Why it matters that Jim Jordan is talking about impeaching Biden – By Steve Benen (MSNBC) / March 29, 2022
It’s tempting to ignore the Republicans’ impeachment dreams, but the closer one looks, the more relevant Jim Jordan’s crusade appears.
It’s a little too soon to start making predictions about what a Republican majority on Capitol Hill would do with power. After all, the midterm elections are still 223 days away, and a lot can (and will) happen between now and then.
But given the radicalization of Republican politics, it’s not premature to wonder about the kind of priorities a GOP majority might pursue if given the opportunity. The conservative Washington Times reported, for example, on one goal some in the party appear to be taking seriously.
“Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee who is poised to control the panel if the GOP takeover next year, said Republicans must consider impeaching President Biden. He said the GOP should weigh impeaching Mr. Biden for failures in office, most notably his administration’s inability to stop a massive influx of illegal immigration through the southern border.”
As House Republicans huddled in south Florida this past weekend for a planning retreat, Jordan told the conservative newspaper, in reference to presidential impeachment, “I think that’s definitely a discussion we have to have.”
