The shift in tone after Speaker Kevin McCarthy launched the inquiry by himself reflects the continued reluctance of House Republicans in swing districts to buck their party leaders.
for failing to meet their demands on other issues, like spending, Bacon made it clear he and others would protect McCarthy. “There’s 200 of us or so, maybe more, that will stick by the speaker,” Bacon said.
“I support Speaker McCarthy’s decision to direct the House Committees on Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden,” he said in a statement, adding that he’s “confident” the committee leaders in charge “will conduct thoughtful and thorough investigations into allegations against the President, which I will carefully review.”
“There’s smoke there, right? So we have a requirement to go investigate that to see if there’s actually fire there,” he said. But he also said that in the end, “if it’s not substantiated, we should oppose” proceeding to articles of impeachment.
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