Democrats are incensed when House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) unilaterally opened an investigation into President Joe Biden’s impeachment earlier this week, opponents noted. They only have their own senior party member to blame.
McCarthy revealed the investigation on Tuesday afternoon. He declared, “Today I am ordering our House committees to launch a formal impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden. “I did not make this choice hastily. These data ought to worry every American, regardless of party affiliation or preferred candidate. The American people have a right to know that government positions are not up for grabs.
He continued, “I would urge the President and his team to fully cooperate. “We will follow the evidence wherever it leads us.”
Democrats reacted angrily, but Washington Examiner columnist Byron York noted that just a few years prior, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had announced an impeachment investigation into then-President Donald Trump and made a similar decision.
“Speaker Pelosi, backed by Adam Schiff, insisted there was no requirement to hold an authorising vote and she would not hold one on October 15, 2019, three weeks after unilaterally declaring an impeachment inquiry,” he tweeted.
It should be noted that House Republicans have spent months looking into the business dealings of the Biden family and have spoken to a number of whistleblowers, some of whom have claimed they were prevented from exploring a number of investigative and legal options, particularly when looking into Hunter Biden’s activities.
McCarthy’s proposal for a probe into Biden’s impeachment has received a response from the Senate’s top Republican.
McCarthy made his declaration on Tuesday, and when questioned about it, the Senate Minority Leader from Kentucky claimed he would allow House Republicans plenty of room to conduct their investigation after declaring last month that “impeachment ought to be rare” and “is not good for our country.”
McConnell responded when asked if he agreed with McCarthy’s choice, saying, “I don’t think Speaker McCarthy needs any advice from the Senate on how to run the House.”
According to The Hill, McConnell noted that he is currently much more focused on other important matters before Congress.
I have no counsel to offer the House because we have a lot on our plates trying to get through the appropriations process without an omnibus. They face a completely different set of difficulties than we do, McConnell remarked, possibly alluding to mounting right-wing pressure on McCarthy to launch the investigation.
“So I believe the greatest counsel for the Senate is to carry out our duties and monitor the situation going forward”, he added.