I'm also here today to correct how the Maguiret has betrayed me for their political purposes.

I am first and foremost a son, a father, a brother, and a husband from a loving and supportive family.

I'm proud to have earned degrees from Georgetown University in Yale Law School. I'm proud of my legal

career and business career. I'm proud of my time serving on a dozen different

boards of directors and I'm proud of my efforts to forge global

business relationships. For six years MAGA Republicans including members of the

House committees who are in a closed door session right now

have impugned my character, invaded my privacy, attacked my wife, my children, my family, and my friends.

They have ridiculed my struggle with addiction,

they've belittled my recovery and they have tried to dehumanize me all to embarrass

and damage my father who has devoted his entire public life to service.

For six years, I have been the target of the unrelenting Trump attack machine

shouting, Where's Hunter? a Trump attack machine shouting where's hunter. Well here's my answer. I am here. Let me

state as clearly as I can.

my father was not financially involved in my business, not as a practicing lawyer, not as a board

member of Barrizma, not in my partnership with a Chinese private businessman, not in my investments at home nor

abroad, and certainly not as an artist.

Yet here I am, Mr Chairman, taking up your offer when you said we can bring these people in for depositions

or committee hearings whichever they choose.

Well, I've chosen.

I am here to testify at a public hearing today to answer any of the committee's legitimate

questions.

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