{"id":2029561,"date":"2023-09-12T16:38:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T20:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-denounce-house-gop-biden-impeachment-inquiry-as-absurd\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T16:40:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T20:40:28","slug":"democrats-denounce-house-gop-biden-impeachment-inquiry-as-absurd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-denounce-house-gop-biden-impeachment-inquiry-as-absurd\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats slam House GOP&#8217;s Biden impeachment inquiry as &#8216;absurd&#8217;."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fdemocrats-denounce-house-gop-biden-impeachment-inquiry-as-absurd%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=2029561&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 \u2064McCarthy&#8217;s Impeachment Inquiry Announcement Sparks Mixed Reactions<\/h2>\n<p>House Speaker \u2064Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s (R-Calif.) Sept. 12 announcement that there would be an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-lawmakers-inching-toward-a-bipartisan-impeachment-probe-against-andrew-cuomo\/\" title=\"New York Lawmakers \u2018Inching\u2019 Toward A Bipartisan Impeachment Probe Against Andrew Cuomo\">impeachment inquiry<\/a> into President Joe Biden drew a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-county-renames-justice-complex-in-honor-of-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Nevada County Renames Justice Complex in Honor of Donald Trump\">mixed response<\/a>, with Democrats \u2062largely expressing outrage over the proceedings.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Democrats Express Outrage Over\u200c Impeachment\u200d Inquiry<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said during \u200ca press conference following the announcement that the impeachment inquiry is &#8220;absurd&#8221; and that &#8220;the American people want us to do something that will \u200cmake their lives better not go off on \u200cthese chases, \u200bwitch hunts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. \u2062Schumer offered his thoughts on\u200c the rationale for the inquiry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/white-house-spokesman-decries-mccarthys-launch-of-biden-impeachment-inquiry-5489900\">White\u2062 House Spokesman Decries McCarthy&#8217;s Launch of Biden Impeachment Inquiry<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/12\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/white-house-spokesman-decries-mccarthys-launch-of-biden-impeachment-inquiry-5489900\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/speaker-mccarthy-delivers-statement-expected-to-endorse-biden-impeachment-inquiry-5490144\">Speaker McCarthy Announces \u200bBiden \u200bImpeachment\u2062 Inquiry<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/12\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/speaker-mccarthy-delivers-statement-expected-to-endorse-biden-impeachment-inquiry-5490144\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I have\u200c sympathy with Speaker\u2064 McCarthy. He&#8217;s in a difficult\u200c position. But sometimes you \u200chave got to tell these people who \u200dare way off the deep end &#8230; that they can&#8217;t go forward with it. \u2064So I&#8217;m disappointed. I think it&#8217;s absurd.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. \u2063McCarthy \u2063said during his announcement that the inquiry was prompted partly due to the president&#8217;s \u2064alleged involvement in\u200b his son Hunter Biden&#8217;s business dealings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHouse Republicans have \u200buncovered serious and \u2063credible allegations into President Biden&#8217;s \u200bconduct.\u2062 Taken\u2063 together, these allegations paint\u200b a picture of a culture of corruption,\u201d Mr. \u2064McCarthy said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cToday,\u200d I am directing our house committee to \u2064open a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-on-cuomo-allegations-we-should-see-what-investigation-brings-us\/\" title=\"Biden on Cuomo Allegations: We should see what investigation brings us\">formal impeachment inquiry<\/a> into \u2062President Joe\u200d Biden. This logical next \u2062step will give our committees the \u200dfull power to gather all the facts and answers \u2064for the American public.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Democrats Respond\u200c to Impeachment Inquiry<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJeffries\/status\/1701633488162615737?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responded<\/a> on X, formerly Twitter, saying, &#8220;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-denounce-house-gop-biden-impeachment-inquiry-as-absurd\/\" title=\"Democrats slam House GOP's Biden impeachment inquiry as 'absurd'.\">illegitimate impeachment inquiry launched<\/a> by Extreme MAGA Republicans is regrettable, reckless, and reprehensible.\u200b It is a political revenge tour that lacks any factual or constitutional basis.\u2064 Democrats will defend \u2063the truth and\u2062 fight\u200b right-wing\u2063 extremists at every turn.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJayapal\/status\/1701632645434626463?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoke out<\/a> on social media, calling the impeachment inquiry &#8220;Kevin McCarthy\u2019s\u2062 shiny new object to \u2063distract\u200c the public\u200d from \u2062the fact that the GOP can\u2019t even pass bills to fund \u2063the government. So, here we go\u2014headed to an extreme MAGA Republican shutdown while they play political\u200d games with a \u2062non-starter impeachment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) also \u2064had harsh words for the \u200dHouse Republican endeavor, telling The Epoch Times that the inquiry was &#8220;politics on \u200csteroids&#8221; and \u2063that &#8220;there&#8217;s no substance\u2064 to this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is all about speaker \u2062McCarthy bowing down to a\u2063 handful of extremists who\u2062 will cost him his job \u2062if he doesn&#8217;t get\u200d just as wild and out there as they already are,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Jacky \u200dRosen (D-Nev.) \u2064asserted that the Republican efforts leaned on &#8220;MAGA-laced conspiracy theories&#8221; that are &#8220;stopping us from doing our business.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Mr. McCarthy\u200c had &#8220;no evidence&#8221; to support the inquiry.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Republican Reactions to the Impeachment Inquiry<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On the Republican\u200c side, Senate Minority \u200cLeader Mitch \u200bMcConnell (R-Ky.) declined to specifically offer support but said he\u2063 thought it was best for the Senate to do their jobs and &#8220;see how this plays \u2064out later.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Republican Mitt Romney (R-Utah) asserted that \u2064the inquiry &#8220;could have been avoided&#8221; with more transparency but, when asked \u2063by reporters on Capitol Hill\u2064 if he specifically supports the measure, said it&#8217;s\u200b &#8220;The House&#8217;s \u200bundertaking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Ark.) was firmly in support of the move, telling a reporter for The Epoch Times that the House needs to be &#8220;able to get the facts&#8221; and that &#8220;When \u200byou have<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s (R-Calif.) announcement of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden on Sept. 12 received a mixed response. 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