President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden and his legal team on Wednesday unexpectedly showed up for his contempt of Congress hearing in Washington, D.C. Biden's appearance was short-lived, however, and he departed approximately ten minutes into the hearing once conservative firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, R-Ga., began speaking. "Excuse me Hunter! Apparently you're afraid of my words," Greene said to Biden as he left the room. "Wow, that's too bad." The hearing, conducted by the House Oversight Committee, surrounded Biden's refusal to submit to a subpoena answering the committee's questions. As AlterNet noted, however, Biden held a press conference on the day he was supposed to testify, stating that he was willing to answer the committee's questions as long as the hearing was made open to the public.
Biden's departure could be connected to Greene's decision to display nude photos of Biden participating in sex acts during a separate hearing last year. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., during the Wednesday hearing opposed Greene entering information to the record, observing that Democrats had not yet seen what she was attempting to enter. "In the past she’s displayed pornography. Are pornographic photos allowed to be displayed in this committee room?” Raskin said. “It’s not pornography,” Greene replied. “OK, you’re the expert,” Raskin responded, to which Greene said, “I’m not an expert. Someone on this committee accused me of revenge porn, and I have a right to respond to that, and I’d like to enter … This is this is important evidence for the record. It pertains to our investigation into Joe Biden and Hunter Biden, and this comes from."
