Hunter Biden on state dinner invitation list, along with with McCarthy and Garland
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcome India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrives for a State Dinner on the North Portico of the White House on Thursday. The state dinner is also the first public appearance of Hunter Biden since he reached a plea deal with the Justice Department.
The president has so far refrained from commenting widely on his son’s legal woes, telling reporters, “But things could get awkward at Thursday’s dinner, as the president’s son comes up against some of his foremost critics. The list of expected attendees also includes House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who has lambasted the results of the Justice Department inquiry and has helped amplify Republican calls for further investigation into Hunter Biden and the Biden family.of the plea deal.
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