Speaker Kevin McCarthy\u0027s sudden decision to launch an inquiry into U.S. President Joe Biden has won over the most reluctant Republicans.
The White House has said that Biden was not involved in his son’s business affairs. And so far, Republicans have unearthed no significant evidence of wrongdoing by Biden, who spoke often to his son and as vice-president and stopped by during a business dinner with his son’s associates.Article content
Biden’s chief rival Trump is the only president to be twice impeached — acquitted both times — and he is the first to face criminal charges in four separate indictments, including for trying to overturn the 2020 election he lost to Biden.“I hope we can get it through as quickly as possible,” said Rep. James Comer, the chair of the Oversight Committee leading the impeachment inquiry.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has warned the House off impeachment. And GOP Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, after announcing he would not seek re-election in 2024, told reporters Wednesday afternoon, “I haven’t heard any allegation of something that would rise to the level of a high crime and misdemeanour.”.But John Thune of South Dakota, the No. 2 Senate Republican, said the briefing by House members left him feeling “there’s enough smoke there that there are legitimate questions.
On another front, McCarthy’s decision to launch the impeachment inquiry appears to have done little to appease conservative lawmakers he needs to win over for his more immediate task: Persuading the GOP majority to pass the federal spending bills needed to avoid a government shutdown in just over two weeks.
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