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Even as several GOP senators have warned against it, a growing number of House Republicans are moving toward supporting an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
The shift in attitudes comes amid mounting evidence, most of which has been supplied by various federal agency whistleblowers, that appears to indicate Biden and his son, Hunter, were allegedly involved in illicit business transactions that may even have included an outright bribe for years before Joe became president.
On Tuesday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) referred to the accounts of two Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblowers and stated that launching an impeachment inquiry would aid Republicans in obtaining crucial documents that reveal potential misconduct by law enforcement officials favoring Hunter Biden.
GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik of New York also supported that stance, which aligns with the approach Democrats took in 2019 during former President Donald Trump’s initial impeachment.
“I strongly support the speaker. We’re producing more evidence every day that shows this president has broken many laws, his family has broken many laws, and they won’t respond to simple questions like, ‘what did your family do to receive the millions of dollars from our enemies around the world?’ So I think that’s something I would support,” noted Oversight Committee chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), adding that Hunter Biden’s collapsed plea agreement would not alter or affect his committee’s ongoing investigations.
Several House Republicans are reaffirming their previous demands for impeachment, considering the leadership’s messaging as validation. Earlier, the House voted strictly along party lines to send an impeachment resolution put forth by Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert to the Homeland Security and Judiciary committees, the Daily Caller reported.
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who introduced impeachment articles in May, told the Daily Caller: “The President is on record of lying. He said that he had known nothing about his son’s business deals. He knows nothing about any of this stuff, but it is now proven that he has lied to the American people that cannot be ignored, and we can’t sweep it under the rug.
“So the responsibility literally lies with the Republican conference to take up an impeachment inquiry. And I think that’s the right thing to do. I’m very happy,” she noted further.
“I’ve been calling for impeaching Joe Biden since Sen. Grassley released the FD-1023 suggesting that Joe Biden abused his power to enrich his family and assist foreign nationals. If Republicans substantiate these allegations, Joe Biden must be removed from office immediately,” Indiana Rep. Jim Banks told the outlet.
Some Republicans are adopting a more cautious stance, emphasizing the importance of ongoing investigations. U.S. Attorney from Delaware David Weiss, who reportedly was involved in agreeing to Hunter Biden’s sweetheart plea bargain, is scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Committee to address the Hunter Biden criminal probe after the August recess.
“The American people elected this Republican majority in part on a promise that we would provide oversight of the Biden administration, and we are doing just that from Secretary Mayorkas to Director Wray and the Biden family’s corrupt business dealings. The investigations our committees are conducting will provide the American people with the transparency they deserve,” Whip Tom Emmer, the third-ranking House Republican, told The DC.
“It’s a major response to what we see going on here. It’s not out of line at least to inquire as to the depth of what’s going on here. That doesn’t mean you necessarily just run out and do impeachment. I think impeachment’s been abused the last few years, and so it’s not something to be taken lightly,” California Rep. Doug LaMalfa told the outlet.
