Exclusive — Jim Jordan: Kevin McCarthy Willing to Open Biden Impeachment Inquiry if NecessaryWendell Husebø 3 Aug 2023
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is willing to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden if “necessary,” House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) exclusively told Breitbart News.
The mechanism of an impeachment inquiry is a congressional probe that usually occurs before a potential articles of impeachment vote. If the House approves the impeachment articles, they are conveyed to the Senate for approval.
Jordan argued the powerful allegations against Joe Biden could lead McCarthy to open an impeachment inquiry, a process Jordan’s committee would lead.
“If at some point it’s necessary … that we have to go to an impeachment inquiry, … [I think] he [McCarthy] is willing to do that,” he told Breitbart News. “But right now, it’s incumbent upon us to get our work done and do what the Constitution requires.”
Jordan said McCarthy expects further investigation into the Bidens before launching an impeachment inquiry. “I think the speaker has been clear,” Jordan added. “We’re going to do our work … to get the facts and get the documents, to get the information we need.”
Last week, McCarthy floated the idea of opening an inquiry into Joe Biden for the first time.
“You have to get to the bottom of the truth, and the only way Congress can do that is go to an impeachment inquiry that gives Republicans and Democrats the ability to get all the information,” McCarthy told reporters Tuesday.
Members of the Judiciary told Breitbart News they welcomed McCarthy’s signal, though some members may oppose impeachment, such as Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO).
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