Hunter Biden must answer questions on financial dealings, judge rules in child support case

An Arkansas judge has ordered Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, to sit for sworn testimony and answer additional questions about his finances.

Biden appeared in court Monday for a paternity case over the child he had with Lunden Roberts in 2018. He has asked the court to reduce his child support payments to Roberts for their 4-year-old daughter.

Independence County Circuit Court Judge Holly Meyer ruled Biden must sit for a deposition in June and his lawyers must provide written answers about Biden’s investments, art sales and other financial transactions by May 12, according to CNN.

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Hunter Biden has been under immense scrutiny by Republicans over his financial dealings, which have prompted wide-ranging inquiries into Biden and the Biden family by the GOP-led House.

The judge’s ruling comes after Roberts said Biden ignored court orders requiring him to turn over his financial records, accusing him of failing to provide them in discovery and asking the court to hold Biden in contempt, according to NBC.

Roberts' lawyer Jennifer Lancaster called Biden’s actions a “willful and flagrant violation of this court’s previous order entered on the defendant’s motion” in a court filing last month.

During the two-hour court hearing Monday, Biden’s lawyer Abbe Lowell revealed Biden is paying $20,000 a month in child support and has given a total of $750,000 to Roberts, CNN reported.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hunter Biden must answer financial questions in paternity case: judge