Below is my Fox.com column on the upcoming deposition of Hunter Biden and the speculation on which Hunter will appear: the business genius, the blacked-out junkie, or the hunted son. The Biden team and the media have tried a variety of different images to evade allegations of corruption through the years. That is likely to come to an end this month as Congress seeks clarity on a variety of questions.
Here is the column:
Hunter Biden now has a date with Congress. The President’s son is scheduled to appear on December 13th to answer questions on his role in the alleged Biden corruption scandal. It is a long-awaited moment for the House Oversight Committee, which has assembled a damning array of evidence from shake-down messages to millions in transfers from shady foreign sources.
The only question now is which Hunter will appear. He has been reinvented by his lawyers and public relations team so many times he now seems like a Sybil witness with carefully constructed alternative personalities.
Played by Sally Field in the 1976 movie, Sybil was believed to have had dissociative identity disorder with over a 100 separate personalities. In reality, the real Sybil (Shirley Mason) admitted that the different personalities were fake.
We will have to wait for the public hearing to see which Hunter will appear. Here are some of the options from the Hunter Biden repertoire:
Hunter the Genius. First, there is the gifted attorney and expert on issues ranging from trains to energy. For years, Joe Biden arranged for high-ranking positions like his appointment to the Amtrak Board of Directors — an appointment that even his nominating senator seemed to mock.
Hunter the International Businessman. Second there is Hunter Biden the sophisticated international businessman whose fame for financial acumen was sought globally by Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, and other companies. While admitting that his father’s name helped him, Biden insisted that his resume justified the foreign companies clamoring for his expertise, even instructing a reporter to “say it nicer” when pressed on such questions.
Hunter the The Drug Addict. As the corruption scandal mounted, the Biden team and the media sought to portray Hunter was lacking responsibility for his action due to his addiction to drugs and alcohol. Of course, the “seven percent solution” contradicts the earlier images and only begged the question of why these foreign figures would be clamoring for the services of man who claimed that he was blacked out between trysts with high-priced prostitutes . . . for years.
Hunter the Hunted. Most recently, the “Dark Biden” emerged as his legal team pledged to attack witnesses and critics against him. Now Hunter was to be the insulted and angry son of a President who had had enough of investigations. That image resonates in the letter from his counsel attacking all of these investigations as utterly baseless.
In reality, the hearing is likely to be a Sybil performance with each personality emerging when useful. Hunter will likely claim a lack of memory on many of the most embarrassing discoveries as the hopeless addict. He will then fall back on his resume to claim that his appeal to foreign companies was his insights and experience. Angry Hunter will then appear at critical moments to express disgust with the committee and portray questions as attacking recovered addicts everywhere.
The one personality that is unlikely to manifest itself during the hearing is the one that has yet to appear in public: the honest Biden. Even the mainstream media has largely abandoned its denial of the corruption in these contracts. Reporters now admit that this was raw influence peddling but insist that there is no evidence that President Biden personally benefited from the schemes, a view that I have previously contested.
Yet, it will be difficult for Hunter to go before the Committee and admit that he was selling access to the highest bidders . . . but he was really scamming them. It is easier to claim that he was a hopeless blacked out junkie who was somehow able to maintain a global system of dozens of accounts and shell companies to transfer millions of dollars.
The risks of a moment of clarity and honesty may be too great for Hunter. If he recalls these events and messages, he will not only contradict prior denials but face potential criminal charges for any factual misrepresentations. The Justice Department has allowed felonies to lapse against Hunter, but these would be new potential charges with new dates under the statute of limitation.
In the case of Sybil, her psychiatrist, Dr. Connie Wilbur, allegedly was told by his patient that she was making up these personalities but already had a book contract based on her original diagnosis. She went ahead with the book, which became a celebrated movie. It turned out that the existence of the personalities was simply a better story than the reality.
The media is in the same position with Hunter. After spending years suppressing the corruption scandal, they are left with an array of carefully constructed personalities that will all likely be on display in December. They and the public will then be able to see a performance that could put Sally Fields to shame as the various Hunters are called before Congress at the same time.
Like the movie, it might be hard to keep track and, like one of Sybil’s personalities, you are left asking “Who dat?” The answer is that they are all Hunter and none of them have much to say about corruption.
For any who wish to know more about the horrors of Oct 7, John Spencer provided a synopsis of what he saw on a limited compiled video showing. His synopsis at https://twitter.com/SpencerGuard/status/1731761693737308427 is gruesome enough that I don’t desire to see the video.
“The video is a compilation of mainly Hamas GoPro cameras/cellphones carried by hundreds of the terrorists, but it also includes Israeli CCTV, car dash cams, traffic cams, first responder cell videos to piece together before, during, and after single events of the massacre.”
I think the personality that will come out is “Hunter the Fifth” as Hunter tries to avoid incriminating himself.
Would any of the rest of you Biden apologists, who claim there is no, idk, what is it today, “real”, “direct”, “compelling”, “convincing”, “unassailable”, “unmitigated”, “irrefutable” evidence that Joe Biden is a c*ck sucking liar? Help Svelass out here.
Why don’t you list for us all, each piece of “clear and compelling” evidence that Carroll had in obtaining a finding of liability for sexual assault against Trump?
Jimmy
Wow, all you lame-o’s always crowing about how trump is a “convicted rapist”, but you cant share one “clear and compelling” piece of evidence against him???
Jimmy
He is, like all conmen, chameleon-like at all times.
There are comments being authored by someone pretending to be me (Estovir), who is using childish words (e.g. “boogers, “kunt”). They were not authored by me.
I do not believe Darren Smith is with Res ipsa loquitur anymore given his disappearance from the forum, plus comments with foul, offensive language are not being removed. Not a good look.
The blog commenting section has morphed into an unmitigated disaster. Many of us regulars have been communicating these observations for many months if not years. Professor Turley could easily fix this by doing what all social media sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) and internet forums (e.g. Reddit, Disqus, etc) do: users must create an assigned account to comment.
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Professor Turley,
If you have an “in” with Chairman Comer, you might suggest a preparatory question, before any opening statements, or other questions:
“Mr. Biden, are you currently, that is right now, under the influence of, or in withdrawal from, any mood altering substances, prescription or otherwise?”
The first thing H. Biden should tell the committee is to pronounce his name correctly. Hunter the word is often pronounced “Huner” where the ‘T’ becomes silent. Or state to the committee he will be invoking his rights to not incriminate himself and plead the 5th before the first question which usually is state your name and swear to tell the truth, and then he will not have to swear he really is Robert Hunter Biden or swear to tell the truth. He could also without risk say he was born under the Zodiac sign of Aquarius and only takes questions and direction from SATURN (the Roman god of time, generation, dissolution, abundance, wealth and renewal and liberation), or URANUS (the Greek god of sky, heavens and air and the first offspring of Gaia) and any question form mere mortals will not be acknowledged or answered.
Mr. Robert Hunter Biden is in a precarious situation, telling the truth may risk your father, telling a lie risks your own freedom. My view is he will have to avoid answering any questions by pleading the 5th. The old adage ‘The truth will set you free’ does not apply here.
George W
Turley uses Hunter Biden like a cat owner uses a laser pointer. Doesn’t matter what the facts or evidence is, it’s never something of sustenance. Turley just points to the catnip to please Trump’s cult.
Exactly!
Svelaz
Says Svelass, the underinformed lefty who is quick to lick Biden’s a$$, so he can keep his high inflation, high interest, low 401k, high crime, illegal entry, hair sniffing shower taking pedophile, rapist, child groomer in office.
Jimmy
what the facts or evidence is (sic)
wrong verb, wrong tense, cult-like copy/paste talking points, defective minds are like that
All professional conmen are chameleons, just the same as Mr. Sowerby of Barchester.
Hunter should craft his opening statement to the following points:
1. We’re here to explore whether the current law surrounding pay-for-influence needs some loophole plugging.
2. We can examine in detail some of my money-making activities, in the context of reforming the existing law to
more systematically rope off pay-for-play.
3. I didn’t come here to be cast as the bad-guy in video clips to use for campaign fundraising. If you veer out of your lane into electioneering, instead of legislating, I’ll pull you back into your lane with this simple, memorable phrase “There you go again”.
4. The Constitution does not allow ex-post-facto legislation, meaning you might not like some ways I made money, but you cannot recast them retrospectively as illegal — Americans are counting on you as their legislators to write law going forward into the future with clarity so we can all stay on the right side of the law.
5. Nor does the Constitution allow Congress to act as pseudo-prosecutors or pass Bills of Attainder singling out individuals for retribution. If I did anything illegal, I have rights to due process in a Court of law supervised by a neutral magistrate, which means you aren’t empowered to conduct a case-discovery process here. What I did or didn’t do is only relevant here to help improve pay-for-play legislation going forward. I’ll work to keep you in your lanes on this important point, with that same simple phrase.
The American people want you to seriously take up your role as legislators. They revile the use of hearings for partisan electioneering. So, let’s stay in our lanes, and focus on what the law should say to effectively deter the pay-for-play stuff. There’s no argument here that certain loopholes need to be closed. I hope I can help. Now, I’ll take your questions.
pbinCA
+100
Yea, thats what that moron will say….
And it will totally avert any questioning of Joe’s involvement, huh?
Idiot.
FYI, to all posters having issues posting comments and getting the “invalid security token” messege. You can bypass it by leaving the email and name out and initial at the end of your post. It seems that’s the only way to post at the moment.
Svelaz
OT;
“Florida’s government is arguing that school districts have a First Amendment right to remove LGBTQ books.
Or any book, for that matter.
It’s a contention that First Amendment experts and advocates call extreme and chilling. But the state maintains the books on school shelves represent protected government speech. Public school libraries are “a forum for government speech,” it says, not a “forum for free expression.”
This should be a worthy topic for Professor Turley to discuss. Republicans are trying to justify book bans as government free speech.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/that-s-authoritarianism-florida-argues-school-libraries-are-for-government-messaging/ar-AA1kZqVW?cvid=0d7e28365cb5432db78fef7cb5e72c3e&ei=40
Yikes!
Svelaz
Msn.com LMAO
+100
limiting content to age appropriate citizens, has been happening since before the constitution.
Limiting the exposure of 8 year olds to descriptions and pictures of minors engaged in oral sex is not censorship
The only thing happening is the parents participating in what content is being used in the classroom, and available to the minors.
Someone has to make the decision about what content is in public schools. Parents are exercising their control over their children.
Speaking of age, Federal court has ruled 18-20 year olds cannot be barred from owning guns. The judge seems to think adults are adults, afforded all the protections of the Constitution.
The content has been limited by the parents, not government. The issue is whether government can ban books based on what THEY deem inappropriate instead of letting parents decide. Isn’t that the whole point of “parental rights”?
It seems ‘some’ parents take it upon themselves to determine what is inappropriate for everyone else. To be clear 8 year olds are NOT being shown pictures of minors engaged in oral sex. They are NOT being shown pornography in school libraries. Those false claims are being made by “Moms for Liberty” in order to dictate what everyone should not be allowed to read and what to read.
There are plenty of simple solutions that would let parents who don’t want their children to read those books. Libraries can have lists of students not allowed by their parents to check out certain books. Those parents can tell their own kids not to read them either. Libraries have all kinds of books that are controversial and the right to read them shouldn’t be determined by one parent or a small group of parents over everyone else.
“Parents are exercising their control over their children.”
No they are not. These parents are exercising control over the library. Not their children. They want to control access to books THEY oppose as in speaking for everyone else. Those parents are dictating what everyone should be allowed to read and that’s the problem.
Svelaz
To be clear 8 year olds are NOT being shown pictures of minors engaged in oral sex. They are NOT being shown pornography in school libraries.
You are forced to lie, because the facts are simple
Sen. Kennedy read from one of the books at a committee hearing. To broadcast it on CABLE, there was little but beeps censoring out words the network would not allow on the cable.
The simple fact is all the gay/transgender nonsense needs to be banned in schools. All of that is the purview of the Parents. Govt employees only have the ability to make the child more confused.
Oh and ALL parents have the ability to get any content they desire and provide it in their home. The singular proper place for pornography
On a side note, I think over 30 states have passed laws making the education dollars attach to the student, and not the school district. This is fast becoming a moot point. Public schools will be guided by their customers, or very soon, there will be no public schools.
(why are you so insistent on sexualizing our children)
iowan, it really doesn’t matter how logical and reasonable you make your comments to Svelaz. He’s a groomer and will not ever allow his perverted inclinations to be thwarted by parents destined to protect their children. For instance, check out this story. 11 year old daughter was on a multi-school field trip out of state and the chaperones placed a biological male to share a bed with her. The boy was supposed to be in “stealth mode”, but outed himself to the 3 girls in the room.
“Throughout the entire evening, K.E.M.’s privacy and feelings were always the primary concern of JCPS employees,” the letter said. “After JCPS disregarded D.W.’s privacy and the Waileses’ parental rights, JCPS then silenced D.W., thus infringing on her freedom of speech, when a JCPS teacher told the three girls that they were not allowed to tell anyone that K.E.M. was transgender, even though K.E.M. voluntarily chose to share this information.”
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/04/exclusive-school-assigned-girl-sleep-boy-who-identifies-trans-parental-notification/
OLLY
But the state maintains the books on school shelves represent protected government speech.
The Government is the people.
The parents do not lose their power when it is delegated to their elected representatives. ALL govt power originates in the sovereign people
A library is a public entity meaning access to books should be available to anyone wanting to read certain books. The government should remain neutral in the matter. Again, libraries, especially those in schools DO NOT promote, or allow inappropriate content to be checked out by certain students by age. Libraries are sectioned off into, chidlren’s, young adult, etc, etc. young kids are not seeking these books these parents claim. They have on idea what they are. It’s the paranoid parents who are making the issue about these books seem intriguing to those student who otherwise wouldn’t think twice about checking them out.
It’s simply an excuse to dictate to others because they don’t like the idea that they exist.
Svelaz
DO NOT promote, or allow inappropriate content to be checked out by certain students by age. Libraries are sectioned off into, chidlren’s, young adult, etc, etc.
you are just making stuff up.
Can the district hire a librian that considers gay sex a sin? With that truth in mind the librarian will fill the shelves with books laying out that truth?
Which is it. Top down from the experts, or from the street up, community standards? I know my grandkids school just finished swapping out the entire schoolboard. Largely on the push for gay normalization, and the awful covid decisions. You are not going to like the standards you advocate for
A library is a public entity meaning access to books should be available to anyone wanting to read certain books.
Excepting the library of Congress, no library can shelve every book.
That being said, Parents can go to the community library and get all the preteen gay sex books they want.
School libraries should avoid the conflict.
Why are you conflating “library” with a school library? A school library is not a public library.
Why?
Because you did
A library is a public entity meaning access to books should be available to anyone wanting to read certain books.
So buzz off and take your pedantry with you
I was speaking to Svelass, Iowan. Sorry if I posted incorrectly.
Surpise, I cant differentiate between 20 anonymous commeters.
The government doesn’t have “rights”. The government has authority and duties. In this case, the Florida state government has the authority to determine what books will be in school libraries. There is nothing interesting about this non-controversial fact.
If I never hear the name Hunter Biden again it will be too soon.
You’re better than this ‘hit piece”, Professor.
No, he’s not “better than this”. He’s reached a saturation point regarding this Hunter Biden obsession. This is for the benefit of his MAGA followers and their need to remain in a constant state of distrustful suspicion of anything from the “left”. Essentially damaged goods. They are easier to cater to and it does not require a whole lot of imagination to keep them entertained with these allegations that keep their suspicions alive and well. They are addicted to suspicion. It’s what conspiracy theorists love, just like the cravings of a crack addict.
Svelaz
“Don’t mention Joe being involved, it’s only when u are face to face, I know u know that but they are paranoid,”
Explain it, Svelass
Explain what? Why would we mention Joe? The allegations are that he’s involved, but still, no evidence proving the allegation true. Thus it remains just that, an allegation. That is the whole problem with Comer’s committee. It’s all allegations, but no clear and convincing evidence. So all they have is casting suspicion to allege guilt.
Svelaz
Yes their is evidence.
Comer has the transactions of money from hunters account’s, going into Joe’s accounts.
Joe:
“I never discussed business with Hunter” ..Proven a lie
I never was involved in Hunter’s business… proben a lie
I was never paid by Hunters business…yet another proven lie
Iowan2,
Comer didn’t provide evidence. He provided bank statements that only show transactions to family members, but not to Joe Biden.
You have a link showing comer’s evidence or are you just using hearsay as evidence?
None of the “lies” yo claim have been proven.
Svelaz
transactions to family members, but not to Joe Biden.
You are behind the times
Comer has the transactions from Hunters account to Joe’s account, on a monthly basis
Svelass
There you go again, conflating evidence and “proof”. There is evidence, and you now admit that. Instead you now claim there is no “clear and convincing” evidence. In other words, no “proof”. You deny the evidence, by taking each piece of info seperately and claiming, “thats not proof”. Proof is by combining all of the evidence. The whatsapp message is “evidence” of Joe’s involvement. It’s not “convincing” to you because you want to examine it apart from other evidence, like the email doling out 10% to the big guy, and Bobulinski’s statements re:his meetings with Joe.
Much of it is not “clear” to you because you are ignorant of the facts, as “evidenced” by claiming that Bobulinski is the one that detailed 10% for Joe, when it was Gilliar, and “evidenced” again when you claimed Archer didn’t provide any details about the meeting at the Observatory. Maybe not “proof” that you are ignorant, but very compelling evidence.
You still haven’t explained that whatsapp message in such a way as it doesn’t impugn Joe’s assertion that he wasn’t involved. Instead you claim its just an allegation. The “allegation” is that he was involved. The “evidence” is the CONTEMPORANEOUS whatsapp messages and emails, among others. You get that yet, or will you play dumb some more?
Why don’t you list for us all, each piece of “clear and compelling” evidence that Carroll had in obtaining a finding of liability for sexual assault against Trump?
Jimmy
jimmy, just ask these trolls what evidence would need to exist to convince them that the allegations against the Biden’s are legitimate. I’ve tried this twice and they haven’t provided an answer. If they won’t, then any further debate with them is pointless.
OLLY
Turley sure seems gleeful about Hunter Biden showing up before the committee. It’s almost as if he has some sort of animosity towards him or it may just be the tone he presents for the benefit of his MAGA fans.
Whatever the outcome is more likely that not much will come out. That’s been the long running theme with this committee. Lot’s of hyperbole and allegations, but no real evidence. It’s the casting of suspicion that seems more important. Because it’s easier to judge based on suspicion than. Present credible evidence that would support their still unproven allegations.
+100
You have the committees mixed up. This isn’t the January 6th Committee he’s talking about.
No, this is about Comer’s committee. You seem to be the one who is mixed up.
Svelaz
“. . . shady foreign sources.”
Bribes from a Russian oligarch in bed with Putin — an oligarch who mysteriously was omitted from Biden’s sanctions list. Bribes from Chinese communist dictators — who mysteriously now have access to American markets and to Iranian oil.
“Shady” is not the word that comes to mind.
Sam
The Chinese have had access to the American marked long before Biden became president. Large corporate farms are owned by Chinese companies. AMC theaters is owned by a Chinese company. China, if you haven’t noticed, it’s a major economic power and they do have a lot of investments here, including ownership of certain industries.
Svelaz
“The Chinese have had access to the American marked long before Biden became president.”
Which, of course, is not the issue. But it’s a nice deflection.
Start with *communist* Chinese banks and energy companies, under the Biden administration. Then TikTok, . . .
Sam
Sam, you brought it up as an issue and now claim it’s not? How is that a deflection? I addressed YOUR statement.
What does “communist” have anything to do with it? Those communist Chinese banks, energy companies, and tik tok all operated in this country when Trump was in office. They benefitted because Ivanka had direct access to Trump which she in turn had access to Chinese manufacturing facilities for HER products. She used her family’s name to gain profit. Not illegal. So why is it ‘illegal’ for Hunter Biden according to republicans?
Svelaz
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His Counsel (attorney Abbe Lowell) will Appear, but Hunter himself will be tight lipped, if he even shows up.
Media, well it’s not going to be the O.J. Bronco Chase or DJT trip to get booked at the Fulton County Jail.
There will be a bit Word-Salad from Team Hunter, then they will all go off to enjoy the Christmas Holiday.
All except Hunter Biden’s love child, Navy, of which Mr. & Mrs. Joe Biden snub out of the family tree.
I do hope the Navy issue is raised behind and in front of the Congressional Doors.
Because if Joe and Hunter can deny that the ‘existence of a relationship’ (Navy’s jus sanguinis) by publicly omitting that fact and dismissing the reality, Then they are fully capable of dismissing the ‘existence of a relationship’ on any other issue. The nature of this Congressional inquiry is similar to that of a Paternity Test, to examine whether or not there is a relationship between Hunter and Joe Biden. Forensically it has Biden Blood all over it (DNA).
Come Thursday morning ( December 14th) Maury Povich can then announce “The Results ARE IN!” Joe Biden – “You Are the Father” of this corruption!
– Stay Tuned –
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/01/joe-biden-snubs-his-granddaughter-again-n2631901
Comer now has direct payments from one of Hunters accounts to Joe.
Another “narrative” proven a lie.
Turls: SYBILL is more of a metaphor for the Republican attempts to get Joe Biden through Hunter Biden.
The better movie example that applies to this hit piece is from ANIMAL HOUSE and it’s directed at the general quality of your ongoing PR campaign against Hunter…
Of course that cinematic moment was when Dean Wormer told Bluto that being fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life.
Although you’re no doubt proud of the hypocrisy on your part with seemingly framing this around Hunter as the child of a president and not looking at all at the influence peddling of, say, the trump children and in laws…
But that’s why the mothership at fox assigns you to this campaign. It’s all like: give it to Turley, he’ll go in on it, he doesn’t care. He’ll play Sun City as was said in the 80’s.
Keep waiting for you not to be so in the pocket of your owners…, clearly that moment is still far off in the distance.
Eb
A little butt-hurt this morning, are we? You might want to try some ice.
Oh…, does that work for the condition you refer to?
Everyone knows that EB stands for Eating Boogers.
Estovir
Estovir steps up to show his true genius. Bahahahaha. What an assclown.
Although you’re no doubt proud of the hypocrisy on your part with seemingly framing this around Hunter
EB 100% on message. By that I mean, ignoring the subject and instead using weak attempts at smearing our gracious host.
That’s the real goal of all the trolls, smear Professor Turley, because the fact really mess with their skewed view of facts
If we’re recreating movies, isn’t The Godfather appropriate?
Hunter is going to be president one day?
EB the little booger eating kunt is back with more horse manure. At least wipe it off your nose when you are done shoveling it, bug boy.
Seems tommy/jimmy/ clue midget has a booger fetish.
The little booger eating kunt who loves to assign sockpuppets but is too much if a kunt to own his own, misses the point again.
Seems the booger eating kunt has a sockpuppet fetish. And he doesnt deny eating boogers.
Tommy/ jimmy/ clue midget: It has finally occurred to me that you, clearly, are in high school. Early high school. Growing pains are tough for sure…, and I’m glad you’ve shown the courage to work them out publicly on the Turley blog.
Another ironic and totally un-self aware post from the booger eating kunt that cant tell one poster from another. Calling out juvenile comments is the kunt who coined the phrase “magat c*ckriders”. Bwahahaha typical lefty projection.
A minute ago I was the Catholic Estovir, now I’m in high school. Maybe you really are a female kunt, because you can never seem to make up your mind.
Bwahahahahahahaha
How does it feel to have your kunt a$$ handed to you daily by a high schooler, booger boy?
Wait, doesn’t EB stand for Eating Boogers????
Estovir
Because maybe if you say it again it will become smarter somehow, Estovir/jimmy/tommy/clue midget?
I’ll let you know if it actually happens. Other than that I can’t speak to your feverdreams, f$%kwidget.
Bwahahahahahahaha
the REAL crime…is the FBI, IRS, SS, CIA, DOJ,…..all allow the BIDENS continue their CRIME WAVE!