Hunter Biden says he used to take 'many hits on a crack pipe as possible' in op-ed claiming his addiction has been 'weaponized' to attack his father in a 'vile and sustained disinformation campaign'

Hunter Biden claims his addiction has been 'weaponized' to onslaught his begetter President Joe Biden and that it's been turned into a 'vile and sustained disinformation campaign.'

In an op-ed published successful USA Today connected Thursday, President Biden's boy talked astir his addiction, penning it consisted of a bottle of vodka a time 'and arsenic galore hits connected a ace tube arsenic possible.'

The portion comes arsenic nan Biden family faces scrutiny from Republicans successful Congress complete Hunter's business dealings and whether aliases not nan family profited from Joe Biden's nationalist office. Republicans are besides weighing articles of impeachment against nan president.

Hunter Biden, successful nan astir 800 connection essay, goes to reason his addiction was utilized a 'fodder' against his father.

'My struggles and my mistakes person been fodder for a vile and sustained disinformation run against him, and an all-out annihilation of my estimation done high-pitched but fruitless congressional investigations and, much recently, criminal charges for possessing an unloaded weapon for 11 days 5 years agone – charges that look to beryllium nan first-ever of their benignant brought successful nan history of Delaware,' Hunter wrote.

And while Hunter writes 'I americium not a victim,' he goes connected to berate nan media sum of his addiction and reason it will make it harder for others to find sobriety.

'It is already a near-impossible determination for addicts to get sober, and nan avalanche of negativity and battle of my individual privateness whitethorn only make it harder for those considering it,' Hunter writes. 

He besides claims nude photos of him - recovered connected a laptop he near successful a Delaware pawn shop - and published by DailyMail.com and different outlets were 'altered.' 

The abandoned laptop - verified by DailyMail.com arsenic Hunter's - was filled pinch nude photographs and incriminating matter messages. 

He complains he's been 'bombarded' by 'denigrating and near-constant sum of maine and my addiction.'

Hunter Biden became an rumor successful nan 2020 predetermination erstwhile Donald Trump railed against him and his overseas business dealings successful Ukraine and China. 

And House Republicans took up nan mantle erstwhile they won power of that chamber. 

House Republicans past month subpoenaed nan president and Hunter's individual and business banking records, successful an effort to link nan elder Biden to his drug-addicted son's overseas business deals successful Ukraine and China. 

Biden has agelong said he had thing to do pinch his son's overseas business deals.

But Republican opponents remain undeterred. 

In nan weeks earlier House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his activity position connected October 3, he allowed nan House GOP to unfastened an impeachment enquiry into Biden. 

In precocious September, House Republicans issued 3 subpoenas for Joe and Hunter's individual and business slope records arsenic portion of nan impeachment inquiry.

'The subpoenaed slope records will thief nan Committees find whether Joe Biden abused his agency by trading entree and/or by receiving payments aliases different benefits successful speech for charismatic acts,' said Oversight Committee Chair James Comer and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan successful a associated statement.

Comer and Jordan alleged that Hunter Biden and different family members 'sought to conceal nan root of overseas income by having lucrative wires sent to Biden associates' accounts, alternatively of their ain accounts.' 

'We judge these records will supply penetration arsenic to wherever nan overseas money was yet sent,' they said. 

White House spokesperson Ian Sams called Republican efforts a 'baseless chaotic goose chase' to distract from a imaginable authorities shutdown.

The impeachment enquiry took a backseat, however, to nan House GOP's ain play - arsenic nan House went 22 days without a speaker aft McCarthy's ousting, only electing House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana past week. 

However Johnson said connected Thursday that nan impeachment enquiry was backmost connected track.

Asked if Republicans person capable grounds motorboat articles of impeachment against President Biden, Johnson said: 'I person not predetermined that, but I do judge that very soon we are coming to a constituent of determination connected it, and we are successful nan impeachment enquiry shape which is an important measurement successful that phase.'