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Jacquelyn Martin/AP
As House Republicans publicly announce their intention to move forward with an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, they are struggling to convince the public — and even themselves — that they will be able to get it. evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors necessary to impeach a president.
On Tuesday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson published an op-ed inside USA Today explained his reason for the legalization of the investigation into Biden, which until now has tested the usual requirement of a vote on the house to officially open an impeachment investigation.
Johnson wrote that “the opening of an official investigation – supported by a vote of the entire body – puts (Republicans) in the strongest legal position to gather evidence and provide transparency to the American people.”
But in the hours after Johnson’s announcement, Republicans struggled to explain on what basis they are moving forward with a confirmation investigation, and there are serious questions about their motivations and the concept of commitment to not clear.
When Fox News hosted Maria Bartiromo asked Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wisc.) on Tuesday about what he thought was the “most damning” evidence against Biden presented by Republicans, Tiffany pointed out. Claims are long overdue that President Biden illegally discovered his son’s relationship with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma.
Later that day, Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) this is what the reporters said that “there may not be” high crimes and misdemeanors committed by Biden, but he will vote to move forward with the investigation. Bacon’s statement refer to later by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) during the House Rules Committee meeting is expected to confirm the resolution that will be put to a vote.
“This is not the beginning of anything,” McGovern said. “This has to be the end of something. He has been doing this for over a year now, there is no smoke, and this is a huge waste of time.”
During the same hearing, Representative Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) asked fellow committee member Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.) regarding the constitutional violation committed by Biden. Reschenthaler could not give a concrete answer, telling Neguse “we are conducting an investigation so that we can conduct an investigation into the presentation of evidence.”
When pressed, Reschenthaler turned away, telling the committee that he would explain the study if he was given his own time to speak.
On Friday, even Fox News pointed out that the Republicans have not made any progress in proving their allegations of corruption against Biden. “The House Oversight Committee has been doing this for years, and so far they have not been able to provide conclusive evidence that Joe Biden benefited from his son’s business. Hunter out, but they will try again in this criminal investigation,” Fox News reporter Peter Doocy said.
And they will try hard, and use every tool in their arsenal to muddy the waters on the unsubstantiated corruption allegations against Biden – even if they support Donald Trump’s bid for the presidency in the 2024 despite his many criminal convictions.
If the whole situation wasn’t bad enough, Republicans also announced on Tuesday that they will reserve the right to pick and choose what they reveal to the public, amazing an amendment that requires “open and transparent” procedures from the resolution they plan to bring to the table.
When asked by Rep. Neguse why such an amendment was not included in the resolution – despite the fact that the Democrats have publicly presented their own investigation against Trump, Rep. Thomas Massi (R-Ky.) Was lost, stupid. try to do it Republicans did a favor for Democrats.
“I suspect there will be a time when the other side of the bridge will say that the information that is made public has no business being made public – about bank records and things like that. Maybe it’s an attempt to respect the needs of the other side,” said Massi.
Neguse laughed. “I’m sure that’s why Mr. Massi,” he scoffed.