House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday that first son Hunter Biden could have a public hearing before Congress if he wants but only after a closed-door deposition under oath, adding that former Trump adviser Steve Bannon wanted the same thing but was denied “because that’s what the law requires.”

Bannon was subsequently held in contempt of Congress for ignoring a subpoena.

“Can you explain this whole process? My understanding of your subpoena is you want a closed-door, under-oath deposition, and you want materials handed over. Is that correct, sir?” Hannity asked Comer to begin the segment.

“That’s correct. This is a normal subpoena. This is a normal congressional subpoena, it’s a lawful subpoena,” Comer responded. “We have asked him to come in on December 13th. His attorney said today that he would gladly come in but only for a public hearing. He will have a public hearing after we do the deposition. This is the way credible investigations are conducted.

“Hunter Biden is not above the law. Just because he has gotten away with criminal activity by the DOJ, the FBI, the IRS, the National Archives, doesn’t mean he is going to be treated that way by the House Oversight Committee,” Comer continued. “We are going to abide by the law.

“Jamie Raskin, the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, did this exact same process” when Democrats controlled the House, the Kentucky Republican continued. “He had a very similar scenario with Steve Bannon when he was subpoenaed by the January 6th committee.

“He wanted to come in not for a deposition but for a public hearing. Raskin said he had to sit down for a deposition because that’s what the law requires. That’s what we require of Hunter Biden,” Comer added.

“We will gladly have a public hearing with Hunter Biden after we do the deposition to go over the 10,000 plus pages of bank records and documents we have with countless questions about specific transactions,” he said.