The Republican-led House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed AT&T for 13 years of Hunter Biden’s phone records.
“The Oversight Committee has identified payments made by Hunter Biden for what appear to be bills associated with his own use, and a cellphone line for his father’s use,” Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer wrote in a letter to AT&T.
“Based on records reviewed by the Committees, the total amount paid by Hunter Biden for his father’s use appears to be over $15,000, which was for a personal line Joe Biden utilized while Vice President.”
Critical testimony in the impeachment inquiry comes from Devon Archer, a business associate of Hunter Biden at Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings. Archer testified Hunter would put his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, on the phone during business meetings with some regularity, and there is suspicion the elder Biden used his political influence to protect his son’s business interests in Ukraine.
Investigators seek to establish whether Joe Biden communicated with his son’s business associates and whether specific calls coincided with certain business meetings.
“The subpoenaed records will help the Oversight Committee determine whether Joe Biden abused his office by selling access and/or by receiving payments or other benefits in exchange for official acts, which is a critical aspect of the impeachment inquiry,” Comer explained.