Posted on 12/02/2023 5:16:17 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Chris Wallace was always a bit of a fish out of water at Fox News. As a registered Democrat, he often tried to play himself as a down-the-middle journalist who told it like it was. For the most part, he managed to stay in that lane, though his biases would sometimes become obvious.
After moving to CNN, though, Wallace began a transition. Unshackled by the expectations of his former audience, he slowly transitioned into just another left-wing talking head. That transition is now complete.
The following segment on Hunter Biden provides the proof.
CNN's Chris Wallace frames the question as "Did Hunter Biden Outsmart House Republicans?" Kara Swisher said "I thought it was brilliant, actually." But there was real dissent, as Reihan Salam pointed out this is how the Democrat January 6 panel did it -- deposition first. pic.twitter.com/YXS350khu8— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) December 2, 2023
WALLACE: Sometimes the best defense is a good offense. The president's embattled son, Hunter Biden, taking on House Republicans this week, agreeing to testify in their impeachment inquiry, but only if it's in public. House Republicans were quick to reject the offer, calling for Hunter to testify first in private.
(Video Clip of Rep. James Comer)
WALLACE: Did Hunter Biden outsmart Hunter Biden saying, "Sure, I'll testify...in public."
SWISHER: Yes, I thought it was brilliant actually. Because he's somewhat of an appealing character. People will get to see him for the first time rather than the cartoon. And now, they have to say, "No, we don't want to see you" and after all this time, we get to see Hunter Biden.
On what planet is Hunter Biden making a laughable, toothless threat that he'll only appear in a public hearing "outsmarting" anyone? For Wallace to come up with that framing shows a level of bias that is hard to understand. I know he's not a fan of Republicans these days, but come on, he should at least try to make some sense while propping up the Biden family.
Wallace either has no grasp of the facts on the ground or he's being willfully dishonest. Despite his insane framing and Swisher's gross simping, Hunter Biden does not get to decide what kind of deposition he appears for. He was subpoenaed by Congress, and the subpoena specifically mandates a closed-door session, which is exactly how Democrats handled Trump's impeachment. Being the president's son provides zero immunity from complying with a congressional subpoena and the stipulations therein.
Wallace is supposed to be a newsman, not a cheerleader for a cracked-out degenerate who allegedly abused women and made millions trading on his father's name (possibly illegally in some cases). Could you imagine Wallace throwing up that kind of defense if we were talking about one of Donald Trump's sons? He'd never dream of it.
So why is Wallace pretending Hunter Biden just made some brilliant tactical move by threatening something he has no power to threaten? I can only assume he's sunk so far as a journalist that he's actually rooting for the guy, which is truly something to behold. Are there no standards of decency at CNN? No one its hosts won't defend as long as they are a Democrat? Those are rhetorical questions.
Full blown? Co-hosting wiff dawn leemon? Sack lunch provided? He’s been left for quite a while now.
jonathanturley.com...... excerpt
After years of delay and denials, the House is about to confirm exactly what the Bidens were so good at doing . . . and what foreign figures wanted so much that they were willing to pay the Bidens millions.
Hunter Biden is now scheduled to appear before the House Oversight Committee on Dec. 13 to answer questions about what is alleged to be the largest influence-peddling operation in history.
Despite being subpoenaed, Hunter is still demanding conditions for answering questions.
His lawyer, Abbe Lowell, previously said Hunter would testify only when “the time is right” and is now saying that Hunter would testify in public, not the scheduled private session.
Republicans rejected that demand.
Biden has long shown a sense of entitlement when asked about his past.
Even with supportive journalists, Hunter has snapped at questions and instructed them to “say it nicer.”
The House Oversight Committee historically is that place where nice went to die. Hunter will now have to answer questions on the pain of perjury after years of protection from the media and Democratic-controlled houses.
“Hunter Biden does not get to decide what kind of deposition he appears for.”
Will the courts actually send him to jail if he refuses? Will congress refer a contempt proceeding to the DOJ? Will the DOJ prosecute? Does Congress have the balls to order its officers to arrest Hunter?
I think Hunter has far more power in that regard than Steve Bannon did.
Just let him be. He’ll kill himself soon enough.
jonathanturley.com...... excerpt
For decades, the Bidens (including Hunter’s uncles) have cashed in on their connections to Joe Biden when he was a senator, vice president and later president.
Despite that history, the Bidens have been able to largely avoid inquiries into their alleged corrupt practices. This was facilitated by an obliging media that long dismissed the scandal. Recently, media figures are admitting that Hunter was indeed selling influence, but insist that it was an “illusion.”
When witnesses detailed how Joe Biden would call into meetings or dinners and be put on speakerphone with foreign associates, Democratic members like Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) insisted it was merely “niceties.”
The committee will now be able to ask Hunter Biden for specific answers on millions in transfers from foreign sources using dozens of shell companies and accounts. This money found its way to a variety of Bidens, including grandchildren.
There were diamonds as gifts, lavish bank accounts and a sports car to account for. There were massive payments that Hunter claimed as “loans” without any written schedule for repayment, any contract, or interest.
There are emails where Hunter discusses paying the bills of his father and accounts (and credit cards) used jointly, including paying for prostitution.
There are messages like the one to the Chairman openly threatening the displeasure of Joe Biden if money is not sent to them immediately. In the WhatsApp message, Hunter stated:
“I am sitting here with my father and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled. Tell the director that I would like to resolve this now before it gets out of hand, and now means tonight. And, Z, if I get a call or text from anyone involved in this other than you, Zhang, or the Chairman, I will make certain that between the man sitting next to me and every person he knows and my ability to forever hold a grudge that you will regret not following my direction. I am sitting here waiting for the call with my father.”
‘Man sitting next to him’
Hunter will now have to answer for exactly what the “man sitting next” to him was prepared to do if money did not continue to flow to the Biden family.
jonathanturley.com...... excerpt
There are other specific communications that will likely be raised with Hunter. For example, Devon Archer reportedly recounted how, in 2015, Mykola Zlochevsky and Vadym Pozharski, two executives of the corrupt Ukrainian energy firm Burisma, pressed Hunter to “get help from D.C.” to fire a Ukrainian prosecutor who was investigating Burisma for corruption. Archer said that Hunter, Zlochevsky and Pozharski stepped away to make the call.
Hunter can also address communications with government officials on behalf of foreign clients. His access to top officials was clearly due to his family name and influence.
The irony is that the long delay in bringing Hunter to this moment could prove his undoing. The committee has waited until it collected a massive amount of data and records on these financial records. It has interviewed witnesses on the influence-peddling operation.
Hunter must now address highly specific questions and evidence under oath. If he is found to have lied, he can be charged with a criminal felony.
The threat of prosecution is real. Hunter has benefited from the Justice Department limiting its investigation and inexplicably allowing the statute of limitations to run on key charges.
False statements on any of these questions could result in new charges and pressure on Attorney General Merrick Garland to prosecute. After all, Trump officials were prosecuted for contempt of Congress under Garland.
Hunter is likely to cite his past drug use and the passage of time for failing to remember details. He continues to vacillate on whether the laptop itself is really his or, as he has suggested in the past, possible Russian disinformation.
The use of his drug addiction as a defense was successful with the media, but is likely to be less so with Congress. During periods where he claims to have been a hopeless junkie, he was a key player in a global influence-peddling scheme netting millions through a complex labyrinth of accounts.
Hunter will have to testify at his own peril for the first time under oath and leave the niceties behind.
Jonathan Turley is an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School.
The acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Typical Fox News crypto-communist. May he rot and take Paul Ryan with him.
That’s correct.
Yeah, and I'm sure Biden's DOJ is going to go right out and arrest and try Hunter. No, they won't.
Hunter won't answer any questions either. He can't without perjuring himself. None of the dems think he should have to either, which is unbelievable after the way they've run roughshod over Trump and everyone connected to him.
Just more dog and pony show from the democrats but they won't get any answers out of Hunter.
Nonsense!
CW was always a mouthpiece for the leftist/communist half of the former Democrat Party...
Historical revisionism at its finest, this article is...
Didn’t he complete his “transition” about 30 years ago?
Completed? What a joke. Look what the rat did in 20. He was Traitor Joe’s console during the debate, he was going after Trump more than Biden. He’s been nothing but a rat hack for years.
That cuck needs biotch slapped into next week !
He’s a lib hack who’s all about the gotcha !
Any conservative who gives this DB the time of day needs tossed to the side!
Hunter and the Biden clan.......examples of the criminal mind at its most defining.......
Like all the rest of these people, they are paid whores that puke out the company line. This is why is despise Fox News and all these other programs. They don’t report the news, they tell you what the news is under their interpretation.
His father, Mike Wallace, is responsible , in part, for Anwar Sadat’s assassination! EVIL FAMILY!
RE: His father, Mike Wallace, is responsible , in part, for Anwar Sadat’s assassination!
How did that happen??
Youtube the interviewwith Mike Wallace and the ayatollah!
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