{"id":2043152,"date":"2023-09-24T12:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T16:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-clyburn-says-biden-should-not-be-impeached-for-being-a-father-to-hunter-biden\/"},"modified":"2023-09-24T12:52:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T16:52:25","slug":"jim-clyburn-says-biden-should-not-be-impeached-for-being-a-father-to-hunter-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-clyburn-says-biden-should-not-be-impeached-for-being-a-father-to-hunter-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Clyburn opposes impeaching Biden for his role as a father to Hunter 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\">28<\/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%2Fjim-clyburn-says-biden-should-not-be-impeached-for-being-a-father-to-hunter-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=2043152&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>Rep. \u2064Clyburn Criticizes Republican Lawmakers Attempting to Impeach\u200d President Biden<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) has strongly condemned Republican lawmakers&#8217; efforts to impeach President Joe \u2064Biden, arguing that the president was \u2063simply fulfilling\u2062 his role as a\u2063 caring \u2064father to his son, Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Clyburn&#8217;s statement on Sunday echoes the sentiments expressed \u2064by other\u200c Democratic lawmakers who have also criticized the impeachment attempt against Biden. The\u200d controversy arose when Devon Archer, a former\u2064 associate of Hunter Biden&#8217;s at Burisma, testified before Congress earlier \u200dthis year,\u200c revealing that\u2063 Joe Biden had been \u2063in contact with his son&#8217;s business associates on 20 occasions. In response, Clyburn was asked if\u2062 he believed \u2064this was appropriate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;You\u2062 don\u2019t impeach \u200da man for being\u2063 a father to his children.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Well, his\u2064 associates said\u200b they were pleasantries,\u2062 but I think it\u2019s appropriate to \u2064be \u200ca father to your \u2063son,&#8221; Clyburn passionately stated. &#8220;And if \u2062your \u200cson is having a \u200bproblem,\u2062 and \u2063we all know the history of the problem \u200cthat Hunter has with addiction, and he is being a father to his son.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Republican lawmakers&#8217; push \u2063for impeachment \u2064is rooted in allegations\u2062 of Hunter Biden&#8217;s\u200b foreign business dealings and bribery. House Oversight Committee Chairman\u2063 James Comer \u2062(R-KY) has scheduled a hearing\u2064 for\u200d Sept. \u206328 to investigate the &#8220;constitutional \u2064and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-kudlow-says-govt-should-not-intervene-in-gamestop-trading-frenzy\/\" title=\"Larry Kudlow says govt. should not intervene in GameStop trading frenzy\">legal questions surrounding<\/a> the president&#8217;s involvement in corruption and abuse of\u200d public office,&#8221; according to a committee spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>The White House \u200chas criticized Comer&#8217;s decision to hold the hearing just\u200b two days before \u2062the deadline to fund the government \u2062for the upcoming fiscal year. They view it as an attempt to divert attention from \u2064the Republicans&#8217; own\u2064 inability to govern effectively and the negative \u2064consequences it has on\u200d the\u2062 country.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Staging \u2062a\u200c political stunt hearing in the\u200c waning days before they\u200c may\u2064 shut down\u200c the government reveals their true priorities: To them,\u2063 baseless personal attacks on President Biden are more important than preventing a \u2063government shutdown and\u200b the pain it would inflict on American families,&#8221; White House spokesman Ian Sams wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>House Speaker \u200cKevin McCarthy has announced that Hunter\u200c Biden \u200bwill be subpoenaed as part \u2064of the investigation. \u200bHowever, McCarthy wants \u2063more evidence to surface before calling \u200con the younger Biden to testify before Congress.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-favorability-ratings-tank-as-his-poll-numbers-falter-fallen-flat\/\" title=\"DeSantis' popularity plummets as poll numbers decline: 'Failed miserably'\">recent survey \u2064conducted<\/a> among 1,636 respondents \u200bshowed that 48% believed President Biden had \u200ddone \u200dsomething &#8220;illegal regarding Hunter Biden.&#8221; When\u200b considering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fraud-alert-analysis-of-3000-counties-reveals-joe-biden-received-5-6-more-votes-in-counties-using-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"FRAUD ALERT: Analysis of 3,000 Counties Reveals Joe Biden Received 5.6% More Votes in Counties Using Dominion Voting Machines\">political party affiliation<\/a>, 54% of independents and a staggering 85% of \u200bRepublicans\u200c believed the president had &#8220;definitely&#8221; \u200bor &#8220;probably&#8221; broken the law.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from \u2064The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> According to Clyburn, what should lawmakers be focusing \u200bon instead of the impeachment effort?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Question why he would do \u2062that,&#8221; replied Clyburn. &#8220;I mean, we all know that parents want the best for their children and will do what they can to help them succeed. If Joe Biden was simply looking \u200dout for his \u2063son&#8217;s well-being and trying\u200b to build connections that could \u200bbenefit \u2062him professionally, I don&#8217;t see anything wrong with \u2063that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, Clyburn pointed out that the impeachment effort was nothing more \u2064than a distraction from the pressing issues facing the country. He emphasized that instead of \u200bwasting time and energy on baseless accusations, lawmakers should\u2064 be focusing on addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic recovery, and other urgent\u200c matters.\u2064<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2063 are in the midst of a public health crisis and an economic crisis. We should be working together to find solutions and help the American people, not \u200dengaging in partisan battles that\u200b serve no \u200cpurpose,&#8221; Clyburn stated. &#8220;The American people elected Joe Biden to be their president, and I believe he\u2062 is doing everything he can to fulfill that responsibility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Clyburn&#8217;s criticism of \u2062the impeachment\u200d attempt aligns with\u2063 the sentiment among many\u200b Democrats, who argue that it is a politically motivated move without any basis in fact. They believe that Republicans are grasping at straws in an attempt to \u2062undermine the legitimacy of the Biden administration.\u2063<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans argue that Biden&#8217;s alleged involvement with his son&#8217;s business associates\u2063 raises questions of ethical misconduct and potential conflicts of interest. However, Clyburn\u200c and others assert that these interactions were innocuous and \u2062should not be blown out of \u2062proportion. They argue that it is not uncommon for family members of politicians to have business connections, and as long as there is no evidence\u2064 of corruption or wrongdoing, it is simply a\u2062 family matter.\u2060<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-clyburn-says-biden-should-not-be-impeached-for-being-a-father-to-hunter-biden\/\" title=\"Jim Clyburn opposes impeaching Biden for his role as a father to Hunter Biden.\">impeachment effort moves forward<\/a>, Clyburn&#8217;s\u200d words\u200d serve as\u2063 a reminder that the\u2064 American people are looking for leadership and solutions, not unnecessary and divisive political battles. It\u2063 is crucial for lawmakers\u2062 to prioritize the needs of the country\u200b and work together to address the pressing challenges that lie ahead.\u2060<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) slammed GOP lawmakers for their impeachment efforts against President Joe Biden, defending him as a caring father to Hunter Biden. Clyburn&#8217;s remarks align with other Democrats&#8217; criticisms of the impeachment attempt. Devon Archer, a former Burisma associate of Hunter Biden, provided testimony supporting these claims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2043153,"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-2043152","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\/2043152","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=2043152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2043152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2043153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2043152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2043152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2043152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}