Democrats secured Lev Parnas, a convicted former aide to Rudy Giuliani, as their witness for a Republican-led hearing Wednesday to review Hunter Biden’s financial activity, in the absence of the president’s son himself. Parnas is just the latest addition to an unusual slate of witnesses after Biden declined to appear for the House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing titled “Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden’s Abuse of Public Office.” He is due to appear in court in California the following day in his case related to failure to pay taxes. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the premier destination for in-depth analysis of daily headlines, insightful political commentary and informed perspectives. Reaching more than 95 million households worldwide, MSNBC offers a full schedule of live news coverage, political opinions and award-winning documentary programming -- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Connect with MSNBC Online Visit msnbc.com: http://on.msnbc.com/Readmsnbc Subscribe to MSNBC Newsletter: MSNBC.com/NewslettersYouTube Find MSNBC on Facebook: http://on.msnbc.com/Likemsnbc Follow MSNBC on Twitter: http://on.msnbc.com/Followmsnbc Follow MSNBC on Instagram: http://on.msnbc.com/Instamsnbc LIVE: Former Giuliani associate to testify as Democrats’ witness at Hunter Biden hearing