{"id":2327022,"date":"2024-08-19T17:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T21:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taunts-crooked-joe-over-biden-impeachment-report-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T17:56:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T21:56:30","slug":"trump-taunts-crooked-joe-over-biden-impeachment-report-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taunts-crooked-joe-over-biden-impeachment-report-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump taunts &#8216;Crooked Joe&#8217; over Biden impeachment report &#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\">22<\/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%2Ftrump-taunts-crooked-joe-over-biden-impeachment-report-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=2327022&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>Former President Donald Trump recently mocked President Joe \u200dBiden\u2064 during a campaign event in \u200bPennsylvania, referencing\u2062 a report by House Republicans that investigated corruption allegations against Biden. Though\u2064 the\u2062 nearly 300-page report, produced \u200bby several House \u2063committees, did \u2062not call for impeaching Biden, it stated \u200dthat \u200bhe engaged in impeachable conduct, including abuse of power and\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-personally-requested-meeting-with-hunters-chinese-business-partner-text-messages-suggest\/\" title=\"Text messages suggest that Joe Biden personally requested a meeting with Hunter&#039;s Chinese business partner.\">influence-peddling involving<\/a> his family. Trump capitalized on the findings, asserting\u200d that while Biden and Vice President \u2063Kamala Harris had negatively impacted the\u2064 economy, \u2063they had\u200d profited\u2064 from corrupt dealings. The report revealed that Biden&#8217;s family and associates earned over $27 million through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-hunter-biden-paid-irs-1m-in-2021-attempting-to-evade-conviction-or-long-sentence\/\" title=\"Report: Hunter Biden Paid IRS M in 2021, Attempting to Evade Conviction or Long Sentence\u00a0 \u00a0\">foreign business activities<\/a> in recent years, but faced criticism \u2064for not recommending impeachment and for setbacks, including the indictment of \u2062a key informant. The \u2062White\u2063 House dismissed the investigation as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-republican-rep-jody-hice-demands-answers-from-defense-sec-lloyd-austin-over-removal-of-space-force-officer\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Republican Rep. Jody Hice Demands Answers From Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin Over Removal Of Space Force Officer\">politically motivated attempt<\/a>,\u2064 with a \u200cspokeswoman\u200c labeling it a &#8220;failed stunt.&#8221; Meanwhile, Trump is actively\u200d campaigning, vying for \u2064voter support amid\u2063 the Democratic National Convention.  <\/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\">Trump taunts &lsquo;Crooked Joe&rsquo; over Biden impeachment report<\/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_1732180\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump used a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3126185\/watch-live-trump-speaks-economy-york-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"campaign event\">campaign event<\/a> on Monday to taunt President Joe Biden over House Republicans&rsquo; final <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3125455\/biden-family-and-associates-made-27m-from-foreign-business-after-boosts-from-joe-biden-impeachment-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"impeachment report\">impeachment report<\/a> into corruption allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The nearly 300-page report from a trio of House committees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3126067\/biden-impeachment-dies-quietly-gop-shifts-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"stopped short\">stopped short<\/a> of calling for Biden&rsquo;s impeachment over an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dems-shield-hunter-biden-from-corruption-probe-despite-national-security-concerns\/\" title=\"House Dems Shield Hunter Biden From Corruption Probe Despite National Security Concerns\">alleged influence-peddling scheme<\/a> by the Biden family and their associates but concluded he committed impeachable conduct, including abuse of power. The White House has long denounced the investigation as politically motivated and denies the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While Biden and [Vice President Kamala Harris] have been impoverishing our country, they have been getting rich &mdash; very rich &mdash; at your expense,&rdquo; Trump said in winding remarks about the news at a campaign stop in battleground Pennsylvania. &ldquo;They don&rsquo;t call him &lsquo;Crooked Joe&rsquo; for no reason. They said President Biden engaged in impeachable conduct and said he abused his office and defrauded the United States of America to enrich his family.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s appearance in York at a machining manufacturer, where he primarily spoke about the economy and energy, is part of a weeklong campaign blitz to counterprogram the Democratic National Convention in Chicago that kicks of Monday evening and will include a speech from Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), campaigned earlier in the day in north Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>The impeachment report, which caps off a yearlong investigation conducted by the Oversight, Ways and Means, and Judiciary committees, determined that Biden&rsquo;s family and business associates raked in more than $27 million through foreign business deals in recent years. But it faced a series of setbacks, including the indictment of an FBI informant central to their inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>Although not recommending the House vote on impeachment, the panels said their impeachment inquiry would continue and that the decision to move forward with a vote &ldquo;must not be made lightly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As such, this report endeavors to present the evidence gathered to date so that all Members of the House may assess the extent of President Biden&rsquo;s corruption,&rdquo; the committees wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3125620\/white-house-biden-impeachment-report-failed-stunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"denounced the report\">denounced the report<\/a> as a &ldquo;failed stunt.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;House Republicans have finally given up on their wild goose chase,&rdquo; Sharon Yang, the White House spokeswoman for oversight investigations, said in a statement. &ldquo;This failed stunt will only be remembered for how it became an embarrassment that their own members distanced themselves from as they only managed to turn up evidence that refuted their false and baseless conspiracy theories.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who himself was twice impeached by the House but later acquitted by the Senate, capitalized on its accusations Biden committed impeachable acts and suggested unnamed Democratic senators were accomplices.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no way someone could have stolen that much money without Democrat senators knowing what was going on. He wined and dined them at Joe&rsquo;s houses. They saw his boats. They saw the way he lived. They saw his beautiful mansions,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;I would have made billions of dollars in this job if I wanted to play that game the way they played it. But instead, I took the job very seriously and very importantly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In remarks that lasted just under 20 minutes, Trump largely stuck to his script about policy differences with Biden and Harris. But he still managed to insert some jabs against Harris, whom he&rsquo;s increasingly referring to as &ldquo;Comrade Kamala&rdquo; to associate her with what he describes as her &ldquo;radical&rdquo; agenda.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Pennsylvania is going to tell her that we&rsquo;ve had enough, that we can&rsquo;t take it anymore. And, Comrade Kamala Harris, you&rsquo;re fired,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Get out. You&rsquo;re not doing the job. Get out. You&rsquo;re fired.&rdquo;<\/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_1732180\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1732180\"}});<\/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>Former President Donald Trump took the opportunity at a campaign event on Monday to mock President Joe Biden regarding the House Republicans&#8217; final impeachment report concerning corruption claims. This extensive report, nearly 300 pages long and produced by three House committees, did not explicitly call for Biden&#8217;s impeachment over supposed influence-peddling activities involving his family and associates. However, it did conclude that he engaged in impeachable conduct, including abuse of power. The White House has consistently dismissed the investigation as politically motivated and refutes the allegations made against Biden.<\/p>\n<p>During his remarks in battleground Pennsylvania, Trump stated, &#8220;While Biden and [Vice President Kamala Harris] have been impoverishing our country, they have been getting rich\u2014very rich\u2014at your expense.&#8221; He added that there is a reason people refer to him as &#8220;Crooked Joe,&#8221; pointing out that the report indicated Biden had committed impeachable acts by abusing his office for personal gain.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s visit to York was part of a weeklong campaign effort aimed at countering the Democratic National Convention taking place in Chicago. His running mate, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), also campaigned earlier in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>The impeachment report concluded after a year-long investigation by various committees and revealed that Biden\u2019s family and business associates earned over $27 million from foreign business dealings recently. Despite this finding, it faced challenges such as an indictment of an FBI informant involved in their inquiry. While not recommending an immediate vote on impeachment, the committees stated their inquiry would continue.<\/p>\n<p>The White House criticized the report as a &#8220;failed stunt,&#8221; with spokesperson Sharon Yang stating that it would be remembered for how it embarrassed its proponents who distanced themselves from it after failing to find evidence supporting their conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n<p>Trump leveraged these accusations against Biden during his speech while suggesting unnamed Democratic senators were complicit in any wrongdoing: \u201cThere\u2019s no way someone could have stolen that much money without Democrat senators knowing what was going on,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to discussing policy differences with Biden and Harris during his roughly 20-minute speech, Trump also took jabs at Harris\u2014referring to her increasingly as \u201cComrade Kamala\u201d due to her perceived radical agenda\u2014and declared she should be removed from her position: \u201cPennsylvania is going to tell her that we\u2019ve had enough&#8230; Comrade Kamala Harris, you\u2019re fired.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2327023,"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\/08\/trump-celebrates-biden-impeachment-report.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,3636,5894,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2327022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-impeachment","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trump-celebrates-biden-impeachment-report.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327022","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}