{"id":2029471,"date":"2023-09-12T15:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T19:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-announces-formal-impeachment-inquiry-against-biden\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T16:53:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T20:53:52","slug":"mccarthy-announces-formal-impeachment-inquiry-against-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-announces-formal-impeachment-inquiry-against-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy launches impeachment inquiry against Biden."},"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\">12<\/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%2Fmccarthy-announces-formal-impeachment-inquiry-against-biden%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=2029471&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 to Proceed with Impeachment\u200d Inquiry Against President Joe Biden<\/h2>\n<p>Speaker\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kevin-mccarthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin McCarthy<\/a> (R-CA) announced \u200con \u200dTuesday that the House will proceed with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/impeachment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">impeachment<\/a> \u200cinquiry against President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am directing our \u200dHouse committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President\u2062 Joe Biden. Over the past several \u200dmonths, House Republicans have uncovered serious and credible allegations into President Biden\u2019s\u200d conduct\u2014a culture of\u200d corruption. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3uoDlUB3Sy\">https:\/\/t.co\/3uoDlUB3Sy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy)\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerMcCarthy\/status\/1701616470793547969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Change \u2062of Plans for McCarthy<\/h3>\n<p>In brief remarks at the \u2063U.S.\u200d Capitol,\u2063 McCarthy said the impeachment inquiry will be led by\u200b Oversight Chairman \u2064James Comer (R-KY) \u201cin \u200dcoordination with\u201d Judiciary Chairman \u2062Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Ways and Means \u200cChairman \u200dJason Smith (R-MO).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cWe\u2019ll follow the facts, the constitution, and the law,\u201d Jordan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan\/status\/1701618800771088618\">said<\/a> \u2063in\u200c a post to X, adding that McCarthy \u201cis <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">right \u2062to launch this impeachment inquiry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The announcement indicates a \u200bchange of \u200cplans for McCarthy, who recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/09\/01\/mccarthy-details-impeachment-inquiry-process-if-we-move-forward-would-occur-vote-house-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told Breitbart News<\/a> that the House moving forward with\u200d an impeachment\u2064 inquiry would\u200b be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-details-how-impeachment-inquiry-into-biden-would-start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">done\u200c with a floor vote<\/a>,\u200d which was not guaranteed \u2064to succeed \u2062as some\u200d Republican members have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/09\/12\/politics\/ken-buck-impeachment-stance\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expressed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/vulnerable-republicans-arent-sold-impeaching-biden-rcna98638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">skepticism<\/a> about the effort. But \u200cit tracks with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mccarthy-says-biden-impeachment-inquiry-need-house-vote-departure-pelosi-democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unilaterally \u2063announcing<\/a> \u2063the first\u200b impeachment inquiry against\u2064 former\u2064 President Trump in 2019.<\/p>\n<h3>Possible Articles of Impeachment<\/h3>\n<p>McCarthy outlined possible\u200b articles of impeachment that could result from the inquiry, including abuse of power,\u2064 obstruction, and corruption. But even if the House ends up impeaching Biden, \u2064conviction in the \u2063Senate appears unlikely at the present with Democrats in\u200d control\u200c and some GOP members <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/4198517-senate-gop-says-house-lacks-evidence-for-impeachment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rand-paul-blasts-dems-for-setting-terrible-precedent-with-impeachment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">against<\/a> \u200cmoving too quickly without sufficient evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Biden is\u2064 in the midst of running a 2024\u200b campaign \u2063for a second term in\u2063 the White House and may have a\u200b 2020 rematch\u2062 against Trump in the general election.<\/p>\n<h3>Republicans Uncover Allegations<\/h3>\n<p>Across <a title=\"McCarthy to Take 'Logical Next Step' for Biden's Impeachment: Report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-set-to-initiate-the-logical-next-step-toward-impeachment-of-biden-this-week-report\/\">committee-level investigations<\/a>, House Republicans have uncovered a pattern of \u2063millions of dollars flowing\u200d from foreign nationals to members of Biden\u2019s family, raising concerns about bribery and influence peddling. They have also dug into \u200bthe\u2062 Department of Justice investigation into\u2063 Biden\u2019s son Hunter\u200b and questioned whether prosecutors have given the first son <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/house-republicans-subpoena-federal-agents-involved-in-hunter-biden-probe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special treatment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough the course of our Constitutional oversight\u200b duties, House Republicans\u200c have uncovered substantial evidence showing that Joe \u200cBiden has <a title=\"McCarthy launches impeachment inquiry against Biden.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-announces-formal-impeachment-inquiry-against-biden\/\">potentially \u200bcommitted multiple \u200cimpeachable offenses<\/a>,\u201d House Republican Conference Chairwoman \u200bElise Stefanik (R-NY) said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince July, \u2064I have \u2063supported Speaker McCarthy\u2019s consideration\u2064 of an impeachment inquiry to ensure the House is \u200bat the apex of \u2064our Constitutional power, allowing us to \u2062uncover the facts\u200c on behalf of the American people,\u201d she added. \u2062\u201cTransparency \u200cis a hallmark of our Constitutional Republic, \u200dand I \u200dam\u200c committed to ensuring that we \u2063uncover the truth about what I believe\u2063 will prove to be the <a title=\"Durham\u2019s latest findings get little coverage from mainstream media\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/durhams-latest-findings-get-little-coverage-from-mainstream-media\/\">biggest political corruption<\/a> and criminal \u200dscandal\u200d in our nation\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) declared that the House will initiate an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. McCarthy directed House committees to formally investigate Biden&#8217;s conduct, as Republicans have discovered substantial and credible allegations against him in recent months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2029472,"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":"McCarthy launches impeachment inquiry against Biden.","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2029471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"McCarthy launches impeachment inquiry against Biden.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029471","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\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2029471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2029472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2029471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2029471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2029471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}