Though some Republicans may blame House oversight committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) for their failure to impeach President Joe Biden, the real reason is simple: The whole party bought into long-debunked conspiracy theories peddled by their leader, Donald Trump. And the impeachment inquiry has been a true team effort, with backing from leadership and Comer … Read more
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WASHINGTON ― Republicans are demanding a full Senate trial for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who was impeached by the GOP-controlled House earlier this year over charges that even some on the right have decried as thin and a waste of time. But many of the Republicans who are insisting on a trial for Mayorkas … Read more
Every member of Congress knows that their five minutes of speaking time at committee hearings are an opportunity to make a memorable C-SPAN clip, but few have exploited the medium like Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.). At House Oversight Committee meetings, the freshman congressman has ignored the custom of posing questions to witnesses and gone straight … Read more
WASHINGTON — Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) this week came up with a new excuse for why reporters keep writing he’s found “no evidence” incriminating President Joe Biden. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, Comer told a Fox News radio host, is “working with the Deep State who’s working with the liberal mainstream media to try to … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), who chairs the House oversight committee, has formally asked President Joe Biden to testify in the impeachment inquiry against him led by Republican lawmakers. In a letter to Biden on Thursday, Comer said “it is in the best interest of the American people” for the president to answer questions … Read more
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WASHINGTON — The White House declared Friday that the impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden is finished. White House counsel Edward Siskel delivered the news in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). “I write to you today because it is clear the House Republican impeachment is over,” Siskel wrote. The impeachment inquiry never … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department told Republicans last year that it would be a mistake to publicize raw paperwork reflecting an informant’s tip to the FBI. Republicans had found out a confidential human source told his FBI handler in 2020 about a Ukrainian oligarch saying he bribed Joe Biden. They demanded the Justice Department hand … Read more
WASHINGTON — Republicans deleted a reference to a discredited FBI informant in a letter they sent on Tuesday to a potential witness in their impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. Republican interview request letters typically spell out the basis for their investigation, including with a paragraph describing a credible confidential human source’s conversations with a … Read more
