{"id":2326959,"date":"2024-08-19T16:07:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T20:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-impeachment-push-dies-quietly-as-house-shifts-focus-to-harris-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T16:10:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T20:10:53","slug":"biden-impeachment-push-dies-quietly-as-house-shifts-focus-to-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-impeachment-push-dies-quietly-as-house-shifts-focus-to-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden impeachment push dies quietly as House shifts focus to Harris &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">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%2Fbiden-impeachment-push-dies-quietly-as-house-shifts-focus-to-harris-washington-examiner%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=2326959&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>The\u200b article discusses the recent developments concerning the impeachment\u2062 inquiry against President \u2062Joe Biden, which appears to have diminished as attention shifts towards Vice President Kamala Harris. House Republicans, after a year-long \u2064investigation into allegations of Biden\u2063 engaging in influence-peddling to benefit his family, quietly released their findings without much fanfare,\u2064 coinciding \u200dwith Biden&#8217;s decision \u200cnot to run \u200dfor a second term. GOP leaders had previously faced skepticism \u200dfrom centrist\u2064 party members, which\u200b contributed to\u200c the declining momentum of the impeachment push. <\/p>\n<p>In light of the upcoming Democratic\u2062 convention where Harris is expected to\u2062 be nominated, Republicans are\u2062 refocusing their investigative efforts\u200d on\u200d her, \u2064particularly \u200cregarding her past role as\u200c &#8220;border czar.&#8221; Additionally, they are also scrutinizing Harris&#8217;s\u2062 new running\u2062 mate, Governor Tim Walz, concerning discrepancies in\u2063 his military record. Democrats, on their part, criticize the \u200dRepublicans&#8217; timing and question the validity of the impeachment claims, framing them as \u2063a desperate and unfounded political maneuver.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden impeachment push dies quietly as House GOP shifts focus to Harris<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1732421\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Republicans<\/a> released their long-awaited impeachment inquiry into President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> with little fanfare on Monday as the weight of their investigative focus turns to the Democrats&rsquo; new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-downplays-straw-polling-showing-him-besting-trump\/\" title=\"DeSantis Downplays Straw Polling Showing Him Besting Trump\">party standard-bearer<\/a>, Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A trio of GOP-led committees spent more than a year attempting to prove that Biden abused his office to engage in an influence-peddling scheme that enriched his family and their associates. But their investigation suffered a series of setbacks, including the indictment of an FBI informant central to their inquiry. <\/p>\n<p>The push for impeachment, facing skepticism from centrist Republicans in the House, had already lost steam in the weeks before Biden exited the presidential race. Rep. James Comer (R-KY), the Oversight Committee chairman who helped lead the investigation, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4549682-comer-biden-impeachment-vote-not-best-path\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>conceded<\/a> in March that a criminal referral was more likely than an impeachment vote.<\/p>\n<p>But Biden&rsquo;s decision not to run for a second term gave the GOP even less reason to make a show of their report. They did not back away from their claim that Biden engaged in impeachable conduct, a claim disputed by Democrats and the White House, but the report was announced in the middle of a congressional break without a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Democrats already impeached him &hellip; and ran a bus over him,&rdquo; one GOP lawmaker told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sure most of us are focused on winning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The report comes as Democrats prepare to nominate Harris at their convention in Chicago. Biden, who was pressured to step aside following his disastrous debate performance in June, will deliver an address on Monday, the first night of the convention.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3125763\/raskin-biden-impeachment-report-spectacular-failure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>seized<\/a> on the timing of the report, with Oversight ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) calling it &ldquo;a last-minute face-saving gesture&rdquo; that only served as a &ldquo;Banana Republican cream pie they have just pressed into their own faces.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If there is any merit to the tiny and barely audible plea for impeachment of President Biden, why are the Republicans doing nothing about it?&rdquo; Raskin said. &ldquo;No one has fallen for this package of lies and propaganda.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Republicans have begun opening a slew of investigations into Harris and her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hell-freezes-over-cnn-fact-checks-vp-pick-tim-walz-military-experience-making-kamala-harris-look-even-worse\/\" title=\"Hell Freezes Over: CNN Fact-Checks VP Pick Tim Walz&#039; Military Experience, Making Kamala Harris Look Even Worse\">newly announced running mate<\/a>, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN).<\/p>\n<p>Comer announced an investigation into Harris&rsquo;s role as the Biden administration&rsquo;s &ldquo;border czar,&rdquo; an informal moniker given to the vice president in 2021 and now rejected by the White House. Harris also faces an impeachment effort from Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) over that role.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Walz, for his part, faces scrutiny from the House Armed Services Committee over how he has represented his military record in the National Guard. The Oversight Committee, led by Comer, also announced an inquiry last week into Walz&rsquo;s ties to China.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But even as the focus shifts to the new Democratic ticket, not all Republican lawmakers are ready to move on from Biden.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who has pushed for years to impeach Biden, called on her GOP colleagues to act on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virtually-nothing-signals-us-in-a-recession-wh-econ-adviser-says\/\" title=\"\u2018Virtually Nothing Signals\u2019 US In A Recession, WH Econ Adviser Says\">newly released report<\/a>, arguing the GOP majority &ldquo;should have already impeached Biden.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But that doesn&rsquo;t take away from the damning nature of this report and the hard work that has been put into producing it,&rdquo; Greene said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1825553031884128364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post on X<\/a>. &ldquo;This report shines a light on just how corrupt Joe Biden and the Biden crime family have been for years and years. Selling Joe&rsquo;s political influence to line their pockets while selling out our country. These crimes must not go unpunished.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not clear whether Greene would attempt to tie Harris to any forthcoming impeachment articles, although the Georgia Republican made clear she views the president complicit in the alleged impeachable offense included in the report.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1732421\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1732421\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Republicans quietly unveiled their long-anticipated impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden on Monday, as their attention shifts towards Vice President Kamala Harris, the new face of the Democratic Party. Over the past year, three GOP-led committees have sought to demonstrate that Biden misused his position for personal gain through an influence-peddling scheme benefiting his family and associates. However, their efforts faced numerous challenges, including the indictment of a key FBI informant involved in their investigation. <\/p>\n<p>The momentum for impeachment had already diminished among centrist Republicans prior to Biden&#8217;s announcement not to seek re-election. Rep. James Comer (R-KY), chairman of the Oversight Committee and a leader in the investigation, acknowledged in March that a criminal referral was more probable than an actual impeachment vote. With Biden opting out of running for a second term, there was even less incentive for Republicans to publicize their findings extensively.<\/p>\n<p>While they maintained allegations of impeachable conduct against Biden\u2014claims contested by Democrats and the White House\u2014the report was released during a congressional recess without any press conference accompanying it. One Republican lawmaker remarked that Democrats had already effectively impeached him politically.<\/p>\n<p>As Democrats gear up to nominate Harris at their Chicago convention\u2014where Biden will speak following pressure after a poor debate performance\u2014the timing of this report has drawn criticism from Democrats like Jamie Raskin (D-MD), who labeled it as an insincere attempt at saving face.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Republicans are now launching multiple investigations into Harris and her newly announced running mate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN). Comer has initiated inquiries regarding Harris\u2019s role as &#8220;border czar,&#8221; while Ogles (R-TN) is pursuing impeachment efforts against her related to this position. Walz is also under scrutiny from various committees concerning his military record and connections with China.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this shift in focus towards Harris and Walz within Republican ranks, some members like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) continue advocating for action against Biden based on the newly released report which she claims highlights significant corruption involving him and his family over many years\u2014a sentiment she expressed on social media while emphasizing that these alleged crimes should not go unpunished<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2326960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/james-comer-biden-house-july-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,4402,4021,3636,32603],"class_list":["post-2326959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-congress","tag-harris","tag-impeachment","tag-political-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/james-comer-biden-house-july-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326959","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\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}