Hunter Biden made a surprise appearance Wednesday on Capitol Hill, walking into a House committee hearing centered on whether to hold him in contempt.

The House Oversight Committee will vote on whether to hold Hunter Biden in contempt over his refusal to sit for a closed-door deposition with lawmakers in their ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

Wild scene inside House Oversight.

Nancy Mace attacks Hunter Biden, who showed up at hearing.

“You are the epitome of White privilege. … You have no balls. … I think Hunter Biden should be arrested right here, right now and go to jail,” she said

Andy Biggs scolds his…

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 10, 2024

[It’s a stunt. The House has every authority to subpoena Hunter for a private deposition, and the authority to back it up with potential contempt charges. Hunter doesn’t get to set terms on that. The DoJ will never prosecute a contempt charge even if the entire House passes one, of course, so most of this is performative on all sides. — Ed]