The House Speaker appears to have caved to Matt Gaetz’s threat of removal, setting the stage for months of partisan warfare that’s not likely to end well for Republicans.
outside of his Capitol Hill office, the California Republican made grandiose claims suggesting that Biden, while vice president, orchestrated an influence-peddling scheme to benefit himself and particularly his son“These are allegations of abuse of power, obstruction, and corruption,” McCarthy said, “and they warrant further investigation by the House of Representatives.
that Republicans will no longer have to feign a legislative obligation in order to investigate the president.Punchbowl News, has plans to sell the inquiry to members during a special conference meeting on Thursday. Backing McCarthy’s pitch will be House Judiciary chairmanwith the latter having spent months leading an investigation into the president and his family.
His leadership notwithstanding, McCarthy may not have the horses to actually pass articles of impeachment, which would require a simple majority of 218 votes. In fact, it seems as though McCarthy chose not to put the inquiry up to a vote over fears that it would fail and hamper GOP momentum. Republicans only outnumber Democrats in the House by 10 members, and several Republicans have
whether there is sufficient proof to impeach Biden. Last week, on evidentiary grounds, Republican congressman
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