formal vote to authorise their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with Minnesota Republican Majority Whip Tom Emmer, told members in a closed-door meeting Wednesday they could vote in the coming weeks on a move that could bolster the investigation’s legal standing, The Hill reported.
It remains unclear if House Republicans have the votes on impeachment in the narrowly divided lower chamber.
House Republicans have not had the votes to legitimise their inquiry, which former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unilaterally launched in September, with a formal House vote.
Rep Roger Williams (R-Texas) said he would support impeachment if it came to the floor, but he’s also warning fellow Republicans of the political risks inherent in such a step.
GOP members told “The Hill” that Emmer cited pushback from the White House in making his case for the vote.
In a recent letter, the White House blasted the GOP for moving ahead on the inquiry without a vote securing the backing from members, repeatedly referring to the “impeachment inquiry” in quotes and writing that it is “lacking constitutional legitimacy.”
GOP members said Emmer viewed taking a vote as one way to respond to the White House criticism, particularly as the House GOP ramps up complaints that it has not yet received all the information from the administration that it has asked for.
Missouri Republican Jason Smith taking to his X page discussed Hunter Biden and his role in the impeachment process. “We will follow the facts and see where they take us. During today’s impeachment inquiry stakeout, I gave updates into our investigation into the Biden family,” said Smith.
“Most Americans, they work hard to provide for their families, they follow the law, they pay their taxes, but the Biden family has been playing by different rules”.
“President Biden wasn’t just aware of his son’s business dealings; he wasn’t just involved but he appears to have directly benefited from them,” Smith said in a video posted on X.
