Lacking evidence, McCarthy eyes new impeachment push targeting Biden – By Steve Benen (MSNBC) / July 25, 2023
Kevin McCarthy doesn’t have any incriminating evidence against Joe Biden. The Republican House speaker is eyeing a possible impeachment inquiry anyway.
The House Republican majority has spent the last several months trying to uncover incriminating evidence against President Joe Biden. To date, GOP lawmakers have failed spectacularly, generating no shortage of frustration — as well as a healthy dose of embarrassment for partisan crusaders and conspiracy theorists.
But as it turns out, just because Republicans can’t find evidence of presidential wrongdoing doesn’t mean the party is prepared to abandon their impeachment plans. On the contrary, as Politico reported, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy took a big step in a radical direction on Monday:
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Monday night that Republicans’ investigations into the business deals of President Joe Biden’s family members are “rising to the level of impeachment inquiry.” McCarthy’s comments to Fox News’ Sean Hannity mark the furthest he’s gone on a potential impeachment inquiry.
It’s important to emphasize that the California Republican didn’t explicitly say he intends to formally launch an impeachment process, but McCarthy was no doubt aware of the circumstances: When a House speaker tells a national television audience a partisan inquiry is “rising to the level of impeachment inquiry,” it’s intended as a provocative and unsubtle shot across the bow.
