McCarthy: House Could Launch Impeachment Inquiry ‘When We Come Back Into Session’
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said Tuesday on Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow” that the House could launch an impeachment inquiry when they return in September.
McCarthy said, “Somebody is lying in this process. And the only thing I realize here is the only stories that have not changed are the whistleblowers from the IRS. Their story has held up time and again, and it really looks like there’s two justice systems here. If the Biden administration continues to fight to withhold information that could really clear all this up. Did they take bribes? Did they deal in the business?”
He continued, “If they hold that up, we would have to move to an impeachment inquiry. Which you know, Larry, gives the apex of power to Congress when it comes to our subpoena power and others to get the documents we need. The bank statements, the credit card statements and others. Show us where the money went, show us were you taking money from outside sources? And that would clear most of this up, but they seem to fight it every step of the way.”
He added, “If they use this special counsel to say that they can’t provide us the information, then it just shows more politics. And it will not stop us. Then we would move to impeachment inquiry and we would be able to still get the documents that we need as we move forward.”
McCarthy concluded, “The thing that holds up whether we do impeachment inquiry, provide us the documents we’re asking. The whole determination here is how the Bidens handled this. If they provide us the documents, there wouldn’t be a need for impeachment inquiry. But if they withhold the documents and fight like they have now to not provide to the American public what they deserve to know, we will move forward with impeachment inquiry when we come back into session.”
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Impeachment reimagined: a new approach to addressing Biden’s corruption
Let’s be clear, Joe Biden deserves to be impeached. There is more than enough evidence that he was involved in a pay-for-play influence peddling scheme, that he lied about it, and that he involved high ranking government officials to cover it up.
But let’s also acknowledge that we live in the real world, and expecting the GOP to do the right thing is more often than not a fool’s errand. And, to be fair to them, even if they were to impeach Biden there is virtually no chance he would be convicted in the Senate and, if he were, Kamala Harris would be elevated to the presidency, which somehow may result in an even worse situation for the country. What’s more, the public might view an attempt to impeach Biden as the kind of tit-for-tat partisan squabbling that turns off many independents.
So what are they to do? Well, here’s an option. They could conduct a reverse impeachment hearing, and hold an inquiry into whether to rescind the first impeachment vote against Donald Trump, which was based on his request to Ukrainian authorities to look into the corruption of the Biden family in Ukraine, or not.
Why should they do this? Well, to begin with, the issue at the heart of that impeachment was that Trump threatened to withhold aid from Ukraine unless they “dug up” dirt, or as Democrats frequently argue, “made up” dirt against the Bidens. So the central question to be asked as to whether or not to rescind the impeachment would be, “was President Trump justified in asking Zelensky to look into the corruption of the Biden family?” What better vehicle could there be to lay out before the American people the crimes of the Biden family without having to actually call for Biden to be removed?
This strategy has several advantages: For one, Democrats can’t mount a legitimate defense like they could in an impeachment because theoretically, Biden wouldn’t be on trial. The question wouldn’t be “is Joe Biden guilty” rather it would be, “was it reasonable for President Trump to inquire about corruption in Ukraine?” All of the evidence presented would go to answering the latter question, not the former, but for all practical purposes would in fact answer both questions in the affirmative.
Sure Democrats could call back some of their witnesses from the first impeachment but do you really think people like Marie Yovanovitch want to come back and testify about what they knew was happening in Ukraine? What we now know happened in Ukraine? Even if they did, they’d have little to offer in terms of refuting the claims about Biden's corrupt activities.
Secondly, the hearing could be framed as seeking to right a wrong rather than taking revenge against the opposite political party. This would make the proceedings more palatable and the media would have a very difficult time convincing the mainstream that this was a partisan witch hunt.
What’s more, it would give the GOP an excuse to subpoena all correspondence between Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff, or Schiff and “The Anonymous Whistleblower”, or Schiff and his staff regarding the events that took place during the first impeachment hearing. I’m pretty sure there are quite a few interesting tidbits we might be able to discover from that paper trail as well.
Furthermore, since Donald Trump was not convicted in the Senate, the House wouldn’t need its approval on any such resolution; impeachment requires a two-thirds vote in favor of removal, something that would almost certainly not happen. As a result, the left will not be able to point to an acquittal as some type of repudiation of the findings by the House.
Additionally, it would allow Republicans to frame the issue as President Trump suffering improper prosecution by Democrats, and could be used as a talking point when discussing Trump’s current legal situations.
Conducting a hearing in this manner will allow the GOP to make the case publicly that Biden is corrupt without having to meet some standard of guilt, whether made up or not. The average person, after having seen the evidence that currently exists against Biden, would be hard pressed to conclude anything other than he is a corrupt liar who used his position in government to both enrich himself and to cover up his crimes.
By reverse-engineering the impeachment process, Republicans can lay out the case against Biden in a low pressure hearing that is cloaked in the mantle of securing justice rather than persecuting a political opponent. It will allow Republicans to achieve all of the things they could hope to in a normal impeachment hearing while allowing them not to take any serious political risk. It’s the perfect way for a party adverse to doing the right thing to do the right thing.
Tim is the author of the book “Financial Freedom for Kids” available on Amazon. He can be reached on Twitter @mister_irony.
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Schweizer: The ‘Product’ Was Joe Biden in Family Business Dealings
Monday, during an appearance on FNC’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” New York Times best-selling author, Breitbart News senior contributor, and Government Accountability Institute president Peter Schweizer explained how then-Vice President Joe Biden was the marketable commodity for the Biden family business dealings.
According to Schweizer, the public is beginning to acknowledge the potential wrongdoing, as polls have shown.
“So I didn’t know it wasn’t just the China trip on Air Force 2,” FNC host Jesse Watters said. “I mean, we’ve found maybe eight trips now on Air Force 2. It’s not like Joe didn’t know he was taking his son on Air Force 2 to foreign countries. How are they going to explain this?”
“Yes, well, first of all, Jesse, let me applaud you and your team for doing this great bit of investigative work because other news outlets aren’t going to do it,” Schweizer replied. “And they are going to try to explain it away. They’re going to try to say that, you know, this is about a family. This is just about a family spending time together. But the problem is, it’s always been about business. The thing that Team Biden cannot answer Jesse is the Bidens has got tens of millions of dollars. What did these people paying the Bidens actually get in return? There’s nothing tangible. There is no product. There is no service. There is no advice. It’s clear what the product was, it was Joe Biden — and they’re not going to answer that question.”
“So yes, they are going to continue to stall, and until the mainstream media starts to really take this story seriously in the way that they should, in the way that they would with pretty much any other person on the Republican side of the aisle, they’re going to continue to deny it,” he continued. “The good news is the American public is moving against the Bidens. It is now close to 60% of the American people believe that Joe Biden aided his son in a criminal, commercial enterprise, according to a Harvard/Harris Poll, so the trend lines are definitely moving against the Bidens.”
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Exclusive: Joe Biden’s Email Alias on Government Network Raises Suspicion
President Joe Biden’s official government email alias in 2016 raised concern among Republicans, who question why “Robert L. Peters” received an email that cc’d Hunter Biden about Ukraine.
The email to Joe Biden’s alias account contained an attachment that House investigators last Thursday requested the National Archives disclose to Congress. Investigators are also interested to know why Hunter Biden was cc’d on the email concerning Ukraine.
Hunter Biden’s laptop contained 27 emails linked to Joe Biden’s “Robert L. Peters” alias, Marco Polo’s dossier cataloged. Many of the emails are personal and unrelated to government business. However, others possibly capture official government business.
Joe Biden’s alias received the 2016 email from John Flynn, a former senior adviser to Joe Biden. Flynn sent the email by the usual White House “@ovp.eop.gov” domain name.
President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden arrive at Fort McNair, Sunday, June 25, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Joe Biden’s “Robert L. Peters” alias email address used a “@pci.gov” domain name on a government network.
“PCI” represents the Executive Office of the President, Github Gist, a website that catalogs federal domain names, shows. According to the White House Communications Agency (WHCA), PCI networks encompass the Secret Service, Executive Office of the President, National Security Staff, and White House Communications Agency (WHMO). The networks meet WHCA’s Primary Alternative Contingency Emergency (P.A.C.E) communications requirements.
It is unusual for government officials to use an obscure government network with an alias. According to Kash Patel, former Deputy Assistant to former President Donald Trump and Deputy Director of National Intelligence, the domain name is as shady as Hillary Clinton’s email scandal.
“Hillary’s home-brew ain’t got nothing on Robert Peters government funded money laundering operation,” Patel alleged to Breitbart News. “Joe Biden used tax payer dollars, while vice president to set up an ‘offshore’ style email server — based in the White House — to route all of his emails regarding his and Hunter’s business dealings with the Chinese, Ukrainians, and others.”
“As the sitting vice president, we have now seen direct evidence that Joe Biden tied himself to his son’s illegals bribery schemes from the halls of the White House,” Kash continued. “Where are the indictments? If Bill Barr assigned David Weiss to investigate this, how did they ‘miss it’ or more likely, covered it up.”
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) have known about Joe Biden’s alias for some time. As early as 2021, the senators questioned the White House about why Joe Biden used the fake email address. The White House stonewalled their efforts.
When asked if it is suspicious that Joe Biden used an alias with an official domain name, Johnson told Breitbart News the email has concerned him for some time.
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) during a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
“I’ve been suspicious ever since my office uncovered this fact back in 2021, and we have unfortunately gotten no response from the White House to the four letters that my office has sent on this matter,” Sen. Johnson told Breitbart News. “It is incredibly worrisome that Joe Biden continues to evade our oversight efforts surrounding his corruption.”
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) is determined to hold Joe Biden accountable. He demanded the Archives turn over all information related to Joe Biden’s aliases.
“Joe Biden has stated there was ‘an absolute wall’ between his family’s foreign business schemes and his duties as Vice President, but evidence reveals that access was wide open for his family’s influence peddling,” Comer wrote in a statement.
“The National Archives must provide these unredacted records to further our investigation into the Biden family’s corruption,” he added.
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