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A Democratic member of Congress taunted his Republican colleagues by holding up a photograph of former President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein during a contentious House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday morning.
The committee hearing regarding House Republicans' investigation of President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, descended into chaos Wednesday as members of both political parties debated the merits of the investigation.
Republicans' investigation has focused on Hunter Biden's overseas business dealings, specifically about whether President Biden benefited from the transactions involving individuals from countries including Ukraine, China, Russia, Romania and Kazakhstan. Hunter Biden has denied wrongdoing, and Democrats argue the investigation is merely political retribution for their investigations into Trump when they held a majority of seats in Congress.
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More than an hour into the hearing, lawmakers argued about evidence Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, sought to enter into the record. Greene wanted to introduce evidence from Hunter Biden's bank statements, but several Democrats objected, arguing that she had already spoken.
Representative Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, also questioned whether she would show pornographic images of Hunter Biden, as she faced criticism for displaying nude photographs of him during a hearing last July. Committee Chairman James Comer opted to pause the hearing to allow staff to determine whether the evidence would be entered.
Representative Jared Moskowitz, a Florida Democrat, took advantage of the pause to reveal a photograph of Trump with Epstein.
"We had to pause committee because Marjorie Taylor Greene is being unhinged. While we wait,@JaredEMoskowitz is holding this up," Representative Maxwell Frost, a Florida Democrat, posted on X, formerly Twitter.
Newsweek reached out to Trump's campaign and Greene and Moskowitz's offices via email for comment.
Trump's ties to Epstein have come under renewed scrutiny after the public release of court documents related to the late financier.
The names were unsealed from a lawsuit filed by Virginia Giuffre, who has alleged Epstein abused her when she was a minor and that his girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, aided in the abuse. Epstein was indicted in 2019 on charges of sex trafficking involving underage girls and was found dead in his jail cell while awaiting trial. Maxwell was found guilty in 2021 and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Trump was named in these documents but has not been criminally charged with any wrongdoing. His spokesperson, Steven Cheung, has said any claims regarding Trump's relationship with Epstein were "thoroughly debunked" by the release of the documents.
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