WASHINGTON — Republicans are demanding records from Hunter Biden’s attorneys related to a failed plea agreement between federal prosecutors and the president’s son after news reports published accounts of the negotiations.
In a letter obtained by NBC News, the Republican chairs of the House Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Oversight committees argue that Biden’s legal team relinquished its privileged communications protections by leaking information to the media.
“Given that these disclosures have been made to two media outlets and this information has been widely publicized, no basis exists to withhold these documents and communications from the Committees, including on the basis of any purported duty of confidentiality, work product, or other privilege interest,” said the letter signed by GOP Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Jason Smith of Missouri and James Comer of Kentucky.
