The Democratic president’s son slammed a Republican subpoena’s request for closed-door testimony, saying it could be manipulated.

The more forward stance of the president’s son seeks to one-up Republicans’ demand that he give a deposition behind closed doors.

House Oversight Republicans rejected and offer from Hunter Biden to testify publicly before the committee on Dec. 13

U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden on Tuesday offered to testify publicly in the House Republican impeachment inquiry of his father's Democratic administration, while a leading lawmaker stuck to his demand of testimony behind closed doors.

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, confirmed that he will publicly testify before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee on December 13 in a letter sent to the panel Tuesday (November 28) morning, CNN reports.

House Republicans who have subpoenaed Hunter Biden to testify in the impeachment inquiry into President Biden insisted on a private, videotaped deposition before a public hearing.

The Republican chairmen of the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees said that Hunter Biden is seeking “special treatment” from the committee with his request to testify publicly instead of in a private deposition,

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent a letter to Hunter Biden's lawyer pushing back on his attempt to not sit for a closed-door deposition and instead appear before a public hearing.

House impeachment inquiry leaders seeking testimony from Hunter Biden sought to turn his offer for public testimony on its head Friday, writing that he had affirmed his availability for the deposition they demanded in an earlier subpoena.