Hunter Biden used his private Wednesday testimony before House investigators to deliver a blistering rebuke of Republicans’ investigation into his father, President Joe Biden.

The president’s son is meeting with members and aides on the House Oversight and Judiciary committees as part of Republicans’ sweeping impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden, which has largely focused on the business deals of his family.

In his opening statement, Hunter Biden tried to directly puncture the central premise of the House GOP’s monthslong probe. He said that his focus during what is expected to be an hourslong interview will be driving home “one uncontestable fact that should end the false premise of this inquiry: I did not involve my father in my business.”

“For more than a year, your Committees have hunted me in your partisan political pursuit of my dad. You have trafficked in innuendo, distortion, and sensationalism — all the while ignoring the clear and convincing evidence staring you in the face. You do not have evidence to support the baseless and MAGA-motivated conspiracies about my father because there isn’t any,” Hunter Biden said in his opening statement, according to a copy obtained by POLITICO.

His appearance behind closed doors results from months of public sparring between his team and House Republicans, who view him as a key witness in their investigation.

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