Republicans will hold the first hearing on Joe Biden’s impeachment inquiry next THURSDAY

House Republicans will hold their first hearing in the impeachment inquiry against Joe Biden next Thursday — and plan to subpoena the bank records of the president’s son Hunter and brother James.

The Republican Party has accused Biden of corruption and abuse of power over his alleged ties to Hunter’s foreign affairs deals when he was vice president.

They hope the new data will shed more light on the Biden family’s finances and help the next phase of the investigation.

Republicans say bank records show Biden’s family and associates have raked in more than $20 million from China, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Romania.

There are also WhatsApp messages Hunter sent to an employee claiming Joe was in the room while they discussed cases and damning testimony from whistleblowers from the IRS and FBI.

The White House insists Republicans have no evidence to support their claims and calls the investigation a sham.

On Tuesday, the West Wing stepped up their attacks, claiming that the Republican plan is to “admit guilt first, find out the ‘evidence’ later.”

A spokesperson for the House Oversight Committee confirmed the initial hearing on September 28 to DailyMail.com.

“The House Oversight Committee will hold its first hearing on the impeachment inquiry next Thursday, September 28.

“The hearing will focus on constitutional and legal issues surrounding the president’s involvement in corruption and abuse of public office.”

“The committee also plans to subpoena Hunter and James Biden’s personal and business banking records as early as this week.

“The Oversight Committee will continue to follow the evidence and funding trail to provide the transparency and accountability that Americans demand from their government.”

Last Tuesday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy opened a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden over his alleged ties to Hunter’s business dealings, which Republicans say will likely have a long-lasting impact on his political career.

Days after the impeachment inquiry was announced, Hunter was indicted on three counts of lying about his crack cocaine addiction while buying a gun.

A Delaware grand jury returned three charges against him, including two charges of making false statements on his gun forms, and one charge of possessing a firearm while addicted to illegal drugs.

The prosecution is led by U.S. Special Counsel David Weiss, who is also investigating Hunter for tax crimes related to his foreign business dealings.

It’s a crushing blow to President Joe Biden, who has endorsed his son and is running for re-election in 2024.

Republicans argue that Hunter is guilty of additional crimes and that Weiss’ indictment based on the gun charges alone is insufficient.

The maximum prison sentence would total 25 years if convicted on all counts, although federal sentences are generally less than the maximum. Hunter could also be hit with a fine of up to $250,000 and three years’ probation.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., who is leading an investigation into the Biden family’s business dealings, responded to the indictment, saying the charges are a “very small start.”

“Unless U.S. Attorney Weiss investigates everyone involved in the fraud schemes and influence peddling, it will be clear that President Biden’s DOJ is protecting Hunter Biden and the big man,” he continued.

Earlier this summer, the president’s son reached a deal after the five-year investigation that would have allowed him to avoid a trial on gun charges if he had complied with parole conditions for 24 months.

Republicans in Washington complained that the president’s son made a “cute deal” to protect President Biden.

However, the plea deal fell apart in spectacular fashion in court in July, leaving Hunter facing new charges.

Judge Maryellen Noreika questioned the “diversion” of Hunter’s plea deal — a clause that gave him blanket immunity from a wide range of other possible charges, including illegal foreign lobbying — nullifying the deal.

In August, Attorney General Merrick Garland elevated Weiss to special counsel after increased scrutiny.

Garland’s decision to promote Weiss came after allegations from IRS whistleblowers that Hunter received “special treatment” during the criminal investigation.

IRS agents Joe Ziegler and Gary Shapley testified under oath to House Republicans that their investigation into the president’s son “supported felony and misdemeanor tax charges,” which were ultimately not filed against Hunter due to political pressure.

Weiss tried to file felony charges against him in Washington, D.C., they said, but was blocked by the district’s top federal prosecutor, Matthew Graves, a Biden appointee.

The “special treatment” for Hunter became a recurring pattern, said the whistleblowers, who were told they would get into “hot water” if they tried to contact President Joe Biden’s adult children and grandchildren during their investigation to talk.

Shapley also shared handwritten notes from an October 2022 meeting in which he quoted Weiss saying he was “not the decisive person” to charge Hunter Biden with tax crimes, raising questions about DOJ’s possible improper handling of the case.

Hunter’s legal team yesterday sued IRS whistleblowers Shapley and Ziegler for illegally disclosing his tax information.

The president’s son is seeking all documents related to the disclosure of his tax records, $1,000 for each unauthorized disclosure and attorney fees.

The collapse of Hunter Biden’s original plea deal also created more problems for his father, Joe Biden.

As part of the Republican Party-led investigation, they spoke with Hunter’s ex-business partner Devon Archer, who testified that President Biden was factually aware of his son’s actions and participated in at least 20 phone calls and multiple dinners with his son’s business partners son.

In addition, Republicans have uncovered more than a dozen shell companies that Hunter and at least a dozen members of the Biden family used to funnel foreign money.

Joe Biden also used several private email addresses from which he sometimes sent, received and forwarded government correspondence, according to emails found on Hunter Biden’s now infamous laptop.

‘Robin Ware’, ‘Robert L. Peters’ and ‘JRB ware’ were three pseudonyms used in emails regarding both official and family matters.

The president now faces more headlines and questions about his drug-addicted son’s case as he approaches the 2024 campaign trail.

The White House and the president himself have maintained that he was never involved in Hunter’s business dealings.