President Joe Biden's son Hunter testified to House Republicans this week that he thanked God not to be a member of a family that would do something "crazy" like install a daughter-in-law as chairperson of their political party.
Biden also testified his father never operated a hotel catering to foreign nationals during his White House tenure, employed family members to work in the Oval Office or received a $355 million fine from his home state.
"No, he has not, thank God," Biden testified. "And I don't think that anyone in my family would be crazy enough to want to be the chairperson of the DNC."
Biden's answers were prompted by questions from Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) who appeared at Wednesday's deposition in his capacity as a member of the Judiciary committee.
Swalwell kicked off the session by repeatedly quizzing Rep. James Comer — among Republicans leading the charge in an increasingly unlikely presidential impeachment effort — as to when the deposition transcript would be released.
A good time later, Swalwell got the opportunity to pitch questions to the president's son, the transcript shows.
Swalwell did not name Donald Trump, but the former president's reported actions were a common theme among his line of inquiry.
"[President Joe Biden has] never operated a hotel where foreign nationals spent millions at that hotel while he was in office?" Swalwell asked Hunter of his father.
"No, he has not," Hunter replied
"While your father was President, did anyone in the family receive 41 trademarks from China?" Swalwell asked, in reference to reports of Trump's daughter Ivanka's business dealings. Again, the answer was no.
"Anyone in your family ever strike a multibillion dollar deal with the Saudi Government," asked Swalwell, this time referencing Ivanka's husband Jared Kushner, "while your father was in office?"
"No," Hunter Biden replied.
Said Swalwell, "That's all I've got."
