{"id":2044846,"date":"2023-09-26T08:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T12:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-names-first-3-witnesses-in-biden-impeachment-probe\/"},"modified":"2023-09-26T08:56:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T12:56:47","slug":"house-names-first-3-witnesses-in-biden-impeachment-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-names-first-3-witnesses-in-biden-impeachment-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"House Names Initial Witnesses in Biden Impeachment Inquiry"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fhouse-names-first-3-witnesses-in-biden-impeachment-probe%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=2044846&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 Republicans Announce Witnesses for First Biden Impeachment \u200dHearing<\/h2>\n<p>House Republicans have revealed the lineup of witnesses for their highly anticipated \u200dfirst hearing on the impeachment inquiry into President Joe \u2063Biden. \u2063This includes a forensic accountant, a legal scholar, and a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-antrim-co-forensic-report-bombshell-reveals-dominion-machines-were-set-at-68-05-error-ratemeaning-68-05-of-ballots-could-be-sent-out-for-mass-adjudication-giving-individuals-or-ma\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Antrim Co. Forensic Report BOMBSHELL Reveals Dominion Machines Were Set At 68.05% Error Rate\u2026Meaning 68.05% Of Ballots Could Be Sent Out For Mass Adjudication, Giving Individuals Or Machines Ability To Change 68.05% Of Votes\">assistant attorney general<\/a> from the \u200cDepartment of Justice&#8217;s tax division.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman\u200c of the House \u200bOversight \u2062Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), stated that \u200dthe evidence uncovered by Republican lawmakers points\u200c to President Biden abusing his public office for personal financial gain \u2062during his time \u200das vice president in the Obama administration.<\/p>\n<p>The focus of the hearing will be to determine the \u2064extent of the president&#8217;s\u200b knowledge and involvement in his \u2062son Hunter\u200b Biden&#8217;s foreign business dealings.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/house-to-hold-first-biden-impeachment-inquiry-hearing-5494271?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">House Republicans Set Date for 1st Biden Impeachment Hearing<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>9\/19\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/joe-bidens-claim-of-no-involvement-in-sons-business-affairs-categorically-false-devon-archer-5444738?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">Joe Biden&#8217;s Claim of No Involvement in \u200cSon&#8217;s\u2063 Business Affairs &#8216;Categorically False&#8217;: Devon Archer<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>8\/4\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The impeachment inquiry hearings were preceded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-names-first-3-witnesses-in-biden-impeachment-probe\/\" title=\"House Names Initial Witnesses in Biden Impeachment Inquiry\">extensive investigations conducted<\/a> by three powerful committees: Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c witness list \u200cincludes Bruce Dubinsky, \u2063a renowned forensic accountant, Eileen O&#8217;Connor,\u2062 a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-rfk-jr-to-testify-at-a-house-subcommittee-hearing-on-the-weaponization-of-the-federal-government\/\" title=\"LIVE: RFK Jr testifies on 'weaponization of federal government' at House hearing.\">assistant attorney\u200b general<\/a>, and Prof. Jonathan Turley, a respected legal scholar from George Washington University Law School.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing is scheduled to take place at \u2062the Rayburn House Office Building on Thursday at 10 a.m.<\/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>&#8220;Thousands of pages of financial records, emails, texts,\u2063 testimony from credible IRS whistleblowers, and a transcribed \u2064interview with Biden family business associate Devon Archer all reveal \u2062that Joe Biden allowed his family to\u200c sell him as \u2018the brand\u2019 around the world to enrich \u200cthe Biden family,&#8221; said Mr. Comer in\u200d a <a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/release\/comer-announces-first-hearing-on-the-president-joseph-r-biden-jr-impeachment-inquiry%EF%BF%BC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Joe Biden showed\u200b up on\u2064 at least two dozen occasions to send signals of access, influence, and power to those who were paying the Bidens,&#8221; \u2062he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Devon Archer (center), Hunter Biden&#8217;s former business partner, leaves \u200cthe O&#8217;Neill House Office Building after testifying\u200c to the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 31, \u200b2023. (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mr. Comer emphasized that the evidence uncovered by the\u200b committees necessitates an impeachment inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Americans demand \u2064and deserve\u2064 answers, transparency, and accountability for this abuse of \u200cpublic office,&#8221; charged \u2064Mr. Comer. &#8220;This week, the House \u2062Oversight Committee will present evidence uncovered to date and hear from legal and financial experts about crimes the Bidens may have committed as they brought in millions\u2063 at the expense of U.S. interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and other Republican members of the committee present the preliminary findings of their investigation into President Joe Biden&#8217;s family at a news conference in Washington, on May\u200c 10, 2023. (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty\u2064 Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>President Biden has consistently denied any wrongdoing or knowledge of his son&#8217;s business deals. He attributes the impeachment efforts to Republicans wanting to shut down the government due to concerns about inflation and the national debt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>The U.S. Capitol building \u200cin Washington on Sept. 18, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The \u200bupcoming hearing \u200dwill primarily address constitutional and legal concerns surrounding the alleged corruption and misuse of public office by the president.\u2062 Additionally, the Oversight Committee plans to subpoena the personal and business bank records\u200b of Hunter and James Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The committee&#8217;s ultimate goal is to meticulously follow\u200c the evidence and financial transactions, providing the transparency and accountability that the American people expect from their government and its leaders.<\/p>\n<p>When House Speaker \u2063Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced the impeachment inquiry, he emphasized the \u200bfocus on then-Vice President Biden&#8217;s involvement in his son and brother&#8217;s business affairs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHouse Republicans have uncovered serious and credible\u200b allegations \u200binto \u200dPresident Biden\u2019s conduct. Taken together, these allegations paint a picture \u200cof a culture \u2064of corruption,\u201d stated Mr. McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans\u200d claim \u2064to have evidence of\u2062 President Biden&#8217;s frequent interactions with Hunter Biden&#8217;s business partners, \u200cincluding\u200b meetings at Cafe Milano in\u2063 Washington.<\/p>\n<p>During his \u200dvice presidency,\u200c President Biden is also accused of using pseudonyms in his emails, some of which\u200c corresponded with Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<p>It was during this time that Hunter Biden and his associates \u2063received \u200bover $21 million, primarily from foreign sources.\u2063 Hunter Biden faced tax violation charges, which were dropped due to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-plea-comer-says-foiled-plea-agreement-strips-biden-lawyers-of-bully-power\/\" title=\"Comer claims failed plea deal weakens Biden lawyers' influence.\">failed plea deal<\/a>, and he now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-faces-felony-gun-charges\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden faces felony gun charges.\">faces felony gun charges<\/a>. He has \u200cfiled a\u2062 lawsuit \u200cagainst the IRS, alleging a breach of privacy rights in \u2062relation to the public discussion of their investigation into him.<\/p>\n<p>According to the \u2062U.S. Constitution, the House can impeach with a simple majority vote, and the \u2064Senate conducts the impeachment trial to examine the charges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\"><em>Zachary Stieber contributed to this report.<\/em><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is the likelihood of President \u200dBiden being convicted and removed from office as\u200c a\u200c result of\u2064 the impeachment inquiry<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200cIngton, D.C. (Renee Jones Schneider\/Star Tribune via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The impeachment inquiry into President Biden marks\u2063 a significant moment in his presidency, as it\u200d is the first time a sitting president has faced impeachment since Bill Clinton in\u200c 1998.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats hold a majority in the\u200b House of Representatives, which\u200c means the impeachment inquiry is likely\u2064 to proceed. However, it would require a two-thirds \u2064majority vote in the Senate to convict \u2063and remove President Biden \u2064from office.<\/p>\n<p>If convicted, President Biden would be the first president in U.S.\u2062 history to be impeached\u2062 and convicted twice, as \u200dhe was previously \u200bimpeached in 2019 while serving as vice president under Barack \u200cObama.<\/p>\n<p>As the impeachment inquiry unfolds, the nation awaits the outcome of the hearing and \u2063the subsequent actions of Congress. \u200cThe hearings have\u200d the potential to shape the trajectory of President Biden&#8217;s presidency and the political landscape leading \u200cup to the next election cycle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"popup inline-content-inline-video\" id=\"inline-hidden-video-popup\" style=\"display:none;\"><i class=\"close-icon icon-close\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"popup-content\">\n<div id=\"inline-video-6164235d9f806f184b2a3f3d\" class=\"post-embed-inline-video\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans announced their first hearing on the President Joe Biden impeachment inquiry, with witnesses including a forensic accountant, a legal scholar, and a former assistant attorney general. 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