House Republicans announced this week that it will hold the first impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden next Thursday.
Already, the president’s son, Hunter, has been indicted on gun and tax charges. Hunter Biden is also at the center of the House GOP’s impeachment inquiry. Here’s what we might be able to expect from next week’s hearing.
“A committee spokesperson told CNN that the hearing will focus on the constitutional and legal questions Republicans are raising about Biden,” said the outlet.
According to a WBEN report, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is expected to call three witnesses next week, all subject matter experts. These witnesses include someone who could talk about what impeachment is and its purpose, an expert in financial law and an expert in the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
That law covers lobbying on behalf of foreign entities. In an interview this week with FOX News, Comer said that an investigation into the Biden family has linked them with money from various countries, including Ukraine.
“What I said on day one of this investigation is that we were gonna follow the money,” he told host Sean Hannity.
Per the House Oversight Committee website, it is “investigating the Biden family’s domestic and international business dealings to determine whether these activities compromise U.S. national security and President Biden’s ability to lead with impartiality.”
Between now and the hearing, Comer is also expected to subpoena the bank records of Hunter and James Biden. He told Hannity that the committee has investigated business deals tied to both men. However, CNN noted that there is no public evidence that the president personally received any money.
“Extreme House Republicans want to distract people from their chaotic inability to govern and its impacts on the country Exhibit A: a stunt ‘impeachment’ hearing two days before they may shut down the government – inflicting pain on millions,” said White House spokesman Ian Sams in an X (formerly Twitter) post.
Previously, Audacy reported that Republicans have been angling to impeach President Biden ever since Democrats were able to impeach former President Donald Trump (now the GOP frontrunner) twice. Just last month, there was a report of a Florida lawmaker who filed articles of impeachment.
According to CNN, “House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unilaterally authorized the impeachment inquiry last week and tasked House Oversight, Judiciary and Ways and Means committees to lead the effort,” and a source said the framework for the inquiry is still being worked out.
“We are still finalizing with the Ways and Means Committee, Judiciary Committee and the Speaker’s Office all of the details of the impeachment inquiry. Once all of the I’s are dotted and T’s are crossed, I expect to issue a subpoena for Hunter and James Bidens’ personal bank records,” said Comer, per the outlet. He has previously issued subpoenas to six banks for information regarding the Biden family investigation.
Even as the impeachment inquiry hearing plans move forward, there are a number of GOP members who don’t support the inquiry, CNN said. They have cited a lack of direct evidence against the president.