White House hammers upcoming Biden impeachment inquiry hearing as 'evidence-free' stunt
The first House impeachment inquiry hearing is set for Sept. 28, two days before the government runs out of funding
By Brooke Singman Fox News
Published September 19, 2023 12:05pm EDT | Updated September 19, 2023 12:13pm EDT
EXCLUSIVE: The White House is blasting House Republicans for planning to hold their first hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry against President Biden just days before the government runs out of funding, while dismissing the "evidence-free" probe as a "political stunt."
House Republicans are set to hold their first impeachment inquiry hearing to investigate allegations of corruption and abuse of power against Biden on Thursday, Sept. 28.
But the White House is casting the hearing as a distraction. Congress is currently negotiating a continuing resolution to extend the current year’s funding, but without passing a deal by Sept. 30, they risk sending the government into a partial shutdown.
"Extreme House Republicans are already telegraphing their plans to try to distract from their own chaotic inability to govern and the impact of it on the country," White House spokesperson Ian Sams told Fox News Digital.
"Staging a political stunt hearing in the waning days before they shut down the government reveals their true priorities: to them, baseless personal attacks on President Biden are more important than preventing a government shutdown and the pain it would inflict on American families," Sams said.
If the government does run out of funding, the White House signaled to Fox News Digital it would blame Republicans.
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