Key takeaways:
- The resolution introduced by Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., would formalize the ongoing impeachment inquiry that’s been driven by three GOP-led House committees.
- The resolution would help the committees enforce subpoenas and allow the panels’ chairmen to designate open hearings in their probe into the Biden family.
- If passed, it would give the GOP-led committees more legal power to investigate the Biden family’s business dealings.
House Republicans unveiled a resolution Thursday to formalize their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, a move aimed at giving the GOP-led committees more legal power to investigate his family’s business dealings.
The resolution, introduced by Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., would formalize the ongoing impeachment inquiry that’s been driven by three GOP-led House committees: Judiciary, Oversight, and Ways and Means. The 14-page resolution lays out rules for public hearings and directs the committees to produce a public report with their findings.
Formalizing the impeachment investigation, which has been underway for months, could give more legal weight behind subpoenas as Republicans on the House Oversight, Ways and Means, and Judiciary Committees seek documents and testimony. The resolution would help the committees enforce subpoenas and allow the panels’ chairmen to designate open hearings in their probe into the Biden family.
Rep. Armstrong said the resolution “strengthens our hand when we go to court against this administration or anyone who refuses our subpoena.” The resolution also requires the committees to provide the president with notice of any hearings and the opportunity to participate.
The resolution is expected to be voted on by the House of Representatives in the coming days. If passed, it would give the GOP-led committees more legal power to investigate the Biden family’s business dealings. It is unclear what the outcome of the inquiry will be, but it is certain to be closely watched by both sides of the aisle.
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