The National Archives has provided the House Oversight Committee with nearly 6,000 pages of emails from President Biden's time as vice president, as part of the Republican investigation into the Biden family's foreign business dealings. The agency is conducting a "rolling notification process" to provide unredacted records to the committee, but has also highlighted the need to protect personally identifiable information. House Republicans have been pushing for more documents, with some members considering criminal referrals to the Justice Department instead of pursuing articles of impeachment against President Biden.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clashed with Hunter Biden's ex-associate Tony Bobulinski during an impeachment hearing, claiming "RICO is not a crime" when Bobulinski mentioned it in relation to President Biden. The exchange sparked social media debate, with Republicans criticizing AOC's comment. Bobulinski accused the president's son of "running away" from the public and testified that President Biden enabled Hunter to sell access to America's adversaries. President Biden has denied any wrongdoing and called for the impeachment investigation to be closed.
The House Oversight Committee plans to invite President Joe Biden to testify in the Republicans' impeachment probe, focusing on the Biden family's business dealings. The White House has dismissed the investigation as politically motivated, and it is unlikely that the president will accept the invitation. The hearing included testimonies from former business associates of Hunter Biden, with Republicans seeking to advance their probe while Democrats dismissed it as baseless. The committee also set up an empty chair for Hunter Biden, who declined the invitation. The probe's next steps, including potential criminal referrals, remain uncertain.
The White House has sent a scathing letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, calling for an end to the six-month-old impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden and his family, citing a lack of evidence of wrongdoing. The letter denounces the probe as a meandering, aimless effort to damage Mr Biden politically and influence the presidential race, pointing out that multiple witnesses have confirmed the president's lack of involvement in his son's business activities. The White House's call comes as the House's investigative efforts appear to be sputtering out, despite plans for a public hearing featuring associates of Hunter Biden.
Hunter Biden fiercely defended his father, Joe Biden, in a private deposition with House investigators, denouncing the impeachment probe as a "partisan political pursuit" and asserting that he never involved his father in his business dealings. Republicans have alleged that Joe Biden used his political influence to benefit his son's international dealings, but Hunter dismissed these claims as "MAGA-motivated conspiracies" and accused GOP lawmakers of wasting time on a "baseless and destructive political charade." The interview is a pivotal moment in the ongoing feud between Hunter and Republican lawmakers, with Democrats criticizing the proceedings as a "tremendous waste of legislative time and resources."
Rep. Jamie Raskin criticized the GOP-led impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, calling it a "comedy of errors" and stating that there's nothing left to pursue. The inquiry has failed to find direct evidence linking Biden to his son Hunter's business dealings, and some experts suspect the GOP's strategy may be to trap Biden with frivolous subpoenas to claim obstruction of justice.
Hunter Biden is set to testify behind closed doors on Feb. 28 before the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees, resolving a dispute over demands for his testimony. The committees had approved contempt of Congress resolutions against him for previously refusing to comply with congressional subpoenas amid the GOP's impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Republicans argue that Hunter Biden's testimony is a critical component of their impeachment investigation into whether the president profited off of his family members' foreign business dealings while he was vice president. Hunter Biden has denied his father's financial involvement in his business dealings and has expressed willingness to answer questions from lawmakers in a public hearing.
House Republicans are planning to issue a new subpoena for Hunter Biden after he expressed willingness to participate in a deposition with impeachment investigators. The decision comes after Hunter Biden skipped out on a previous subpoena, prompting House Republicans to consider holding him in contempt of Congress. Hunter Biden's lawyer has indicated that he would comply with a new subpoena issued after the House formally authorized its impeachment inquiry.
MSNBC host Jen Psaki mocked Republican congressman Guy Reschenthaler for being unable to provide a specific constitutional crime being investigated in the impeachment probe into President Joe Biden. Psaki expressed concern over a poll showing 70% of Republicans in favor of impeachment proceedings, attributing it to the extremism within the Republican Party. Congressman Joe Neguse criticized the impeachment process initiated by Republicans, stating that it is a political exercise for retribution against President Biden. He emphasized that the process is damaging to the republic and distorts the impeachment clause in the Constitution. Neguse believes that most Americans do not consider impeachment a priority and want Congress to focus on governing.
Rep. James Comer, the Republican leading the impeachment probe of President Joe Biden and his family's business dealings, has his own shell company called Farm Team Properties, which he co-owns with his wife. This revelation raises questions about Comer's own financial dealings and undermines his arguments against the Bidens' use of similar companies to obscure earnings. Comer has faced criticism for not disclosing his ownership of 6 acres of land co-owned with a campaign contributor through the shell company. While Comer denies any wrongdoing, ethics experts argue that he should have disclosed these assets. The investigation into the Bidens' business dealings is expected to gain momentum following the recent indictment of Hunter Biden on tax evasion charges related to his earnings through shell companies.
Rep. James Comer, the Republican leading the impeachment probe of President Joe Biden and his family's use of shell companies, has his own shell company called Farm Team Properties. Comer co-owns this company with his wife and used it to transfer ownership of 6 acres of land he co-owns with a campaign contributor. This revelation raises questions about Comer's own financial dealings and undermines his arguments against the Bidens. Ethics experts suggest that Comer should have disclosed these assets on his financial disclosure forms. Comer has aggressively denied any wrongdoing and dismissed criticism as the work of "dumb, financially illiterate people."
Rep. James Comer, a Republican leading the Hunter Biden probe, has his own shell company called Farm Team Properties, which he co-owns with his wife. This revelation raises questions about Comer's own financial dealings and undermines his arguments against the Bidens' use of shell companies. Comer has been critical of the Bidens' alleged use of such companies to obscure earnings from shadowy middlemen and foreign interests. While Comer has denied any wrongdoing, ethics experts argue that he should have disclosed his ownership of the land held by the shell company. The revelation comes as House Republicans voted to formally authorize the impeachment probe into President Joe Biden, following the federal indictment of Hunter Biden on tax evasion charges.
IRS whistleblowers are testifying behind closed doors, alleging that the federal investigation into Hunter Biden has been influenced by politics. Meanwhile, gold bars found in the home of a Democratic senator have been traced back to a violent robbery. In other news, a father is taking legal action after a school district refuses to display a straight pride symbol, Panera is hit with a second wrongful death lawsuit, and President Trump is set to join 'Hannity' for an Iowa town hall.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz mocked Rep. James Comer for his investigation into President Biden's family finances by recreating a video of Comer signing subpoenas and signing a prop "subpoena" for Comer himself. Moskowitz pointed out that Comer had also given his brother a $200,000 personal loan, similar to the loan President Biden made to his brother. The investigation has focused on allegations of illicit international business dealings, but no evidence has been found directly implicating the president. Moskowitz has been critical of Comer's impeachment inquiry efforts.
