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Republican U.S. Rep. James Comer took a bullish stance Sunday on the possibility of formally authorizing an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, saying the once fractious moderate Republican met with voters “at Walmart” on Thanksgiving. I speculated that this may have been the trigger for him to embark on the project.
Comer, who chairs the impeachment inquiry, mused that “15 or 20 moderates” in his caucus were blocking efforts to formalize the investigation for fear of the media.
“A great thing happened over Thanksgiving. Members went home … and met with people at Walmart and people on Main Street,” Comer told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.” .
“They heard from their constituents, ‘Yes, we want you to move forward,’” he added. “So we’re coming together at a time when I think it’s no surprise that our conference is broken in many ways.”
In response, White House press secretary Ian Sams immediately mocked the Kentucky Republican.
“Jamie Comer: “Burisma is the talk of the town at Walmarts across the country!!!”” Sams wrote Add a laughing emoji to the X.
In September, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) launched an impeachment inquiry, a fact-finding process distinct from formal impeachment.
Historically, a formal House vote is required to begin an impeachment inquiry.
Back in 2019, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) launched the first impeachment inquiry against former President Donald Trump without a floor vote.
The investigation was launched on September 24, 2019, and the Democratic Party officially approved it on October 31, 2019.
Comer is not alone in believing House Republicans will formally conduct an investigation.
“I believe that will happen,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) told Fox News on Saturday when asked about authorizing an investigation.
“I don’t think there are any Democrats willing to work with us on this effort, but we should.”
The White House accused House Republicans of launching a “constitutional” investigation without formal authority.
Republicans have issued subpoenas for several key figures in the investigation, including the president’s eldest son, Hunter Biden, and the president’s younger brother, James Biden.
Without formal authorization, these witnesses could be given potential legal ammunition for subpoenas.
Last Tuesday, Hunter Biden’s lawyer Abby Lowell appeared to provoke Republicans on the impeachment committee with an offer to testify publicly instead of privately on December 13th.
Republicans expressed reluctance.
“Each member only gets five minutes, and we’ve already seen that Democrats don’t have the temperament to act properly. They scream and scream,” Comer explained.
Comer, who chairs the powerful House Oversight Committee, one of three committees pursuing the impeachment inquiry, accused Democrats of waging a defensive campaign in support of the president.
“From day one, they misled the American public with disinformation about everything in this investigation, from that the laptop was a Russian disinformation to that these bank records were somehow manipulated by Rudy Giuliani. “I tried to do it,” he said.
“What the Democrats are doing in their never-ending pursuit of becoming the Biden family’s criminal defense attorney is ridiculous.”
Biden’s defenders have accused Republicans of waging a partisan campaign against him, seeking to distance the president from his family’s business dealings.
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