Biden impeachment star witness sues top Democrat for defamation [Video]

One of the Republicans’ star witnesses in the impeachment hearings of Joe Biden is suing House Democrat Jamie Raskin for $20m for alleged defamatory comments that “deliberately and maliciously” besmirched his character.

Tony Bobulinski, a former business associate of the president’s son Hunter Biden, was called by House Republicans to testify against the Bidens as part of their probe into the family’s business dealings, seeking to impeach the president.

Mr Raskin has been an outspoken critic of the impeachment proceedings, including writing to Mr Bobulinski’s attorney in February to say that his client’s interview was “chaotic to the point of burlesque”.

“Mr. Bobulinski did not offer any evidence of wrongdoing by President Biden,” Raskin said in his letter. “He also did not provide any evidence that President Biden was involved in his family’s business …