The U.S. Department of Justice is seen in June 2023. A former FBI informant has been indicted for allegedly lying to the FBI. His claims about President Biden were shared by Republicans pushing for an impeachment inquiry into the president. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, on Dec. 13, 2023. An FBI informant has been charged with lying to his handler about ties between Joe Biden and Hunter Biden and a Ukrainian energy company. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, accompanied by his attorney Abbe Lowell, left, talks to reporters as they leave a House Oversight Committee hearing as Republicans are taking the first step toward holding him in contempt of Congress, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
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
Hunter Biden is seen after a White House ceremony on July 7, 2022. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption