{"id":2057896,"date":"2023-10-06T12:41:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T16:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-says-the-impeachment-inquiry-for-biden-is-not-a-legitimate-effort\/"},"modified":"2023-10-06T12:42:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T16:42:15","slug":"gaetz-says-the-impeachment-inquiry-for-biden-is-not-a-legitimate-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-says-the-impeachment-inquiry-for-biden-is-not-a-legitimate-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaetz: Biden Impeachment Inquiry Lacks Legitimacy"},"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%2Fgaetz-says-the-impeachment-inquiry-for-biden-is-not-a-legitimate-effort%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=2057896&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u200d Abril Elfi<\/h2>\n<p><strong>9:34 AM\u2062 \u2013 Friday, October 6, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Representative Matt Gaetz reportedly stated that he does not believe there is a \u2063legitimate effort being put into the impeachment inquiry towards President Joe Biden. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz (R-Fla.) appeared \u2064in a Zoom \u2063invite-only fundraiser. Video from the event, which was obtained by \u2062 <em>NBC News<\/em>,\u2063 showed Gaetz giving his opinion on the impeachment inquiry on the 46<sup>th<\/sup> \u200dpresident. In\u2064 the video,\u200b the \u2063Republican said\u200b that he\u200d does \u200bnot \u201cbelieve \u2064that \u200bwe are\u200b endeavoring upon a legitimate impeachment of Joe Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re trying\u200d to\u200c engage in a, \u200dlike, \u2018forever war\u2019 \u2062of impeachment,\u201d said Gaetz.\u200c \u201cAnd\u2063 like many \u200bof our forever wars, it will drag \u2062on \u2064forever\u200c and end \u2062in a bloody draw.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During the fundraiser, Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) joined \u2063Gaetz in \u2064criticizing the Republicans\u2019 impeachment \u2063investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Rosendale\u2062 compared\u2063 Congress\u2019 investigation \u200binto\u200b Biden to the federal indictment of the president\u2019s son \u2063Hunter, which critics say was tainted by preferential treatment and \u200bis a \u201csmokescreen\u201d intended \u2062to divert \u2062attention away from more serious crimes Hunter Biden \u2064is accused of committing, \u2064such as working for foreign interests to \u2063influence United\u2063 States policy. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI just don\u2019t get the sense that it\u2019s for the sake of impeachment. I think it\u2019s for the sake of having another bad\u200c thing\u200d to\u2062 say about \u200dJoe Biden,\u201d\u200b Gaetz said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This\u2062 comes amid the race \u2064for who will\u200c be the \u2064next Speaker \u2064of\u200b the\u2064 House after former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz\u2019s and\u2062 Rosendale\u2019s words are expected to\u200c draw scrutiny as the speakership race heats up and\u2062 conservative \u2064loyalties shift.<\/p>\n<p>Filling the \u200dvacancy\u200d could\u200d lead to fights between conservative\u2062 candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz has already criticized the impeachment investigation. <\/p>\n<p>Gaetz and Rosendale have shown support for Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) in the speaker\u2019s \u200drace.\u00a0Additionally, 45<sup>th <\/sup>President \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/trump-endorses-jim-jordan-for-speaker\/\">Donald J. Trump<\/a> has endorsed Jordan. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cKevin wasn\u2019t serious, Jim Jordan is.,\u201d\u00a0\u200c Gaetz said. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay\u2063 informed!\u2064 Receive breaking\u200c news\u200d blasts \u200ddirectly to \u200byour inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Sheriff Mark Lamb<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Rep. Andy Biggs<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Joe Hoft<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Joe\u200b Biden\u2019s administration is facing pressure from some lawmakers to restrict\u200b American companies from\u2064 working on a freely available chip technology widely\u2062 used in China.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI is exploring making its own artificial intelligence\u200b chips and is evaluating \u2063a potential \u2064acquisition target.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>South Korea\u2019s telecommunications regulator\u2063 said on Friday\u2062 that Alphabet Inc\u2019s Google \u2064and Apple have abused their \u200bdominant app market position.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Billionaire Elon Musk is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange \u200dCommission\u2064 over his 2022 purchase of\u200b social media giant Twitter<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> In what way does Representative Gaetz \u200cbelieve the impeachment inquiry towards President Biden is \u200bmotivated by\u2062 criticism\u200c rather than a genuine pursuit of impeachment<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Representative Matt Gaetz Questions Legitimacy of Impeachment Inquiry Towards President Joe\u200c Biden<\/p>\n<p>In a recent invite-only \u200cfundraiser, Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) expressed his doubts about the legitimacy of the impeachment inquiry towards President Joe Biden. Video footage\u200c obtained by\u2064 NBC News showed Gaetz \u2064sharing his opinion on the ongoing \u2064investigation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re trying to engage in a, like, &#8216;forever war&#8217; of impeachment,&#8221; Gaetz stated during the virtual event. &#8220;And like many of our forever wars, it will drag on forever and \u2064end in \u2064a \u2063bloody draw.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz&#8217;s \u200ccomments come amidst the \u200drace for the next Speaker of the House after former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy \u2062(R-Calif.). As conservative loyalties shift and the\u200b speakership race heats up,\u2064 Gaetz&#8217;s and Rosendale&#8217;s statements are\u200c expected to draw\u2064 scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Gaetz in \u200ccriticizing the \u2064impeachment investigation was \u200bMatt Rosendale (R-Mont.). Rosendale \u200dcompared Congress&#8217; \u200dscrutiny of Biden to the \u2062federal indictment of the president&#8217;s son, Hunter Biden. Critics argue\u2063 that the indictment\u2063 was tainted by preferential\u200b treatment and served as\u200c a smokescreen to divert attention away from more significant \u200dcrimes that\u2063 Hunter Biden is accused of, such as working for foreign \u200binterests to influence United States policy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just don&#8217;t get \u2064the sense that it&#8217;s for the\u200d sake of impeachment.\u200c I think it&#8217;s for the sake of having \u2064another\u2063 bad thing to say\u200d about Joe Biden,&#8221; Gaetz asserted during the\u2064 fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican party is currently \u2062navigating the \u200bprocess of filling the vacancy for the next \u200bSpeaker of the House, and this race could potentially lead\u2062 to disagreements between conservative candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz has been\u200c a vocal critic of the impeachment investigation from its inception, and his stance aligns with Rosendale&#8217;s\u200c skepticism. Both representatives have shown their support\u200c for Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) in the speakership race.<\/p>\n<p>The impeachment inquiry towards President Joe Biden \u200dcontinues to be a contentious topic within political circles. As various perspectives and opinions emerge, it\u200c remains to be \u2064seen how \u2064this\u2062 will impact the investigation\u200b and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-says-the-impeachment-inquiry-for-biden-is-not-a-legitimate-effort\/\" title=\"Gaetz: Biden Impeachment Inquiry Lacks Legitimacy\">broader political landscape moving forward<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) expressed skepticism about the impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, stating that he doesn&#8217;t see genuine efforts being made. Gaetz made these remarks during a Zoom fundraiser, and video footage of the event was obtained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2196,"featured_media":2057897,"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":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2057896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"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\/2057896","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\/2196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2057896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2057896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2057897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2057896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2057896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2057896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}