September 12th 2023.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has announced he is directing congressional Republicans to open an impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden. He made the announcement on Tuesday, saying the House Oversight Committee has uncovered "serious and credible allegations into President Biden's conduct."
The allegations stem from a probe into the business deals of Biden's son, Hunter Biden, from before he took office in January 2021. According to McCarthy, the committee has evidence that Biden "did lie to the American people of his about his own knowledge of his family's foreign business deals." He also accused members of the Biden family of getting "special treatment" by authorities due to their proximity to the president.
McCarthy said the resulting business deals had landed the family "cars and millions of dollars." He went on to say that "nearly $20million in payments were directed to the Biden family members and associates through various shell companies." The investigation is the result of a probe into Hunter Biden's business deals by the House Oversight Committee.
The speaker also claimed Biden had used his office as then-Vice President to "coordinate" with his son Hunter's business partner's at Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy company he served as a board member for between 2014 and 2019. He also pointed to a "sweetheart" plea deal Hunter was offered for federal gun charges.
"Taken together, these allegations paint a picture of a culture of corruption," McCarthy said. "These are allegations of abuse of power, obstruction and corruption, and they warrant further investigation by the House of Representatives."
The investigation will be lead by Rep James Comer of the Oversight Committee, Rep Jim Jordan of the Judiciary Committee, and Rep Jason Smith of the Ways and Means Committee. McCarthy said the investigation was necessary to get "answers for the American people," and that they were "committed to going wherever the evidence takes us."
However, it is unclear if McCarthy had the support of members of his own party. Several House Republicans have said they have seen no evidence to warrant an official investigation, and Rep Jamie Raskin has said he has seen "zero evidence of wrongdoing whatsoever" during the committee's hearings.
White House Spokesperson Ian Sams called the investigation "extreme politics at its worst," saying it was a transparent effort to boost Donald Trump's campaign. He added that McCarthy should not cave to the demands of far-right members who are threatening to shut down the government unless they get a baseless, evidence-free impeachment of President Biden.
The president has not commented directly about the investigation as of Tuesday afternoon.
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