Biden impeachment push dies quietly as House GOP shifts focus to Harris

[mystery-ak]

Biden impeachment push dies quietly as House GOP shifts focus to Harris
By
Cami Mondeaux
August 19, 2024 3:55 pm
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House Republicans released their long-awaited impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden with little fanfare on Monday as the weight of their investigative focus turns to the Democrats’ new party standard-bearer, Vice President Kamala Harris.

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.

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, conceded in March that a criminal referral was more likely than an impeachment vote.

But Biden’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.

“The Democrats already impeached him … and ran a bus over him,” one GOP lawmaker told the Washington Examiner. “I’m sure most of us are focused on winning.”

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3126067/biden-impeachment-dies-quietly-gop-shifts-harris/

[mystery-ak]

Good going Repubs...all the money and time investigating the Biden Crime Family and you do nothing...

[libertybele]

Good going Repubs...all the money and time investigating the Biden Crime Family and you do nothing...

That is why the GOP has the reputation of the 'do nothing party'.

[berdie]

The only value I see is if there some info to convict Hunter. Even if they tried to impeach Joey...there is not time. And why bother? As far as I know on 8/19/24...he ain't running.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Idiotic.

[Hoodat]

If anything, Republicans should push this just to get Democrats on record voting AGAINST making Kamala 'President'.

[verga]

If anything, Republicans should push this just to get Democrats on record voting AGAINST making Kamala 'President'.

Agreed

[berdie]

If anything, Republicans should push this just to get Democrats on record voting AGAINST making Kamala 'President'.

I hadn't thought of that angle...but it sure is a good point.

[mystery-ak]

Biden family ‘finally’ to be held accountable for foreign dealings: James Comer
By
Asher Notheis
August 20, 2024 4:32 pm

excerpt:

“What my goal is in the remaining month of Congress, Stuart, is to pass legislation to ban influence-peddling in the future,” he said. “We see where the Menendezes always get caught, we see where the Jeffersons get caught, but what we’ve not seen is any type of accountability for this family — and not only this family, Stuart, but also the government officials and what I call ‘the deep-state agencies’ who have been involved in the cover-up.”

In unveiling the impeachment report, the House Oversight, Ways and Means, and Judiciary committees stopped short of recommending the impeachment vote move forward in the House, in which Republicans have a slim majority. The committees have also said their impeachment inquiry would continue and that the decision to move forward with a vote “must not be made lightly.”

House Republicans have also begun opening investigations into Vice President Kamala Harris, who is taking up Biden’s place as the Democratic Party’s 2024 candidate, and her newly announced running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN).

Sharon Yang, the White House spokeswoman for oversight investigations, has said that House Republicans have given up on “their wild goose chase.” She has encouraged Republicans to move on from their impeachment effort and “focus on the real issues.”

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3128023/biden-family-finally-held-accountable-foreign-dealings-james-comer/