U.S. House of Representatives speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday announced that Republican members are initiating an impeachment🐻 inquiry against Democratic President Joe Biden. The move comes after several months of investigations into the foreign business activities of Biden's son, Hunter Biden.
Petinently, former President Donald Trump,🤪 who faced two impeachments during his tenure, a historical occurrence during the Democratic-controlled House era, is voicing support for this inquiry. Trump, currently the leading contender for the Republican nomination in the upcoming U.S. 🦹presidential election, has faced four distinct criminal charges this year.
Are There Enough Votes In The House?
McCarthy found himself under increasing pressure from the more conservative members o🐬f his party. Representative Matt Gaetz hinted that McCarthy's speakership might be in jeopardy unless he endorsed impeachment, while Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene firmly declared her refusal to support government funding w♎ithout an impeachment inquiry vote.
What Is The Senate's Role In The Impeachment Process?
According to the Constitution, once the House of Representatives 🎉has impeache🐈d an official, the Senate is responsible for conducting a trial. To remove the official from office, a two-thirds majority in the Senate is required.
Dick Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the S💎enate and the leader of its Judiciary Committee, has indicated that if the House impeaches President Biden, the Senate would be obliged to address the mat♏ter.
It is unlikely that the Senate will fiܫnd President Biden guilty in the trial, given that his Democratic Party holds the majority, and some Republicans have expressed a lack of interest in an impeachment trial.
It's worth noting th🍌at no president has ever been removed from office by the Senate throu🧔gh impeachment proceedings.
What Evidence Exists?
Republicans have cited a U.S. government document in which an informant mentions the head of Burisma, a Ukrainian company where Hunter Biden served on the board of directors. In this document, the informant claims that "it cost 5 (million) to pay one Biden, and 5 (million) to another Biden," suggesting alleged payments to two members of the Biden fa꧙mily.
