On the 12th (local time), Kevin McCarthy, the Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives, directed the related standing committee of the House to initiate a formal impeachment investigation against President Joe Biden.
Speaker McCarthy stated in a post on the social media 'X' (formerly Twitter) on the same day, "Over the past few months, Republican members of the House have unveiled serious and credible allegations against the culture of corruption manifested in President Biden's actions," urging the start of the inquiry.
An impeachment inquiry is an investigation undertaken with the potential for impeachment in mind. However, it is not a constitutional procedure that must be undertaken to initiate impeachment.
Impeachment of a US president involves a series of processes, including the passage of articles of impeachment in the House and a subsequent trial in the Senate.
Speaker McCarthy argued that an impeachment inquiry is necessary to clarify suspicions related to President Biden's son, Hunter Biden.
Republicans have been alleging that Hunter unfairly benefited while working as an executive at Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy company, during Biden’s vice-presidency. They have brought up the necessity for Biden’s impeachment based on whistleblower testimony within the IRS, claiming that the Biden administration obstructed the prosecution related to Hunter's tax evasion issues.
During a congressional press conference on the same day, Speaker McCarthy reiterated these suspicions, accusing President Biden of lying to Americans about what he knew regarding his family's overseas business. He emphasized that "Americans have the right to know that public office is not for sale and that the federal government is not utilized to cover up the actions of politically influential families."
He explained that the House Oversight Committee, Judiciary Committee, and Ways and Means Committee will conduct the investigation, urging the president and the White House to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry.
The White House, which has denied the allegations raised by the Republicans, immediately retaliated. Ian Sams, the White House Oversight and Investigation spokesperson, criticized it as "the worst kind of extreme politics" in a post on 'X', saying, "The House Republicans have been investigating the president for 9 months without finding any evidence of wrongdoing."
Currently, since the Republicans hold the majority in the House, they can approve the articles of impeachment against President Biden if introduced without any dissenting votes. However, the possibility of approval of impeachment is not high in the Senate where Democrats hold the majority.
[Korean reaction]
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So, they were close with Yoon Seok-yeol, huh?
Biden's son is making money through war, the US has no reason to end the Ukrainian war. Ah, they are holding hands in corruption and chanting US-Japan-Korea alliance, US-Japan-Korea alliance. A disgusting truth."
Impeachment for Biden, impeachment for Yoon Seok-yeol, I wonder who will end it first? If they hurry, is it South Korea?"
The US supporting the old guy is seriously lacking in talent too~~"
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