Hunter Biden

The special counsel investigating Hunter Biden charged him on nine counts related to his failure to pay federal taxes on millions of dollars of income. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption

Hunter Biden's lawyer reiterated that the president's son will only testify publicly before the House Oversight Committee. Handout/DNCC via Getty Images hide caption

President Biden's son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance on July 26, in Wilmington, Del. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption

Attorney General Merrick Garland appears before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

Hunter Biden, President Biden's son, is alleging the release of his tax records is a violation of IRS rules. Earlier this year, Biden agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor offenses related to his filing of federal income taxes. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks outside his Capitol office on Tuesday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

President Biden's son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance on July 26 in Wilmington, Del. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption

President Biden's son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance July 26 in Wilmington, Del. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Aug. 11 that he appointed a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president's son ahead of the 2024 election. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption

Hunter Biden, holding Beau Biden, watches fireworks on the South Lawn of the White House on July 04, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption

Hunter Biden arrives in J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building to appear in court to plead guilty to two federal misdemeanors for not paying taxes on time, and possessing a gun as a drug user, in Delaware on July 26. Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters that allegations regarding President Biden's family rise to the level of an impeachment inquiry. Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via Reuters hide caption

With a poster of a New York Post front page story about Hunter Biden's emails on display, Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, listen during a hearing before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday. The committee held a hearing on Twitter's short-lived decision to limit circulation of the Post story in 2020. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

Joe Biden speaks about economic recovery during a campaign event at Colonial Early Education Program at the Colwyck Center in July. In an interview with Stephen Colbert, the president-elect defended his son Hunter, whose tax affairs are under investigation. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption