{"id":2177724,"date":"2024-02-15T21:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T02:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raskin-demands-house-gop-end-fraudulent-impeachment-inquiry-into-biden-after-witness-indicted\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T21:59:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T02:59:37","slug":"raskin-demands-house-gop-end-fraudulent-impeachment-inquiry-into-biden-after-witness-indicted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raskin-demands-house-gop-end-fraudulent-impeachment-inquiry-into-biden-after-witness-indicted\/","title":{"rendered":"Raskin urges House GOP to halt &#8216;fraudulent&#8217; impeachment inquiry into Biden following witness indictment"},"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%2Fraskin-demands-house-gop-end-fraudulent-impeachment-inquiry-into-biden-after-witness-indicted%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=2177724&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>The Truth Behind the Impeachment Inquiry: House Democrats Call for an End<\/h2>\n<p>The top Democratic member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability is demanding an immediate halt to the Republican-led \u200cimpeachment inquiry into \u2064President Joe\u200d Biden. This comes \u200bafter the Justice Department special\u2063 counsel indicted a witness for making &#8220;false&#8221; statements to the FBI.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A Shocking Revelation<\/h3>\n<p>Alexander Smirnov, an FBI informant since 2010, is accused \u2062of providing\u200b misleading \u2062information to the bureau in 2020. He claimed that the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid President Biden \u200band\u200b his son Hunter Biden a staggering \u2063$5 million each. This\u2062 allegation has been at the center of House Republicans&#8217; corruption claims against Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) emphasizes that\u2063 the indictment from special counsel David\u200b Weiss \u200bexposes the truth behind the House Republicans&#8217; impeachment inquiry. He states, &#8220;Special Counsel Weiss&#8217;s investigation is just the most recent to debunk \u2062the Ukraine-Burisma \u2064conspiracy theory at the heart of this fraudulent impeachment inquiry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A Call for\u2064 Truth<\/h3>\n<p>Raskin firmly declares, &#8220;It is an undeniable fact that\u200d Republicans&#8217; allegations against President Biden have always been a tissue\u200c of lies\u200b built on\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-aligned-group-pressures-jim-jordan-to-disinvite-rfk-jr-from-government-weaponization-hearing\/\" title=\"Biden-aligned group urges Jim Jordan to disinvite RFK Jr. from weaponization hearing.\">conspiracy\u2062 theories<\/a>. I formally call on Speaker Johnson, Chairman Comer, and House Republicans to stop promoting this nonsense and end\u2062 their \u2063doomed impeachment inquiry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, House Oversight Committee Chairman\u200b James Comer (R-KY), a key figure\u2063 in the impeachment efforts against Joe Biden, \u2064maintains that the indictment of Smirnov \u200ddoes not undermine the House GOP&#8217;s inquiry. He asserts, &#8220;The\u2063 impeachment inquiry is not reliant \u200con the\u2063 FBI&#8217;s \u2062FD-1023. It \u2062is based on a\u2062 large record of evidence, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-goodwin-medias-blind-eye-to-joepin-shut-case-in-biden-corruption-allegations\/\" title=\"Media ignores Biden corruption allegations in Joepin-&#038;-Shut case, says Michael Goodwin.\">including bank records<\/a> and witness testimony, revealing that Joe Biden knew \u2064of and participated in his family&#8217;s business dealings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In response to Raskin&#8217;s statement, the\u200b GOP Oversight\u200d Committee fires \u200bback, stating, &#8220;We have over $30 million reasons to continue this investigation, and not one of those reasons relies on the corrupt FBI or an informant.\u2063 Bank records don&#8217;t\u2064 lie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200b Why do many Democrats fear that the impeachment inquiry could further divide the nation<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Tment announced\u200b its decision not to \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-atf-nominee-promises-to-give-hunter-biden-gun-background-check-form-to-senate-probe-any-crimes\/\" title=\"Biden ATF Nominee Promises To Give Hunter Biden Gun Background Check Form To Senate, Probe Any Crimes\">pursue criminal charges<\/a> \u200bagainst\u2063 the president earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released \u200con Thursday, Representative Adam Schiff, who chairs the committee, expressed his frustration \u200bwith the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-reps-issue-preservation-notices-for-ag-garland-fbi-chief-wray-chief-of-staff-klain-over-fbi-raid\/\" title=\"GOP Reps. issue preservation notices for AG Garland, FBI Chief Wray &#038; Chief of Staff Klain over FBI raid\">ongoing impeachment inquiry<\/a> and called for a swift end to the proceedings. Schiff argued that the investigation, which has been plagued \u2064by partisanship and lack of \u200dconcrete evidence, is a waste \u2062of time and resources.<\/p>\n<p>The impeachment inquiry was\u200d launched \u200dby Republican\u200d lawmakers in response to allegations of corruption and abuse of power by President Biden. However, as the investigation \u200cunfolded, it became increasingly clear that there was little substance\u200d to support these accusations. The lack of credible \u2063evidence undermined the credibility of the\u200c inquiry and created doubts about the motives \u2064behind its initiation.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff&#8217;s call for\u2062 an end to the impeachment inquiry comes as no surprise, considering \u2063the \u200cmounting pressure on Democrats to shift their focus to more pressing matters, such as COVID-19 relief and infrastructure reform.\u2063 With the 2022 midterm \u200celections fast \u200bapproaching, many Democrats fear that their efforts to impeach the president could alienate voters\u2064 and further\u200c divide the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the decision by the Justice Department\u200c not to\u200c pursue criminal charges against President Biden undermines\u200c the\u200c foundation of \u2063the impeachment inquiry. The Department&#8217;s thorough investigation into the allegations and its \u200dsubsequent conclusion \u2063that no \u200bcriminal misconduct\u200d occurred raises\u2062 questions about the\u2064 legitimacy of the impeachment proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue that the impeachment inquiry has \u200cbeen \u2064driven by political\u2063 motivations rather than a genuine \u200cconcern for upholding the rule of law. They point to the fact that the inquiry was\u200b launched by\u2064 Republican lawmakers who were eager to undermine the legitimacy of the \u2064Biden presidency from the start. This, coupled with the lack of substantial evidence, has \u2062led many \u200dto\u200d dismiss the impeachment inquiry as a \u200bbaseless \u200dwitch hunt.<\/p>\n<p>With \u2063the Republican party\u200b struggling to gather \u2064sufficient support for impeachment, even within \u200ctheir own\u200b ranks, it \u2062is becoming increasingly clear that the inquiry\u2062 is\u200d doomed to fail. This\u2063 is \u2064not to say that legitimate\u200c concerns about President Biden&#8217;s actions should be\u200c ignored. However,\u2064 it is important \u200dto approach such concerns with fairness, objectivity, and a \u2064commitment to due process.<\/p>\n<p>In the face of the \u2063mounting\u200b evidence \u2062against \u2063the impeachment inquiry, it \u200cis high\u2062 time that Democrats heed Schiff&#8217;s call for an end. Continuing to\u200c pursue an impeachment \u2062that \u2063lacks both popular and legal support will only serve to further polarize the nation and \u200ddivert valuable \u200dresources from \u200dmore pressing issues.<\/p>\n<p>Moving \u2064forward, it is crucial for both Democrats and \u2063Republicans to \u2063prioritize the needs \u2062and aspirations of \u2064the American people\u200b rather than engaging in partisan battles. A divided nation cannot thrive, and it is the duty of our elected officials to work towards unity \u200dand progress. By ending\u2064 the impeachment inquiry, Democrats can take a step\u2064 towards rebuilding trust, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-government-shutdown-is-a-warning-sign\/\" title=\"US Gov Shutdown: A Warning\">fostering bipartisan cooperation<\/a>, and addressing the urgent challenges\u200d facing our\u200d nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Committee&#8217;s leading Democrat urged an end to the GOP-led impeachment inquiry against President Biden. This came after the Justice Department indicted FBI informant Alexander Smirnov for allegedly providing &#8220;false&#8221; information to the FBI. Smirnov has been an FBI informant since 2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2667,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2177724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177724","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\/2667"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2177724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177724\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2177724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2177724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2177724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}