Amidst an ever-worsening political climate in the United States, only months away from the 2024 election, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced he would be opening an impeachment inquiry into Pres. Joe Biden.
Starting on Sept. 28, the House Oversight Committee will be further investigating “allegations of abuse of power, obstruction and corruption” made against Biden for financially benefitting from his son Hunter Biden’s business activities. The committee will subpoena Hunter and James Biden (the President’s brother), for their bank records after the paperwork is finalized, according to Committee Chair Jim Comer.
Republicans risk major backlash if proper evidence is not found, which is the direction the investigation seems to be going in. There has even been resistance to the inquiry among the Republican party itself. Representative Ken Buck said he was “reluctant to agree” with McCarthy’s claims. Much of the intra-party skepticism is rooted in the fact that McCarthy told a conservative website less than a month ago that unless he had a full House vote, he wouldn’t open the inquiry. In 2019, he also challenged the validity of the opening of the impeachment inquiry into former Pres. Trump before a complete House vote.
Mr. McCarthy made seven accusations against Biden, none of which have substantial evidence backing them up. White House spokesman Ian Sams stated that following nine months of investigation into Biden, House Republicans have “turned up no evidence of wrongdoing.”
