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If Republican House members are expecting the dual investigations into President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden to impact the 2024 election, they may have missed the boat according to public relations experts.

With some Republicans admitting they hope the investigation into Hunter Biden's finances and the impeachment inquiry poised to be conducted against President Biden are both meant to help Donald Trump win re-election in 2024, the court of public opinion may see it differently.

House Republicans must have been counting on their impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden becoming fodder for right-wing media, but so far conservative outlets have been skeptical of their allegations.

Fox News frequently resembles an extension of the Republican Party, but its hosts, anchors and reporters have poked holes in the evidence presented by GOP lawmakers, and their even further right-wing competitors have barely touched the impeachment proceedings, reported The Guardian.

Reflecting on the press conference Hunter Biden gave outside of the U.S. Capitol this week, where he made it clear he has no problem being deposed by Republicans as long as it is done in public for all the country to see, "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough claimed the president's son is winning the public relations war with his GOP adversaries.

Speaking to reporters, Hunter Biden stated, "For six years, I have been the target of the unrelenting Trump attack machine shouting 'Where's Hunter?' Well, here is my answer: I am here. Here I am, Mr. Chairman, taking you up on your offer when you said, 'We can bring these people in for depositions or committee hearings, whichever they choose.'"

According to MSNBC's Scarborough, Republicans are afraid to confront Hunter Biden in public and House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) in particular is over his head.

Punchbowl News founder John Bresnahan then chimed in to say that Democrats "need to push back against this and say there is no real evidence that Joe Biden did anything wrong. I think the White House has done, you know — you could say what you want about Hunter Biden, I mean, that scene the other day was extraordinary, I haven't seen anything like it in my time, but, you know, they need to push back on this harder. So I do think it's interesting that these swing district Republicans found that there's no real downside for them voting for an inquiry."

"Well, you know, two things: I'm so glad you brought up Hunter's press conference the other day," Scarborough replied. "This is not a guy — I don't think this is a guy that they want to take on publicly, which is why, you know, even after he made the recommendation that they would do it privately or publicly — Comer made that recommendation you know — he melted like a little snowflake when Hunter actually took him up on it and said, 'Okay, I will come testify publicly."'

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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), in an apparent attempt to curry favor with former President Donald Trump, has filed a formal complaint against U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell.

In her complaint, Stefanik describes Howell as a "D.C. Obama judge" and accuses her of saying that electing Trump as president could lead to fascism, despite the fact that Trump has openly mused in public appearances about being a "dictator" for at least a day.

Kicking off Friday morning, "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough ridiculed the defense former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's lawyer presented in their closing statement in the Georgia poll worker defamation lawsuit trial, with Scarborough agreeing with the attorney's contention that his client is deluded.

With Giuliani expected to see damages approaching $40 million going to Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, over accusations they committed voter fraud, Scarborough laughed that the best defense Giuliani's lawyer could offer was "He's crazy."

Rudy Giuliani's words could cost him dearly, as the one-time New York mayor may be expected to cough up tens of millions of dollars in the defamation case that wound down on Thursday as the jury began deliberating to render a verdict.

Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner, appearing on MSNBC's "The 11th Hour," said he expects the sum that the former New York City mayor and attorney to former President Donald Trump will be forced to pay out will be substantial.

Georgians will be electing at least one new member of Congress next year – Republican Congressman Drew Ferguson announced he will not be seeking another term Thursday morning.

In a brief statement, the representative from The Rock said he looks forward to spending more time with family.

Republican Party leaders who served in 2020 offered their accounts in court Thursday of what they knew prior to 16 individuals signing and submitting false electoral votes for former President Donald Trump, who lost the presidential election that year.

Wednesday’s and Thursday’s proceedings in Lansing were held for the cases against Michigan GOP National Committeewoman Kathleen Berden, Amy Faccihinello, Mari-Ann Henry, John Haggard, Michele Lundgren and former Michigan GOP Co-chair Meshawn Maddock. There are nine others facing charges.