Hunter Biden snubbed a Congressional subpoena last week. Instead of showing up for a Congressional hearing, he held an outdoor press conference on the Senate side. It was the ultimate spoiled brat move.

Hunter Biden is 53-years-old. He’s not some punk college student sticking it to the man. Hunter is a lawyer so he had to have known he was doing something wrong, he just didn’t care. He wanted everyone to think he was in control of his destiny. He is not, of course. When someone is subpoenaed, they have to show up or be held in contempt. Hunter probably used the Senate side because he was worried the House sergeant-in-arms would grab him. He delivered some odd remarks and then walked back to his government-paid for SUV driven by a Secret Service agent with his high-powered attorney and left.

Of course, nothing has happened to Hunter since he gave Congressional Republicans the middle finger. Politico wrote about Hunter’s worries because that is what the press does these days. It’s not about the activities that brought about Hunter being subpoenaed, it’s about how will his feeble old father handle the stress. The media narrative is that Joe Biden is a loving father and somehow that exonerates Hunter. The problem with that line of thinking is that if he was a loving father looking out for his son, he would not have enabled Hunter’s overseas travel on Air Force Two to sell the Biden family name. Daddy didn’t just stop Hunter’s activities, he received a cut of the deals. He was referred to as The Big Guy who received 10%.

With Trump looking pretty good for re-election right now, Hunter thinks he may have to leave the country to survive. During a podcast, Hunter accused Republican lawmakers of “trying to kill me, knowing that it will be a pain greater than my father could be able to handle — and so therefore destroying a presidency in that way.” He does like to bring the drama, doesn’t he?

During the outdoor presser on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Biden said, “For six years I have been a target of the unrelenting Trump attack team. ‘Where’s Hunter?’ Well, here’s my answer. I am here.” He also declared, “My father was not financially involved in my business.”

Some House Republicans are calling for contempt charges to be brought against Hunter.

Reps. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., and Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., both echoed those calls to hold Hunter in contempt, accusing him of mocking Congress with a “stunt” and calling his refusal an “obstruction of justice.”

“Hunter Biden, this ain’t Burger King. You can’t Have It Your Way when it comes to congressional subpoenas. Quit the stunts, make your way to the deposition room, and let’s talk,” Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., wrote on X Wednesday.

What’s Hunter Biden so afraid of?” posted Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C.

The most interesting part of Hunter’s press conference was the involvement of Rep. Eric Swalwell.

Attorney and Professor Jonathan Turley thinks Swalwell should be held accountable for his role. Turley said that Swalwell used his office and probably his staff “to assist in the defiance of a valid subpoena for Hunter to appear before a House committee.” He said that Swalwell drove up with Hunter. You could see him standing to the side of Hunter during the press conference.

At first, one had to wonder whether Swalwell had simply wandered by the presser on the way to his office. But the Biden team set up the conference on the Senate side — out of the reach of the House sergeant at arms, who might not have reacted well to an act of open contempt of Congress on his side of the Capitol.

We later learned that Swalwell was not there simply as a pedestrian, but as a participant. It was Swalwell who helped orchestrate the defiance of his own House and facilitated an alleged federal crime.

As first reported by the Washington Examiner, Swalwell used his official position to reserve the space for the press conference and lent his assistance to Hunter in refusing to appear before the House committees investigating his father, President Biden. It was a curious role for a former House impeachment manager to play in assisting in the obstruction of an impeachment inquiry of three House committees.

Of course, Swalwell has argued for the rounding up of anyone who aided and abetted the unlawful conduct during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

Swalwell was all about dragging Trump-era people before Congressional hearings and holding them in contempt if they didn’t show up. Yet, here he hypocritically supports Hunter’s refusal to be questioned behind closed doors. Closed depositions are frequently used before public hearings. That method was used in the Trump administration.

First, these depositions allow professional staff to conduct questioning in a methodical and professional manner. In a public hearing, questioning is conducted by members who are often ill-equipped for substantive inquiries.

Second, Hunter must be asked about an array of financial documents and communications involving names and privacy-protected information. In a public hearing, the use of such documents would trigger redactions and interruptions in their use.

Third, these depositions allow for in-depth questioning of transactions and communications. In a public hearing, members are confined to a five-minute rule that guarantees questioning cannot achieve much, if any, depth.

The question remains, why did Swalwell involve himself in this? What is he getting out of it? There needs to be an investigation into what happened and why.