FIRST ON FOX: Several Republicans made their voices heard of President Biden The Treasury Department has “blocked” the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into Hunter Biden’s overseas business dealings.
Earlier this week, Biden’s Treasury Department refused to turn over Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) regarding the president’s son, Hunter Biden’s overseas business dealings to the home monitoring Committee led by GOP Chairman James Comer of Kentucky.
Treasury Department Legislative Affairs Chief Jonathan Davidson, in response to Comer’s Jan. 11 letter to Secretary Janet Yellen, told the House Oversight Chairman he needed to say more about the reasons for which the committee was asking for “very sensitive” information.
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House GOP conference chairwoman Elise Stefanik, pictured here, from New York, told Fox News Digital on Thursday “the Biden administration continues to cover the Biden crime family.”
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Republicans in the House lambasted the Treasury after its letter from Davidson, accusing the department of “blocking” the committee’s investigation into the president’s son. Davidson previously worked on the Biden-Harris transition team as head of the economic nomination confirmation team and previously worked as chief of staff to Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. for a decade.
House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik of New York told Fox News Digital on Thursday that “the Biden administration continues to cover up the Biden crime family.”
“House Republicans demand full transparency, and we will get to the bottom of Hunter Biden’s corrupt business dealings and why the Biden administration is blocking this investigation for national security reasons,” Stefanik said.
Lauren Fine, spokesperson for House GOP Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana, told Fox News Digital that “last year, House Democrats introduced and supported legislation that would require the Treasury Department to hand over the SARs to Congress, and even before that, the Trump Administration handed over sensitive SARs regarding former President Trump’s family.”
Lauren Fine, spokeswoman for House GOP Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana, pictured here, told Fox News Digital that “last year, House Democrats introduced and supported legislation that would require the Department of the Treasury to hand over the SARs to Congress, and even before that, the Trump administration handed over sensitive SARs relating to the family of former President Trump.”
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“Every House Democrat should join us in demanding that the Treasury Department follow well-established precedent in delivering these documents to Congress, or explain why the rules suddenly do not apply to President Biden and his family,” Fine said.
“House Republicans will not be blocked, and we will use every tool at our disposal to conduct our investigations on behalf of the American people,” she continued.
When asked for a response to Republicans’ comments, a Treasury Department spokesperson referred Fox News Digital to their letter.
“To respond to this type of request, the Department expects to engage in discussions with the Committee to properly define and tailor our response to the informational and legislative needs of the Committee,” the letter states. “After these discussions, the Department will identify potentially responsive documents, assess their responsiveness, and determine how to meet legitimate legislative needs while protecting executive branch interests, including law enforcement needs. While the Department will work as quickly as possible, this process will necessarily take time to complete.”
House oversight Republicans have made the Hunter Biden investigation one of their top priorities entering the GOP-controlled chamber.
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Comer hit back at the Treasury letter in a Wednesday statement, saying that at the “early stage of the Biden administration, the Treasury Department changed its long-standing policy to severely restrict Congressional access to activity reports. suspicious”.
“Now Biden’s Treasury Department appears to be going even further to restrict access,” Comer said. “This coordinated effort by the Biden administration to hide information about President Biden and his family’s shady business schemes is alarming and raises many questions.”
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“We will continue to press for access to suspicious activity reports generated for the Biden family and their associates, and will use the power of the hammer to obtain them if necessary,” he continued.
House oversight Republicans have made the young Biden investigation one of their top priorities entering the GOP-controlled chamber.
Fox News Digital’s Kelly Laco contributed reporting.
