House Speaker McCarthy Announces Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announced on Tuesday that he is directing three House committees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The move follows months of investigations by House Republicans into unclear and bogus accusations manufactured by Donald Trump defenders in his caucus.

At a news conference on Capitol Hill, McCarthy said the impeachment inquiry is a “logical next step” to the GOP-led investigations. He added that the inquiry will give the committees the power to gather all the facts and answers for the American public.

“Today I’m directing our House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden,” McCarthy said. “This logical next step will give our committees the full power to gather all the facts and answers for the American public is exactly what we want to know the answers.”

The inquiry will seek bank records and other documents from the president and his son Hunter Biden. McCarthy did not provide any further details on the scope of the inquiry.

The announcement of the impeachment inquiry comes as a surprise to many, as the allegations against President Biden have been largely unsubstantiated. It remains to be seen how the inquiry will proceed and what the outcome will be.