CNN reports:
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday that he endorsed launching a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. McCarthy was also expected to make a forceful pitch at a Thursday special conference meeting on investigations among House Republicans that opening an impeachment inquiry into Biden is the next logical step, sources familiar tell CNN.
The development comes as the California Republican has been signaling all recess that he’s moving closer to moving forward with such an investigation, related to the president’s son Hunter’s business dealings. The House-led GOP investigations have yet to provide any direct evidence that the president financially benefited from Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings.
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BREAKING: Speaker McCarthy announces he is directing House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden. pic.twitter.com/b4LZNaFVZF
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 12, 2023
Greene & Gaetz feuding over who gets “credit” for convincing McCarthy to start an impeachment inquiry. Either he says no to them and loses his Speakership now, or says yes and loses it at the ballot box in 2024. The crazies are going to sink the ship for the slim GOP majority. pic.twitter.com/SSb8MOaJ5e
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) September 12, 2023
Breaking news: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday he is directing House committees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, amid pressure from some hard-right members of the Republican caucus to do so. https://t.co/9A4ughNAct
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 12, 2023
I am directing our House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Over the past several months, House Republicans have uncovered serious and credible allegations into President Biden’s conduct—a culture of corruption. https://t.co/3uoDlUB3Sy
— Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) September 12, 2023