Hunter Biden’s lawyer demanded Friday that a congressional ethics watchdog examine the conduct of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene during a hearing earlier this week in which she showed sexually explicit but censored photos of the first child with alleged prostitutes.
“This week, your colleague has stooped, and by extension the entire House of Representatives, to a new level of egregious behavior that flagrantly violates the House’s ethics rules and standards of official conduct,” Father Lowell wrote in a letter to the Hillside Office of Congressional Ethics.
“If OCE takes its responsibilities seriously, it will quickly and decisively convict and sanction Ms. Greene for her latest actions,” the lawyer wrote.
The Georgia Republican stunned Wednesday during a House Oversight Committee hearing attended by two IRS whistleblowers, Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, who say the five-year government investigation into Hunter Biden was plagued by sponsorship.
Greene warned viewers that “parental discretion is advised” and warned that “the following images are disturbing” before posting photos of the first son, now 53, engaging in graphic sexual acts with a series of women.
During her questioning, the congresswoman was trying to establish whether Hunter had violated the federal Mann Act of 1910, which prohibits the transportation of women across state lines “for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery, or for any other immoral purpose.”
“Should we post this, Mr. President?” Ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) complained when Greene showed footage obtained from Hunter Biden’s infamously abandoned laptop.
“Now more than ever, the House has a duty to say loud and clear that it does not condone, approve, or disagree with his outrageous and shameful conduct and his blatant violations of official standards of conduct that do not credibly reflect on the House of Representatives,” Lowell said in his letter.
The Congressional Ethics Office, established by the House of Representatives, is an independent, nonpartisan entity tasked with receiving and investigating complaints of misconduct involving legislators and congressional staffers.
The watchdog can also appeal to the House Ethics Committee if it finds evidence of misconduct.
Lowell accuses Greene of using her time during the hearing to “generate clicks online” and “raise funds” by “harassing and shaming” Hunter Biden.
The attorney also called Republican Brandon’s performance on Wednesday a “political coup.”
“Rather than assess the credibility of IRS agent testimony or review our tax laws, Ms. Greene sought to use the power of her office to generate online clickthroughs, fundraisers, and provide sensationalized videos for Fox News at the expense of harassing and embarrassing Mr. Biden, a private citizen,” Lowell explained.
“This political stunt by Ms. Greene will be remembered as a historic event unbecoming of any member of Congress and unbecoming of the House of Representatives,” he added.
Greene’s office did not respond to the Post’s request for comment.
