter Biden and the speculation on which Hunter will appear: the business genius, the blacked-out junkie, or the hunted son. First, there is the gifted attorney and expert on issues ranging from trains to energy.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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New York Trial Court Set Parameters for Exxon’s Compliance with Attorney General’s Climate Change Investigation. The court indicated that the attorney general had broad power to propound the interrogatories. Exxon Said Federal Court Should Not Dismiss Its Constitutional Claims Against Attorneys General. June 20, 2017).

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Several civil grant-and-holds at the Supreme Court’s conference

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In Adolph , which was argued last month (video here ), the court limited the issue to: “Whether an aggrieved employee who has been compelled to arbitrate claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) that are ‘premised on Labor Code violations actually sustained by’ the aggrieved employee ( Viking River Cruises, Inc.

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Raskin Denounces Closed-Door Depositions Despite Conducting Closed-Door Depositions

JonathanTurley

slammed the Oversight Committee Republicans for refusing a demand from Hunter Biden that he be allowed to skip a closed-door deposition and only testify in public. The use of a close-door deposition is used for obvious reasons. There is also obvious tactical benefits from such depositions. Jamie Raskin, D-Md.,

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Eric Swalwell and the Politics of Contempt

JonathanTurley

All Hunter had to do was walk into the building behind him to appear in the deposition and plead the 5th Amendment to refuse to testify, as others have done. Swalwell insisted that it was the fault of the House for insisting on a closed-door deposition, which he portrayed as outrageous. 6th committee. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.)

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Yes, Hunter is Now in Contempt of Congress

JonathanTurley

Yet, there he was, with counsel Abbe Lowell by his side, holding forth with a public press conference while refusing to appear in the closed-door deposition being held in the building behind him. Few people expected Hunter to testify in the deposition. Attorney in D.C., Hunter can now be held in contempt of Congress.

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“Are You Kidding Me”: Federal Judge Rebukes DOJ on its Own Refusal to Comply with House Subpoenas

JonathanTurley

The Justice Department appears little concerned over the glaring disconnect in how it treats its own attorneys as opposed to other citizens — a pattern that we have discussed previously. The only way for the House to investigate such corrupt special dealings is to interview the principle actors, including these two attorneys.

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