Posted on 07/24/2023 8:17:17 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Is Joe Biden finally about to face the first steps of impeachment? That’s what House Speaker Kevin McCarthy signaled on Monday evening.
While appearing on Fox News, McCarthy laid out the case that Joe Biden accepted bribes and funneled money through a variety of shell companies. He then said at the end of the segment with Sean Hannity that “this is rising to the level of an impeachment inquiry.”
MCCARTHY: "This is rising to the level of impeachment inquiry…" pic.twitter.com/NmXh6ATrEG
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 25, 2023
MCCARTHY: We would know none of this if Republicans had not taken the majority. We have only followed where the information has taken us, but this is rising to the level of impeachment inquiry, which provides Congress the strongest power to get the rest of the knowledge and information needed because this president has also used something we have not seen since Richard Nixon, used the weaponization of government to benefit his family and deny Congress the ability to have the oversight.
McCarthy indicates that what they’ve learned so far rises to the level of an impeachment inquiry and that one will be necessary to garner relevant facts to continue the investigation. As he notes at the end of his statement, the Biden administration has stonewalled Congress to this point, and an impeachment inquiry will give them new powers to demand and receive information.
Still, some of what was said could be considered vague. McCarthy doubled down, though, later in his comments, saying definitively that “this is gonna rise to the level of an impeachment inquiry.”
MCCARTHY: I believe we will follow this all the way to the end, and this is gonna rise to an impeachment inquiry, the way the Constitution tells us to do this, and we have to get the answers to these questions.
That doesn’t sound like a statement McCarthy will have an easy time walking back if he didn’t actually mean it. With the FD-1023 form having been recently released and direct quotes tying Biden to the alleged bribery scheme at the center of all this, the Speaker would likely have a mutiny on his hands if he didn’t move forward at this point.
Past attempts to impeach Biden have been one-offs by individual congressional members. An impeachment inquiry with the backing of leadership is a completely different ballgame. Only by going through that process is there any chance of gaining majority support to adopt articles of impeachment.
This is a developing story. RedState will provide further updates if they become available.
IBTEs
When is McCarthy going to cut spending?
The standard was set with the Trump impeachments. Therefore, impeachment should proceed even if President Biden resigns or dies.
RE: When is McCarthy going to cut spending?
When the US government isn’t held hostage to the regular debt ceiling fight.
No doubt the articles will be introduced right after he releases the Jan 6 tapes
Has a SINGLE elected Democrat come out for Impeachment?
If not, I still support the effort as I want to see just how much the media tries to spike the whole thing.
What a milquetoast statement. It's “concerning”. It's “troubling”. It's “something we need to look at”.
You know the rats didn't use the half-baked weasel phrases when they went after Trump. They had him convicted before they even saw one iota of evidence.
Democrats are ready to dump pedo Joe as evidenced by current media coverage of their corruption we knew about 4years ago.
Glad the Republicans stand ready to help them.
Good news.
Totally deficient McCarthy is.
Being...preparing...
“this is rising to the level of an impeachment inquiry.”
For crying out loud, just now “rising”?!?
Now would Kevin McCarthy lie to you?
There better be an impeachment followed by a criminal referral followed by an indictment!!!
Well, it will be an interesting show but we all know the end result — ACQUITTAL. The Senate is still under Democrat control.
Are the Dems willing/ready to sacrifice Ole Joe for Kamala?
Do they think Kamala is their go-to for 2024?
It would be difficult for them to drop her should she replace Biden mid-stream.
And pedo Joe and Trump should be cell mates .. just joking since it would be so hilarious to be a fly on the cell wall.
McCarthy, so far, has handled this properly. If Biden had been impeached a month ago, just look at all the evidence they wouldn’t have had. They have one chance to do this right. Make the case rock solid and excuse proof so even the dimmest voters can understand it, then dare the Democrats to acquit him.
“Impeachment inquiry”? What’s that? The entire country hasn’t seen enough absolutely treasonous behavior to justify an impeachment? And prison for the rest of his miserable life?
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