'I do not make this decision lightly,' McCarthy told reporters Tuesday. It's unclear whether any formal impeachment resolution would have the votes in the House to pass.
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty ImagesSpeaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters outside of his Capitol office on Tuesday.House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday the House would initiate an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
"I am directing our House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden," he said."This logical next step will give our committees the full power to gather all the facts and answers" that the American people want. The move comes amid increasing pressure on the Republican from his party's right flank. He said in late July if federal agencies fail to hand over materials that committees are requesting that would"rise to the level" of an impeachment inquiry, but stressed he was still waiting for committees to recommend steps.
A spokesperson for the White House called McCarthy's decision"extreme politics at its worst." Ian Sams said on X that House Republicans had not turned up any evidence of wrongdoing during the past nine months, and slammed McCarthy for not holding a vote to open the inquiry, as he had once pledged he would do.
I am directing our House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Over the past several months, House Republicans have uncovered serious and credible allegations into President Biden’s conduct—a culture of corruption.
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