{"id":1983861,"date":"2023-07-27T05:15:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T09:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-urge-mccarthy-to-consider-politics-of-biden-impeachment-2\/"},"modified":"2023-07-27T05:17:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T09:17:40","slug":"republicans-urge-mccarthy-to-consider-politics-of-biden-impeachment-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-urge-mccarthy-to-consider-politics-of-biden-impeachment-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans urge McCarthy to weigh political implications of Biden impeachment."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-urge-mccarthy-to-consider-politics-of-biden-impeachment-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1983861&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Inches Closer to Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden<\/h2>\n<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy\u2063 (R-CA) has inched closer to sanctioning an impeachment inquiry into \u200dPresident Joe Biden as Republicans complain the administration is not cooperating with \u200cits investigations.<\/p>\n<p>But as Democrats lambaste McCarthy&#8217;s impeachment inquiry comments as being\u2064 politically motivated, some Republicans, such as former \u200dPresident Bill Clinton impeachment manager Bob Barr, are encouraging the speaker and his conference to embrace the politics of the process.<\/p>\n<h3>Embracing the Politics of the \u200bProcess<\/h3>\n<p>Barr, \u2064a former federal prosecutor and congressman from Georgia, agreed with several \u200cmore conservative lawmakers\u200c that\u200c there\u200d is enough evidence for an impeachment inquiry into Biden, &#8220;not necessarily articles yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that&#8217;s\u2064 responsible,&#8221; Barr told the Washington Examiner. &#8220;What I would caution Republicans to do is to move in that direction, that is to introduce and pass an inquiry of impeachment, only if it is very\u2063 carefully \u200cconsidered as part of the GOP overall strategy to keep the majority \u2062in the House next year. In other words, look at an inquiry of \u2062impeachment as just one part of their \u2063strategic plan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I \u2064just worry that the leadership \u200bof Mr. McCarthy is not in a sufficiently strong position as [former House Speaker] Newt Gingrich was back when we went\u2062 through\u2062 this a generation ago to make sure that all these\u200c pieces are properly \u200dchoreographed: the investigations, the appropriations process, an\u2062 impeachment inquiry,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The impeachment process is \u200ba political exercise, according to \u200dBarr, and\u2064 not \u2063taking the politics into account would be irresponsible, particularly \u200dafter former President Donald Trump&#8217;s two House Democratic-led proceedings in 2019 and 2021.<\/p>\n<p>For Barr, a strategic impeachment\u2064 inquiry \u200ccould indicate to the public that\u200b the \u200dallegations Republicans are making regarding Biden, specifically\u2063 related \u2063to his son Hunter&#8217;s business dealings, are serious and that the party intends to\u200c address them seriously.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Clinton administration was very good\u200d at claiming that the impeachment of Bill Clinton was \u2063all about \u200dsex,&#8221; Barr said. \u2063&#8221;Of course, it wasn&#8217;t. It \u2064was about perjury and obstruction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think the Republican Party now runs the risk of doing the same thing if we&#8217;re not careful about keeping the inquiry of impeachment, if they go forward with one, based on substantive evidence, not pictures\u2063 of Hunter Biden,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It&#8217;s important to keep it professional, straightforward on the evidence, \u200band not be drawn off on these tangents that play into the Democrat narrative.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>White\u2062 House Response and Democratic National Committee Criticism<\/h3>\n<p>White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to discuss &#8220;hypotheticals&#8221; when asked\u200b about McCarthy telling Fox News House\u2064 Republican investigations into Biden and his family are &#8220;rising to \u200bthe\u2062 level \u200bof impeachment inquiry.&#8221; Instead, Jean-Pierre underscored how Biden is concentrating on the &#8220;real priorities&#8221; that &#8220;American families care about&#8221; \u200band his \u2063bipartisan approach to\u200c governance.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic National Committee was more assertive in \u2064two separate statements, criticizing McCarthy for his remarks and then for fundraising off\u200d of them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFundraising off this baseless impeachment inquiry threat is just the latest despicable reminder from Speaker-in-name-only Kevin McCarthy that this is all about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-ag-absolutely-enough-evidence-to-charge-2020-gop-electors-seemingly-part-of-a-bigger-conspiracy\/\" title=\"Michigan AG: \u2018Absolutely\u2019 Enough Evidence To Charge 2020 GOP Electors, Seemingly \u2018Part Of A Bigger Conspiracy\u2019\">scoring political points<\/a> to help Donald \u2063Trump,&#8221; DNC spokesman\u2063 Ammar Moussa said. &#8220;Every day, Kevin brings new \u200dshame to the House of Representatives, and this is\u200b just the latest stain on \u200ca\u2062 so-called speaker who has handed over \u2062the reins of\u200d the House majority to \u200bDonald\u200c Trump and \u2062the extreme MAGA Republicans who are really in\u2062 charge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Potential Impact on Biden and the Republican Party<\/h3>\n<p>Republicans acknowledge an impeachment inquiry could amplify concerns concerning Biden and son Hunter&#8217;s business dealings, \u2064especially the \u2062younger Biden&#8217;s foreign business dealings, as the president has an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-urge-mccarthy-to-consider-politics-of-biden-impeachment-2\/\" title=\"Republicans urge McCarthy to weigh political implications of Biden impeachment.\">average \u20631 percentage point lead<\/a> over Trump and a 3-point advantage over Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) before next year&#8217;s election, \u200cper RealClearPolitics. But House Republicans who\u200b have to defend competitive districts in 2024 contend the process could \u200balso coalesce Democrats\u200d around Biden despite the president&#8217;s \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-urge-mccarthy-to-consider-politics-of-biden-impeachment\/\" title=\"Republicans urge McCarthy to weigh political implications of Biden impeachment.\">average 42%-53% approval-disapproval rating<\/a>,\u2063 as his party has less than a point edge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dr-jills-approval-hits-new-low-with-biden-white-house-approaching-rock-bottom\/\" title=\"\u201cDr.\u201d Jill\u2019s Approval Hits New Low With Biden White House Approaching Rock Bottom\">generic congressional ballot polling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy clarified his impeachment \u2062inquiry comment Tuesday \u200dnight \u2062and Wednesday morning, \u2063repeating to colleagues and reporters he is not prepared\u2062 to commence the process\u200b yet as he tries \u200cto prevent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democratic-senator-comes-out-against-bidens-vaccine-mandate-supports-legislation-to-overturn\/\" title=\"Top Democratic Senator Comes Out Against Biden\u2019s Vaccine Mandate, Supports Legislation To Overturn\">federal government shutdown<\/a>. The speaker last month referred Rep. Lauren Boebert&#8217;s (R-CO) articles of impeachment charging Biden with high crimes and misdemeanors over the southern border to\u200c the relevant House committees, \u200cwhich\u200b are not required to act.<\/p>\n<p>While Republican presidential\u2064 candidates have sought to avoid talking about Trump&#8217;s\u200c legal \u2062problems, contenders,\u200d including DeSantis, have \u2063been happy to speak to a potential Biden impeachment inquiry as son Hunter&#8217;s plea deal with the Justice Department over federal \u2063tax and\u200b gun charges collapsed Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Democrats] impeached Trump for a phone call. Are you trying to tell me Biden&#8217;s conduct\u200b isn\u2019t as significant\u2062 of that? It\u2019s way more significant,&#8221; the governor told Fox News.\u2062 &#8220;[House Republicans] are absolutely within their rights to do that. \u200cI think &#8230; the corruption that\u2019s surrounding this family is really unprecedented in the modern history of our\u2062 country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The lack of interest on this from the FBI and\u2063 the Department of Justice, it shows you weaponization,&#8221; he said. &#8220;There\u2019s no interest in\u200d investigating,\u2064 no\u2063 zealousness with search warrants or any of this other stuff. So, I think the Republicans are going to have to bring \u2062some accountability because we\u2019re \u2063not going to get it from [Attorney General Merrick] Garland DOJ and the [Director] Christopher Wray FBI.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is moving towards sanctioning an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Republicans argue that the administration is uncooperative with investigations. 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