Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Friday that an impeachment inquiry against President Biden would only follow a formal vote in the House of Representatives.
Panelists Gregg Jarrett and Matthew Whitaker break down concerns over the Biden family business dealings on 'Hannity.'R-Calif., on Friday said an impeachment inquiry against President Biden will only move forward if there is a formal House vote.
"To open an impeachment inquiry is a serious matter, and House Republicans would not take it lightly or use it for political purposes. The American people deserve to be heard on this matter through their elected representatives," McCarthy told Breitbart News in a statement."That’s why, if we move forward with an impeachment inquiry, it would occur through a vote on the floor of the People’s House and not through a declaration by one person.
McCarthy's position is a departure from how his predecessor Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., handled the first impeachment inquiry against former President Donald Trump. In 2019, Pelosi unilaterally proclaimed that the House would advance an impeachment inquiry against Trump after the controversy over his infamous phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"This week, the president has admitted to asking the president of Ukraine to take actions which would benefit him politically," Pelosi said on Sept. 24, 2019."Therefore, today, I'm announcing the House of Representatives is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry. I'm directing our six committees to proceed with their investigations under that umbrella.U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters outside the Speakers Balcony at the U.S.
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