Have officially been filed against biden.
Is this going to he a reap what you sow moment for the left?
Articles of Impeachment
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Have officially been filed against biden.
Is this going to he a reap what you sow moment for the left?
"its exactly the same thing", the completely disingenuous person said
just another chance for House Republicans to embarrass themselves.
Both did it for political reasons
Biden should have been impeached for telling Ukraine to fire the prosecutor that was investigating Burisma if they wanted the money. He boasted about it.
Is he demanding Israel dig up dirt on Trump in order to get them?
It's always nice when someone clearly demonstrates that they know absolutely nothing about a particular situation as you just did.
meh, currency of the realm these days. everybody gets impeached, nobody gets convicted.
so we're just making no distinction between implementing american foreign policy (which is set by the president) and asking for personal favor (like an investigation into a political opponent)?
i mean...of course this where we are...but it's just exhausting
i mean...of course this where we are...but it's just exhausting
Stupid politics again. Rinse, spin, repeat. Democrat or Republican, they're all the same.
I’m sure this is gonna be the thing that brings down Biden. Put Comer on this for some hearings close to the election. Please.
an immediate nominee for BOTH SIDES!!! hall of fame
first ballot material...
first ballot material...
Apples and Oranges.
That's like saying one person going to the ATM and another person robbing the bank are both making withdrawals.
Joe Biden has been a disgrace, particularly when it comes to following the laws passed by Congress, such as student loan modifications and enforcing protection of our borders from invasion, or even withholding aid from Israel.
just another chance for House Republicans to embarrass themselves.
That said, incompetence isn't a valid cause for impeachment. Impeachment is removal from office for high crimes and misdemeanors. There's no concrete evidence Biden has committed a high crime or misdemeanor.
Says the guy that defends Trump in every thread. BUT TOTALLY NOT A FAN!!
No it's stupid political theater. I'm sure they'll waste our time on it though...
The first time a member of the House introduced articles of impeachment targeting President Biden, he had held that title for about 24 hours.
On Jan. 21, 2021, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — herself only having been in that position for a few weeks — introduced House Resolution 57. It presented that Biden deserved impeachment because of “abuse of power by enabling bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors”; to wit, his son Hunter Biden had worked with individuals from foreign countries whom Greene loosely tied to his father.
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“Joseph R. Biden,” the resolution concluded, “threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power, and imperiled a coordinate branch of government.” That gives the game away, really. Greene’s effort was less about what Biden did than that the Democratic House had a week prior impeached Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Should this domino eventually lead to Biden’s removal from office, all the better.
In the three-plus years since that resolution (which went nowhere), 14 other articles of impeachment have been introduced against Biden. They present, as the requisite “high crimes and misdemeanors,” that he allegedly:
It’s worth remembering that members of the House have broad protections against defamatory speech.
Despite all of this, there has been only one impeachment push that has been blessed by the House Republican leadership. As then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was trying (and ultimately failing) to retain his leadership position last year, he announced that he was authorizing a formal impeachment inquiry, one that would dig into several of the more common (and, to Republican eyes, promising) allegations against Biden.
As he articulated last September, those allegedly included:
Probably the last four months of those seven-plus months have been focused less on proving that Biden did something worthy of impeachment and more on trying to figure out how to save face. That effort is still ongoing.
With all of that background, then, we come to a new development Thursday. Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) announced that he would introduce an impeachment resolution targeting Biden for allegedly engaging in quid pro quo after withholding aid to Israel. Mills’s resolution attempts to draw a comparison between that decision and Trump’s withholding aid to Ukraine, the trigger for his first impeachment. The difference, of course, is that Trump withheld aid in an effort to get Ukraine to make an announcement aiding his reelection.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business, where he was asked about the idea. Host Stuart Varney asked if Biden’s decision was a high crime and misdemeanor; Scalise didn’t answer directly.
A different guest, Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Tex.), suggested it was.
“A high crime and misdemeanor would be to turn our backs on a country that we have supported for decades,” Hunt said.
Varney seemed skeptical. They both laughed. Who says politics can't be fun?
Given how narrow the Republican majority in the House is, it was always risky for the caucus to put forward articles of impeachment, even had they compiled more than zero evidence warranting it. There was no chance that the Senate Democratic majority would remove Biden from office. At this point, the most likely mechanism for removing Biden will be to have him lose his reelection bid.
But the impeachment efforts nonetheless proceed apace. With eight months until the January 2025 inauguration, Greene can probably knock out another six articles herself.
On Jan. 21, 2021, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — herself only having been in that position for a few weeks — introduced House Resolution 57. It presented that Biden deserved impeachment because of “abuse of power by enabling bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors”; to wit, his son Hunter Biden had worked with individuals from foreign countries whom Greene loosely tied to his father.
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“Joseph R. Biden,” the resolution concluded, “threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power, and imperiled a coordinate branch of government.” That gives the game away, really. Greene’s effort was less about what Biden did than that the Democratic House had a week prior impeached Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Should this domino eventually lead to Biden’s removal from office, all the better.
In the three-plus years since that resolution (which went nowhere), 14 other articles of impeachment have been introduced against Biden. They present, as the requisite “high crimes and misdemeanors,” that he allegedly:
- Extended a pandemic moratorium on evictions (introduced by Greene in August 2021).
- Allowed immigrants to enter the country while infected with the coronavirus (Greene again, on the same day).
- Withdrew from Afghanistan (Greene, still on the same day; Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), the following month; and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) in 2022).
- Promoted a false sense of how the war in Afghanistan was going (from Rep. Randy Weber (R-Tex.) in September 2021).
- Didn’t keep building the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border (Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio) later that month).
- Failed to secure the border (Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.) in April 2022 and May 2023, Boebert in June 2023 and … guess who, May 2023).
- Sold oil from the petroleum reserve (guess who, September 2022).
- Failed to provide information to Congress including an FBI interview form (Rep. Andrew Ogles (R-Tenn.) in June 2023).
- Was financially involved in “drug and prostitution activities” (Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) in August 2023).
It’s worth remembering that members of the House have broad protections against defamatory speech.
Despite all of this, there has been only one impeachment push that has been blessed by the House Republican leadership. As then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was trying (and ultimately failing) to retain his leadership position last year, he announced that he was authorizing a formal impeachment inquiry, one that would dig into several of the more common (and, to Republican eyes, promising) allegations against Biden.
As he articulated last September, those allegedly included:
- Lying to the public about his son’s business dealings.
- Being on the phone with his son while his son was having business meetings.
- Being a member of a family that earned lots of money from non-American business partners.
- Being accused of having taken a bribe.
- Having his vice-presidential office coordinate with his son’s business partners.
- Having his administration give his family members “special treatment.”
Probably the last four months of those seven-plus months have been focused less on proving that Biden did something worthy of impeachment and more on trying to figure out how to save face. That effort is still ongoing.
With all of that background, then, we come to a new development Thursday. Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) announced that he would introduce an impeachment resolution targeting Biden for allegedly engaging in quid pro quo after withholding aid to Israel. Mills’s resolution attempts to draw a comparison between that decision and Trump’s withholding aid to Ukraine, the trigger for his first impeachment. The difference, of course, is that Trump withheld aid in an effort to get Ukraine to make an announcement aiding his reelection.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business, where he was asked about the idea. Host Stuart Varney asked if Biden’s decision was a high crime and misdemeanor; Scalise didn’t answer directly.
A different guest, Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Tex.), suggested it was.
“A high crime and misdemeanor would be to turn our backs on a country that we have supported for decades,” Hunt said.
Varney seemed skeptical. They both laughed. Who says politics can't be fun?
Given how narrow the Republican majority in the House is, it was always risky for the caucus to put forward articles of impeachment, even had they compiled more than zero evidence warranting it. There was no chance that the Senate Democratic majority would remove Biden from office. At this point, the most likely mechanism for removing Biden will be to have him lose his reelection bid.
But the impeachment efforts nonetheless proceed apace. With eight months until the January 2025 inauguration, Greene can probably knock out another six articles herself.
Just when we thought the public's view of the Republican House couldn't get any worse...
LOL
At least Radical Right media will be able to again ignore Trump's legal issues.
LOL
At least Radical Right media will be able to again ignore Trump's legal issues.
Biden held residents because….he is “Commander /Chief” of the Armed Forces and he CAN make those decisions in that capacity.
How stupid are you? She defended a rapist. You really do have a low IQ and can't comprehend much.
Why do people (he/her(they/thems) on GIAHROT say "both sides" or "you can't both sides this issue?"
I've never understood it.
I've never understood it.
Why do you think I'd care about your opinion in general? I've see what makes you clap lol your boos couldn't mean any less.
You still pretending bill wasn't raping any kids during his 20 something trips to epstein island?
Hey bud just letting you know you aren't allowed to bring that up on here or else about 90% of this board gets upset.
