A new impeachment procedure has been opened against Joe Biden

Republican members of Congress began a new impeachment process against US President Joe Biden on Monday, coinciding with the start of the Democratic convention, but with almost no chance of success.

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Three powerful groups in the House of Representatives, along with the Republican majority, are accusing the Democratic leader of corruption in an investigative report on his son Hunter’s foreign affairs affairs.

Jim Jordan, the Republican chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said the investigation would “definitely” be Mr. He said it proved that Biden had “abused his public office for the financial benefit of the Biden family and their business associates.”

“President Biden’s legacy is marked by abuse of public office, corruption and disruption,” said House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer.

“The evidence presented by our impeachment inquiry makes this the best case for impeachment ever examined by a sitting Speaker of the House of Representatives,” he said.

The report, made up of inferences and assumptions based mainly on familial ties, essentially repeats arguments long made by Republicans.

They have never been able to provide any concrete evidence that the President used his functions for the benefit of his son or was involved in his affairs.

Mr. Trump, who is due to bid farewell to his party during the Democratic convention in Chicago on Monday and pass the torch to his vice president, Kamala Harris, the November candidate against Donald Trump. Ukraine or China.

Republicans have long sought to use the setbacks of Hunter Biden, known for his drug and alcohol addiction, to politically tarnish his father.

In the past Mr. Attempts have been made to impeach Biden, but their efforts have never gone far enough to hold a vote in the House of Representatives.

Their efforts in this direction are often seen as revenge for two impeachments against Donald Trump during his presidency in 2019 and 2021.

Republicans have a very narrow majority in the House of Representatives. They are unlikely to be completely unanimous, and the effort could backfire if they push it.