House Republicans plan to hold their first hearing next week in their impeachment inquiry into President Biden over his family’s business dealings.
The hearing — scheduled for Sept. 28 — is expected to focus on “constitutional and legal questions” that surround the allegations of Biden’s involvement in his son Hunter’s overseas businesses, according to a spokesperson for the House Oversight Committee.
The White House has called the effort by House Republicans in the midst of the presidential campaign “extreme politics at its worst.” McCarthy announced the impeachment inquiry last week after facing mounting pressure from his right flank to take action against Biden or risk being ousted from his leadership job. At the same time, the speaker isneeded to avoid a federal government shutdown at the end of the month.
An inquiry is a step closer to an impeachment of the president, a constitutional tool which until recently wasBut McCarthy and other Republicans have been facing months of direct challenges from Trump — who is now the Republican front-runner to challenge Biden in next year’s election — to move forward with proceedings against his opponent. The action also is seen as an effort to distract attention from the indicted former president’s legal challenges and turn a negative spotlight on Biden.
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