{"id":2028984,"date":"2023-09-12T09:05:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T13:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-a-biden-impeachment-inquiry-can-help-and-harm-mccarthy\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T09:07:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T13:07:49","slug":"how-a-biden-impeachment-inquiry-can-help-and-harm-mccarthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-a-biden-impeachment-inquiry-can-help-and-harm-mccarthy\/","title":{"rendered":"The impact of a Biden impeachment inquiry on McCarthy: Pros and cons."},"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\">24<\/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%2Fhow-a-biden-impeachment-inquiry-can-help-and-harm-mccarthy%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=2028984&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 \u2062Kevin McCarthy \u200cto Endorse Impeachment Inquiry into President Joe Biden<\/h2>\n<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is set to make a\u200d significant \u200cannouncement\u2063 this week that will surely shake up the political landscape. In a closed-door \u2064meeting with House\u2062 Republicans on Thursday, McCarthy will reveal his support for an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. \u2063This \u200cunexpected move is seen \u200cas the\u200c &#8220;logical next \u2062step&#8221; for the House GOP \u200binvestigations that have been ongoing since Republicans regained the majority.<\/p>\n<h3>Hard-Line Conservatives\u2063 Push for \u200cImpeachment Inquiry<\/h3>\n<p>Within the lower chamber, there has \u2063been growing\u200c talk of an impeachment inquiry, particularly \u2063among\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-a-biden-impeachment-inquiry-can-help-and-harm-mccarthy\/\" title=\"The impact of a Biden impeachment inquiry on McCarthy: Pros and cons.\">hard-line conservatives\u2062 serving<\/a> \u2064on the House Judiciary\u2063 and Oversight committees. These lawmakers have been diligently investigating what they perceive \u2062as an &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-grassley-fbi-and-doj-will-damage-their-credibility-further-if-they-dont-cooperate-with-subpoena\/\" title=\"Grassley warns FBI and DOJ to cooperate with subpoena or risk credibility damage.\">alleged criminal scheme<\/a>&#8221; involving the Biden family and the politicization of the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, McCarthy had\u2062 insisted that any impeachment inquiry must follow formal processes and not be initiated solely by one person&#8217;s declaration. However, it\u2063 appears that GOP leaders are now ready to initiate those processes, which could have far-reaching consequences for McCarthy&#8217;s speakership and\u2064 the fate of\u200d the 12 appropriations bills \u2063that need to be passed to avoid \u200ca government shutdown.<\/p>\n<h3>Implications and Divisions within the Republican Party<\/h3>\n<p>McCarthy&#8217;s \u2064endorsement of an impeachment inquiry\u2064 into Biden is likely to earn\u2064 him favor with \u200bthe \u2062House Freedom Caucus, a \u2063group known for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-takes-to-the-road-and-stays-on-offense-after-mccarthy-debt-limit-meeting\/\" title=\"Biden takes to the road and stays on offense after McCarthy debt limit meeting\">demanding spending cuts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-abbott-texas-border-counties-have-to-pick-up-slack-at-the-border\/\" title=\"Gov. Abbott: Texas border counties have to pick up slack at the border\">border security funding<\/a>, and policy changes.\u200c Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), a staunch ally of\u2062 McCarthy, has even stated that she will not vote for government funding unless it includes provisions for an impeachment inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>However, not all Republicans are on board\u2064 with this move. Representative Matt Gaetz\u2062 (R-FL) has \u200bopenly expressed his intention \u200dto remove McCarthy\u200d as speaker, \u200bwhile centrist Republicans \u200clike Representatives Ken Buck (R-CO)\u200c and Don Bacon (R-NE) have been skeptical of pursuing an \u200cimpeachment inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC), known for challenging\u2063 her party, has voiced\u2063 support for an inquiry into Biden. However,\u200c she acknowledges the potential difficulties it may pose for vulnerable Republicans seeking reelection in 2024, especially \u2062those representing \u200ddistricts won by\u200b Biden \u200din 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, \u200dMcCarthy&#8217;s ability\u200d to \u200cpass the 12 appropriations bills before funding expires on \u2062Sept. 30 relies on maintaining the\u200d support of centrist Republicans. With a slim majority, he can\u2062 only afford to lose four votes. Alienating these key centrist Republicans\u2064 over an impeachment inquiry could prove detrimental to his \u200bgoals.<\/p>\n<h3>Implications for McCarthy&#8217;s Relationship \u200dwith House Democrats<\/h3>\n<p>An impeachment inquiry \u2062into Biden will undoubtedly\u200d strain\u200d McCarthy&#8217;s \u200crelationship with the White House and House Democrats. Historically, \u200dDemocrats have served \u2062as McCarthy&#8217;s safety net when facing motions to remove him as speaker. However, \u200closing \u200ctheir support\u2063 could make\u200b it increasingly challenging \u2064for him to retain his\u200d leadership position if House \u200bRepublicans proceed\u200b with the inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement\u2062 by McCarthy\u200d is sure to send shockwaves through \u2063the political landscape, with potential\u200d consequences for \u200cboth his own position and the future of the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more\u2062 from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) plans to endorse an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden this week. While this move may provide him some relief within his party, it is expected to strain his relationship with House Democrats, making collaboration less likely. McCarthy will announce this decision during a closed-door meeting with House Republicans on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2028985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2028984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2028984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2028985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2028984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2028984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2028984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}