{"id":2133244,"date":"2023-12-25T07:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T12:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twelve-days-of-wex-mas-impeachment-inquiry-becomes-2024-lightning-rod\/"},"modified":"2023-12-25T07:31:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T12:31:45","slug":"twelve-days-of-wex-mas-impeachment-inquiry-becomes-2024-lightning-rod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twelve-days-of-wex-mas-impeachment-inquiry-becomes-2024-lightning-rod\/","title":{"rendered":"Impeachment inquiry sparks 2024 controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/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%2Ftwelve-days-of-wex-mas-impeachment-inquiry-becomes-2024-lightning-rod%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=2133244&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>In\u2064 the\u2064 Spirit of the Season:\u200b 12 Issues \u2063that Will \u2062Shape 2024 and\u200c Beyond<\/h2>\n<p>The\u2064 Washington Examiner has identified 12 crucial issues that will have a lasting impact on the future, going beyond the year 2024. These \u200bin-depth examinations cover a wide range of\u200b topics, including the\u200b ongoing battle between the Biden family&#8217;s business deals and Republican Oversight, the emergence\u200d of a &#8220;new world order,&#8221; and the contentious\u2064 fights over redistricting\u200b and new\u200d election\u200d maps. In\u2062 Part One, we delve into\u2063 the Biden impeachment investigation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Parallel Investigations: A Republican Ammunition and Democratic\u200c Headache<\/h3>\n<p>Investigations\u2064 involving President Joe\u2062 Biden,\u2062 his son \u200bHunter Biden, \u2062and the Department of Justice&#8217;s handling of \u2063allegations surrounding them are set to provide Republicans with ammunition and cause headaches for Democrats\u2063 as we head into 2024.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The House impeachment inquiry, which was officially \u2064formalized\u200b with a vote in December,\u2062 will proceed along two tracks.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>James Biden&#8217;s $600,000 \u200bPromise and Witness Testimonies<\/h3>\n<p>In the House Judiciary Committee, lawmakers will delve deeper into the Department of Justice&#8217;s yearslong investigation into\u200b Hunter Biden. They will\u200b examine claims \u2064made by two IRS whistleblowers \u200bwho allege that preferential treatment was\u2063 given to the\u200c first son. Republicans have linked these claims to impeachment, arguing that the Biden administration may have obstructed \u200bfederal \u2062investigators from pursuing lines of inquiry that\u200b could implicate Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>In the House Oversight\u200d Committee, lawmakers will focus \u200con the\u200b web of foreign business deals struck by Hunter Biden and,\u200d to a lesser extent, his\u200d uncle James Biden. These deals were made while Joe Biden\u2064 served\u200b as vice\u200b president and in the \u200dyears that\u200c followed. The committee will also scrutinize financial records of\u200d Biden family members and associates\u2063 to find further\u2062 evidence connecting\u200c Joe Biden to these business operations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The House Judiciary Committee, in coordination with the House Ways\u200c and Means Committee, has conducted closed-door interviews with several officials involved\u200b in the \u2063Hunter Biden case since the\u200c start of the criminal investigation in 2018. Transcripts reviewed \u200bby \u2062the Washington Examiner indicate that these testimonies largely \u200csupport \u2063the IRS whistleblowers&#8217; accounts of\u200d how the investigation\u2062 unfolded.\u2062 However, some witnesses have\u200d offered different interpretations of events, with some denying any political bias in the decisions made during the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Among the interviews conducted by\u200b the\u200c committee, a longtime senior DOJ Tax Division official confirmed the division&#8217;s \u2064crucial role in approving\u200c tax-related charges against Hunter Biden. This testimony emphasized that special \u200ccounsel David Weiss was not working alone and that other officials had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-modernity-and-its-discontents\/\" title=\"Liberal Modernity and Its Discontents\">decision-making authority<\/a> in the case.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Republicans Question \u2063Weiss&#8217;s Authority<\/h3>\n<p>Republicans have focused on the question of special\u200b counsel David Weiss&#8217;s authority to\u200c prosecute Hunter Biden. They argue that the whistleblowers&#8217;\u200d testimony contradicts Attorney\u2062 General \u200bMerrick \u200bGarland&#8217;s repeated assurances that Weiss, and not anyone\u200d else at\u200d the DOJ, had &#8220;ultimate authority&#8221; over the \u2063case.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The committee also\u2062 interviewed Weiss, marking the\u200c first instance in DOJ\u2062 history\u2063 of a special counsel testifying \u200cto Congress about an\u2062 ongoing case. Lawmakers \u2062from both parties questioned Weiss about his level of\u200b authority in the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout these interviews, it became evident that there was a\u200d shift in 2022 regarding the desire to bring charges against Hunter Biden for the 2014 and 2015 \u200btax years. Republicans suspect that political appointees and Democrat-aligned career officials within the DOJ interfered \u2062with the case\u200d during that time frame to protect Joe\u200c Biden.<\/p>\n<p>However, the House Judiciary\u2063 Committee Republicans \u2063have not yet spoken \u200cwith all the witnesses on their list as they continue\u2062 to investigate\u2064 allegations of \u2064bias and political obstruction \u200dwithin the DOJ.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Challenges in Extracting Information from the DOJ<\/h3>\n<p>Two witnesses who could provide information about the allegations are Jack Morgan and Mark Daly, both working within \u200dthe DOJ&#8217;s Tax Division. Republicans \u200bplan to sue them in the coming weeks to force their testimony after their \u2063subpoenas yielded no results.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d struggle with Morgan and Daly reflects the larger challenge\u200d the Judiciary Committee faces in obtaining information from\u200c the DOJ \u2062about the Hunter Biden case. While the department \u200dclaims it cannot discuss open investigations due \u2062to policy, lawmakers consistently challenge this \u2063notion.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Regardless of the hard\u2063 evidence uncovered, Republicans have the\u200d wind at \u2063their backs\u2064 as they investigate claims of DOJ malfeasance. The leading 2024 Republican candidate frequently accuses the DOJ of corruption, and \u2064former President Donald Trump, who has been indicted by the department twice, has \u2063capitalized on this narrative during his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The second track of the impeachment process could \u2063create even more complications for\u2064 Joe Biden&#8217;s\u200c reelection campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Direct Evidence of Joe Biden&#8217;s\u200b Involvement?<\/h3>\n<p>The House Oversight Committee&#8217;s portion \u200cof the impeachment inquiry has produced\u2064 what could \u200cbe considered the closest thing \u200dto direct evidence \u200cof \u2062Joe \u200cBiden&#8217;s involvement in\u2063 the\u2062 family business.\u2063 However, critics argue\u200b that\u2064 a clear link \u200bhas not yet\u2063 been established.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Congressional investigators have uncovered wire \u200dtransfers from a Chinese company to Hunter \u200cBiden in 2019, listing Joe Biden&#8217;s home address as the recipient. They have also found a check showing\u2062 James Biden paying Joe Biden $200,000 on the same\u2063 day \u200cin 2018 that James Biden received \u2063a payout from a company\u2064 he \u2063worked for, which later sued him. Additionally, a $40,000 check from James Biden&#8217;s wife, Sara,\u2064 to Joe\u200d Biden followed a cash infusion from a Chinese company to Hunter and James Biden.<\/p>\n<p>In early\u200c December, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glenn-greenwald-explains-how-multiple-media-outlets-can-independently-confirm-false-information\/\" title=\"Glenn Greenwald Explains How Multiple Media Outlets Can \u2018Independently Confirm\u2019 False Information\">congressional investigators<\/a> discovered documents \u2063showing\u200b monthly \u2064transfers of over $1,000\u2064 from Hunter Biden&#8217;s \u2064business\u200c account to Joe Biden&#8217;s bank \u200daccount, dating back to \u200c2018.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats argue that none of these records,\u200b obtained through subpoenas to banks, \u2064prove the Republicans&#8217; theory of the case. The White House claims that the payments to Joe Biden from family members were loan \u200brepayments. Democrats have circulated documents to support the claim that Hunter \u200dand James Biden were simply \u200brepaying money owed to Joe Biden. However, some emails from Hunter Biden&#8217;s\u2064 abandoned \u200claptop and witness testimony contradict this argument.<\/p>\n<p>Even some Republicans have \u2063admitted that they do not have a smoking\u2064 gun to show for their months of \u2062investigation.<\/p>\n<p>As we head into 2024,\u200c the Oversight Committee&#8217;s portion of the impeachment process could become increasingly significant. GOP lawmakers aim to convince voters that the frenzy surrounding the \u2062Biden family business\u200c has been worthwhile.<\/p>\n<p>The Oversight Committee has issued subpoenas for several \u2063of Hunter Biden&#8217;s former business partners, including\u200d Eric Schwerin,\u200b who assisted Hunter Biden with his financial affairs, and Mervyn Yan,\u200d an\u200d executive at \u200cone of the \u200bChinese companies that \u200dprovided income \u2063to Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are also interested in interviewing George Berges, \u2064the owner\u2063 of an art gallery\u2062 that reportedly sold a \u2062valuable piece of Hunter Biden&#8217;s art to a major\u200d Joe Biden donor.<\/p>\n<p>While\u200d Oversight Republicans have tried to\u200d incorporate details from their findings into a broader narrative \u200cof Biden family corruption, they\u200c have faced\u2064 varying degrees of success.<\/p>\n<p>However, they have also struggled to confront Hunter Biden&#8217;s personal struggles, including his battle with drug addiction. Hunter Biden&#8217;s story of loss and recovery has resonated with many voters, making Republicans cautious about appearing too aggressive\u2062 when scrutinizing his conduct during those years.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u2064a new book, Trump&#8217;s\u200c campaign considered Hunter Biden&#8217;s substance abuse\u200c off-limits during the 2020 race.\u2064 House Republicans \u2064seem to be following that lead, rarely mentioning the issue and \u2062avoiding questions\u2062 about it.<\/p>\n<p>For Joe Biden, the 2024 race may force him to \u2062confront the statements he made about his\u2062 son&#8217;s business \u2064dealings. The president \u2063initially claimed \u2062to have never discussed\u200c business \u200cwith \u2063Hunter Biden,\u200b but evidence uncovered by the House Oversight Committee has led to a revision in Joe Biden&#8217;s talking \u200cpoints. He\u2063 now asserts that he was never &#8220;in business&#8221; with his son but \u2063no longer denies \u2064discussing business matters with \u200bhim.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click \u2064here<\/a> \u2063to read more from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How will the ongoing impeachment inquiry into the \u2063Biden \u2063family&#8217;s\u2064 business dealings impact Joe Biden&#8217;s reelection campaign?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Mmittee&#8217;s focus on\u200b the Biden family&#8217;s \u200cbusiness dealings will continue to \u200dbe a central issue in the\u2062 impeachment inquiry. Republicans hope to find evidence of corruption \u2064and \u2064political interference\u200b in \u2064the\u200c DOJ&#8217;s handling of\u200b the investigations, while Democrats argue that the evidence so far is inconclusive and\u2063 does not support \u200bthe Republicans&#8217; claims. As the investigations continue, the impact on Joe Biden&#8217;s\u200d reelection campaign\u2064 remains uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>In addition \u2062to the impeachment inquiry, other crucial issues will shape the future \u2062beyond 2024. The emergence of a \u2062&#8221;new world order&#8221; is one such issue that demands attention. With the rise of global powers like China and Russia, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-expects-chinas-xi-to-visit-soon-while-xi-holds-his-line-on-ukraine\/\" title=\"Putin Expects China\u2019s Xi to Visit Soon, While Xi Holds His Line on Ukraine\">global geopolitical landscape<\/a> is \u2064shifting. Questions of economic \u2063competition,\u200d military posturing, and technological advancement will greatly influence the direction of the \u200bworld in the coming \u2064years.<\/p>\n<p>Redistricting\u2063 and new \u200delection maps also present contentious\u200d fights that will shape the\u200d political landscape. With changes \u2062in population and demographics, redrawing district\u2062 lines will have a\u2063 profound effect on political representation and power. These battles will have far-reaching consequences for future\u200c elections and the overall\u200c functioning of\u2062 our \u200cdemocracy.<\/p>\n<p>As we celebrate the season and look toward the \u2063future, it is important \u200cto recognize the \u200dcritical \u2062issues that will help \u2063shape\u200c the years\u2064 to come.\u2062 The ongoing impeachment inquiry into the Biden\u200c family&#8217;s \u200dbusiness\u200b dealings, the emergence of \u200da &#8220;new world order,&#8221; and the fights over\u200c redistricting and election maps are just a few examples of the challenges we face.\u200b The decisions we make now \u200cwill have lasting impacts \u200band will shape the world we leave to\u2063 future generations.<\/p>\n<p>As we navigate \u200cthese complex issues, it is\u200d vital to uphold the principles of fairness,\u2062 transparency, \u2064and justice. Regardless of political affiliation, it is crucial\u200c that these\u2064 investigations are conducted in a thorough and impartial manner. The future of our democracy depends\u200d on our ability to\u200c address these issues with integrity\u2062 and a \u200ccommitment to \u2062the\u200c truth.<\/p>\n<p>In the spirit of the season, let us come together and engage in meaningful \u200cdiscourse that allows us to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/md-gov-hogan-urges-biden-lawmakers-to-work-together-on-covid-19-relief-legislation\/\" title=\"Md. Gov. Hogan urges Biden, lawmakers to work together on COVID-19 relief legislation\">find common ground<\/a>\u200d and work \u2062towards a better \u200cfuture. By addressing these crucial issues head-on, we can ensure \u200bthat our society continues to progress\u200d and thrive.\u200d As we bid farewell to 2023 and welcome 2024, let\u200d us\u2063 embrace the \u200bchallenges\u2062 and \u2062opportunities that lie ahead and work\u2064 towards a future that is fair, just, and\u2063 prosperous for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the festive mood, the Washington Examiner highlights 12 influential issues that will shape 2024 and beyond. 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