Hunter Biden’s lawyer rebuffs House GOP request for records - The Washington Post

"As your Letter is a sweeping attempt to collect an expansive array of documents and communications from President Biden and his family, I write to explain that the Committee on Oversight and Accountability lacks a legitimate legislative purpose and oversight basis for requesting such records from Mr. Biden, who is a private citizen," Lowell wrote. He cited case law to say that Congress must have a legislative purpose to pursue records and cannot be a vehicle to undertake a criminal investigation. 

He also mocked Comer's claim to be examining ethics legislation. 

"It is more than ironic, perhaps hypocritical, for Republican members who now hold the gavel to declare such a legitimate purpose, when, while in the minority, they were vocal opponents of House Democrats seeking similar information from President Trump and his family, some of whom held official government positions," Lowell wrote, providing several comments from prominent House Republicans who criticized efforts to obtain records related to Trump and his family members…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/09/hunter-biden-comer-congress-committee/