Trump is asking for it, but House Republicans have no votes, so they are looking for a way out of Biden’s impeachment.
Politico reported:
Behind the scenes, Republicans of all ideological persuasions are increasingly admitting that they pulled the trigger on Biden’s impeachment too early and that the effort has been hampered by embarrassing setbacks. They have accused the president of profiting from the Oval Office, but have yet to find any evidence that the president has profited from his family’s business. And it doesn’t help their case that the whistleblower behind Biden’s most high-profile and scandalous corruption allegations was found to have lied to the FBI about those allegations and was indicted.
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There’s also another issue to deal with: Trump. His spokeswoman recently insisted that the former president expects Republicans to impeach Biden despite reports that their star witness lied about impeaching him.
House Republicans don’t have the votes to impeach the president, so they’re floating the idea of criminal referrals to the Justice Department, new influence-peddling laws or filing a lawsuit.
Yes, things are grim for House Republicans.
This is what happens when the House majority tries to impeach a president without any evidence. Republicans engaged in impeachment without having an impeachable crime.
House Republicans led by the dynamic duo of James Comer and Jim Jordan have backed themselves into a corner. The House GOP could call an impeachment vote, which would fail and only serve to infuriate Trump further. The House majority is probably already history for the GOP, so if they think they can save their majority with some action other than impeachment, that ship has sailed.
House Republicans will soon have to deal with the consequences of trying to impeach a president without any evidence.
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