Why Did Republicans Vote for a Biden Impeachment Inquiry?
Summary from the AllSides News Team
After the House of Representatives voted along party lines to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, the White House and media sources across the political spectrum weighed in on the development.
Key Details: The vote to approve an inquiry does not guarantee that articles of impeachment will be drafted or voted on in the coming months. House Republicans, who unanimously voted for the motion, say Biden profited from his son Hunter Biden's business dealings.
Key Quote: "Instead of doing their job on the urgent work that needs to be done, they are choosing to waste time on this baseless political stunt that even Republicans in Congress admit is not supported by facts", said President Biden in a statement from the White House.
The Dispute: Sources across the spectrum framed existing evidence much differently. One writer for New York Post Opinion (Right bias) said "Despite overwhelming evidence of a corrupt Biden family influence-peddling operation worth millions of dollars, not a single Democratic member is expected to vote for an inquiry into the allegations." One MSNBC (Left) writer said there's "no evidence that shows Biden used the office of the vice presidency or the presidency improperly to enrich himself or his relatives."
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From the Right
Don’t believe Democrats’ myths: There’s clear evidence for investigating President Biden
Wednesday’s vote on the House impeachment inquiry is likely to remain a strictly partisan matter.
Despite overwhelming evidence of a corrupt Biden family influence-peddling operation worth millions of dollars, not a single Democratic member is expected to vote for an inquiry into the allegations.
Nearly 70% of voters (and 40% of Democrats) believe Biden has acted unlawfully or unethically or both.
Yet every Democrat will vote to stop any further inquiry.
Even in our blindly partisan times, that is no easy rationalization.
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From the Center
Joe Biden Hits Back at Republican Impeachment Plans
President Joe Biden slammed Republicans in Congress over their plans to impeach him, calling them "baseless."
The House of Representatives voted to formalize the impeachment inquiry into Biden on Wednesday and not a single Republican voted against the motion. Members of the GOP claim the president profited from his time as vice president from 2009 to 2017 and his son Hunter Biden's business dealings in the same period.
In a statement from the White House, Biden said: "Instead of doing their job on the urgent work that needs to be done, they are choosing to waste time...
From the Left
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Three months after then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announced an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, the House is set to vote Wednesday to formally authorize one. It’s a move that McCarthy dodged in September because he knew he didn’t have the support to pass any authorizing resolution in the face of skepticism from moderates and members from districts Biden won.
But Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is plowing ahead despite the risk of a failed vote. He’s banking on his slim majority holding together in the name of asking Biden questions. What will happen when Republicans don’t...
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