(Washington) House Republicans on Thursday invited President Joe Biden to testify before Congress as part of an impeachment inquiry into his and his family's business dealings.
Representative James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to the Democratic president, calling on him to explain his involvement in Biden family businesses “under oath” to a public hearing.
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Kentucky Representative James Comer
“In light of the yawning gap between your public statements and the evidence gathered by the committee and the obstruction from the White House, it is in the vital interests of the American people that you answer questions from members of Congress directly, and I urge you to do so,” the Kentucky Republican wrote.
In such an environment Mr. While it is unlikely that Biden will agree to appear before lawmakers, Mr.
You know that leaders before you have testified before congressional committees, including Chairman Ford's testimony before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice of the House Judiciary Committee in 1974.
James Comer, Representative from Kentucky
Mr. The call comes as months of investigations into Biden come to a close, as Republicans face the stark reality that the convention lacks the political will to carry out an actual impeachment. However, the people behind this initiative, Mr. Comer is under political pressure to deliver after months of investigations into the Biden family and its web of international business dealings.
It's called an influencer plan
The White House has repeatedly called the investigation baseless, urging Republicans to “move on” and focus on “real issues” affecting Americans.
“This is a tragic coup at the end of a failed impeachment attempt,” spokesman Ian Sams said in a social media post last week.
The group said the Bidens used their last name to try to connect a few phone calls or dinners between Hunter Biden and his business associates, when Republicans were either Vice President or out of office. .
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Joe Biden's son, Hunter
But despite expending countless resources over the past year and interviewing dozens of witnesses, including the president's son Hunter Biden and his brother James Biden, Republicans have yet to produce a shred of evidence that proves Joe Biden directly involved or benefited from his family. businesses while he held public office.
Taking the president's testimony may be the final act of the investigation.
Late last year, Republicans leading the inquiry privately discussed holding a vote on the articles of impeachment in the new year, but growing criticism within their party forced them to change strategy. Now Mr. Comer is considering the family's potential criminal referrals to the Justice Department, which are largely symbolic and unlikely to be received by the department.
Associated Press congressional reporter Lisa Mascaro contributed to this report.
