Two Republican-dominated House committees announced Thursday, after months of backlash, that Democratic President Joe Biden’s son, businessman Hunter Biden, will testify in late February about the questionable legality of overseas transactions. who accuse him.

Biden son, 53, recently devoted to painting, facing two federal prosecutions, has long been in the Republican crosshairs, even more so as the November presidential election looms, in which his father will seek re-election. of his office.

Hunter Biden will appear to “testify on February 28” before the House Judiciary Committee and the House Oversight Committee, both of which are majority Republican, their chairmen said in a joint statement.

“Hunter’s (Biden) testimony will be followed by those of members of the Biden family and people around her,” added Jim Jordan and James Comer.

They did not make it clear whether the hearing will be in public or behind closed doors. This is an issue on which the two sides disagree.

Last week, the two committees recommended that he be found guilty of obstructing a congressional investigation because he refused to appear in a closed-door hearing about his foreign financial interests. He demanded that the hearing be public.

Targeting criminal charges for tax evasion and illegal gun possession, former drug addict Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty to both charges.

House committees accuse him of having transactions of dubious legality in Ukraine and China, capitalizing on his father’s name and network of contacts.

House Republicans have begun an investigation into the impeachment and possible impeachment of Democratic President Joe Biden, who they accuse of exerting undue influence while serving as Barack Obama’s vice president (2009-2017) to favor his child. to handle cases abroad. The president and his son categorically reject this accusation.