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The House Rules Committee will not consider the resolutions to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress as planned on Tuesday amid negotiations between House Republicans and the first son to schedule a deposition.<\/p>\n

The committee was set to meet Tuesday afternoon to consider the resolutions that would hold the president\u2019s son in contempt, setting up the potential for a full vote on the House floor on whether to recommend him prosecution.<\/p>\n

The House Oversight Committee and the House Judiciary Committee last week passed resolutions to hold\u00a0Hunter Biden\u00a0in contempt of Congress for defying a congressional subpoena as part of the House impeachment inquiry against President Biden.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But on Friday, Hunter Biden\u2019s attorneys offered to discuss scheduling a new deposition for the first son. Now, House Republicans are in negotiations to do so.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Following an exchange of letters between the parties on January 12 and January 14, staff for the committees and lawyers for Hunter Biden are working to schedule Hunter Biden\u2019s appearance,\u2019 a spokesperson for the House Oversight Committee told Fox News Digital in a statement. \u2018Negotiations are ongoing this afternoon, and in conjunction with the disruption to member travel and cancelling (sic) votes, the House Rules Committee isn\u2019t considering the contempt resolution today to give the attorneys additional time to reach an agreement.\u2019<\/p>\n

Hunter Biden, ahead of his subpoenaed deposition on Dec. 13, had offered to testify publicly. House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., and Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, rejected his request, noting that the first son would not have special treatment and pointing to the dozens of other witnesses who have appeared as compelled for their interviews and depositions. Comer and Jordan vowed to release the transcript of Hunter Biden\u2019s deposition.<\/p>\n

The first son, though, defied the subpoena, ignored the offer and recently delivered a public statement outside the Capitol. At the time, he said his father \u2018was not financially involved in my business.\u2019<\/p>\n

As the House advanced the resolutions to continue to take steps to hold Hunter Biden in contempt, his attorney, Abbe Lowell, last week asked that the committees issue a new subpoena.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lowell penned a letter to the committees on Friday, saying the initial subpoenas were \u2018legally invalid\u2019 as they were issued before the full House of Representatives voted to formalize the impeachment inquiry against the president.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018If you issue a new proper subpoena, now that there is a duly authorized impeachment inquiry, Mr. Biden will comply for a hearing or deposition,\u2019 Lowell wrote. \u2018We will accept such a subpoena on Mr. Biden\u2019s behalf.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

Comer and Jordan sent a letter to Lowell over the weekend, stating that they would be willing to subpoena him a second time if that meant his cooperation in their probe.<\/p>\n

\u2018The committees welcome Mr. Biden\u2019s newfound willingness to testify in a deposition setting under subpoena,\u2019 Comer and Jordan wrote.<\/p>\n

\u2018Although the Committee\u2019s subpoenas are lawful and remain legally enforceable, as an accommodation to Mr. Biden and at your request, we are prepared to issue subpoenas compelling Mr. Biden\u2019s appearance at a deposition on a new date in the coming weeks.\u2019<\/p>\n

Fox News\u2019 Chad Pergram contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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