.SpeakerMcCarthy’s decision to open the door to an impeachment inquiry of President JoeBiden marks an aggressive step in GOP lawmakers’ investigations — as well as a potentially risky gambit ahead of an election.
McCarthy first said Monday evening that enough evidence implicating Joe Biden in the foreign business dealings of his son, Hunter Biden, had emerged to warrant consideration of an impeachment inquiry.He doubled down Tuesday on the plan, suggesting that an impeachment inquiry could serve as a response in the event more information emerges to suggest impropriety by Biden or the Department of Justice investigating his family.
That a judge questioned the constitutionality of charges offered by prosecutors already accused of misconduct could give Republicans even more credibility in their quest to investigate the DOJ.Opening an impeachment inquiry, which McCarthy can technically do without a full vote of the House, would provide lawmakers with more tools to seek answers from the Biden administration.
But the DOJ would find it more difficult to avoid cooperating with Republicans in the context of an impeachment inquiry.Many congressional Democrats have managed to get through the past seven months of GOP investigations without having to comment on the evidence implicating Hunter Biden and, increasingly, his father.
The proceedings would involve detailed hearings and memos laying out the web of shell companies used by the Biden family to collect foreign payments, the unregistered lobbying work Hunter Biden did for foreign businesses while his father was in office, and the steps the Justice Department took to smother any efforts to look into those things.The White House has remained staunchly tight-lipped about the extent of Joe Biden’s involvement in his son’s business affairs.
An impeachment inquiry could finally set a deadline for resolving the question of whether Hunter Biden committed crimes in which his father was involved, either directly or through the crime of arranging the Justice Department to cover for his son.An aggressive inquiry into the Biden family could backfire by creating an incentive for skeptical voters and elected Democrats to rally around a president of whom they’re currently skeptical.
Polling also suggests voters are primarily concerned about the economy and inflation heading into the election.
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