An 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 with Anthony Bernal, Jill Biden’s top staffer on Dec. 11, 2023, White House visitor logs show. Just two days later, Hunter Biden defied a subpoena to appear before the House Oversight Committee, opting to hold a press conference at the Capitol instead.
Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House’s press secretary, 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 is known in some circles as Jill Biden’s “work husband,” and has been hit with sexual assault allegations, according to the New York Post.