The attorney representing Hunter Biden in his ongoing legal battles met with first lady Jill Biden’s top aide in the East Wing of the White House days before the first son defied a congressional subpoena.
Abbe Lowell, Hunter Biden’s attorney, met Dec. 11 with Anthony Bernal, the first lady’s top staffer, visitor logs at the White House show.
Just two days later, Hunter Biden defied a subpoena to appear before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, opting instead to hold a press conference at the Senate side of Capitol.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre later said that President Joe Biden was “familiar” with what his son planned to say the day he skipped out on his congressional deposition, The Hill reported.
Bernal, known in some circles as the first lady’s “work husband,” has been hit with sexual assault…
