The Republican-controlled House voted on Wednesday to launch an impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden, a formal step Republicans believe will allow them to better enforce subpoenas in court.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (FL-01) released a statement following the passage of a resolution to continue the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
“Today I voted to advance an impeachment inquiry against Joe Biden. The evidence developed against the Biden Crime Family is damning. They took bribes from corrupt foreigners for the financial benefit of themselves and their family. They created a vast web of shell companies to wash the money. They lied about it and pressured federal law enforcement to protect them from their crimes. An impeachment inquiry is warranted, though insufficient to deal with the harm they have caused,” said Rep. Matt Gaetz.
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The 221-212 vote was along party lines.
“The impeachment power resides solely with the House of Representatives. If a majority of the House now says we’re in an official impeachment inquiry as part of our constitutional duty to do oversight, that carries weight. That’s going to help us get these witnesses in,” said Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.
The White House has dismissed the investigation as unfounded and politically motivated.
Even if the House votes to impeach the Biden, a two-thirds vote in the Senate is required to convict him on the charges — a near-impossibility in a chamber where Biden’s fellow Democrats hold a 51-49 majority.
Biden is preparing for a rematch with his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, in the 2024 election.
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