Opinion: Republicans trying to impeach Biden don't notice the egg on their faces
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Opinion: Republicans trying to impeach Biden don't notice the egg on their faces

LA Times  

Now we know what a real Russia hoax looks like: very much like House Republicans’ stumbling effort to impeach President Biden. Not only that, according to special counsel David Weiss, who is overseeing the probe into Hunter Biden’s finances, Smirnov was probably coached to create the story by operatives associated with Russian intelligence in an effort to hurt President Biden as he faces reelection, most likely against Putin apologist former President Trump. On Wednesday, Weiss filed a request asking the federal judge overseeing Smirnov’s case to revoke bail, alleging that Smirnov “is actively peddling new lies that could impact U.S. elections after meeting with Russian intelligence officials in November.” Smirnov needs to be confined, Weiss said, because he has the financial wherewithal and connections to flee the country. Smirnov said he was told that Hunter Biden would “take care of all those issues” — Burisma’s vulnerabilities — “through his dad.” Smirnov also said he was told that the payments would be so hard to trace, it would take a decade to find out where the money had gone. “I think it’s time for Chairman Comer and the Republicans to fold up the tent to this circus show,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, ranking member of the Oversight Committee.

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Key informant who lied in Biden impeachment pleads guilty: court records
1 week, 4 days ago

Key informant who lied in Biden impeachment pleads guilty: court records

Raw Story  

Alexander Smirnov has been given a plea deal after he spent years lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, which resulted in a years-long investigation by Republicans in Congress, flagged national security expert Marcy Wheeler. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, Sen. Chuck Grassley, and former Attorney General Bill Barr all bought into the false claims, resulting in …

Key Informant who lied in Biden impeachment indicted on 10 tax fraud charges
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Key Informant who lied in Biden impeachment indicted on 10 tax fraud charges

Raw Story  

A key informant for House Republicans' impeachment case against President Joe Biden has been indicted again, reported NBC News — this time on 10 charges of tax fraud. According to the report, federal prosecutors said that Alexander Smirnov received more than $2 million in income from "multiple sources in 2020, 2021, and 2022” and bought “a $1.4 million Las Vegas …

House Republicans release impeachment report on President Biden, but next steps are uncertain
4 months ago

House Republicans release impeachment report on President Biden, but next steps are uncertain

The Hindu  

House Republicans have released their initial impeachment inquiry report into President Joe Biden, alleging an abuse of power and obstruction of justice in the financial dealings of his son Hunter Biden and family associates. The report said the Constitution's “remedy for a President's flagrant abuse of office is clear: impeachment by the House of Representatives and removal by the Senate.” …

Trump hides the worst scandal in American history in plain sight
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump hides the worst scandal in American history in plain sight

Raw Story  

It’s been nearly two weeks since Donald Trump echoed his 2016 public request for Vladimir Putin’s help in winning a presidential election, and the press remains determined to ignore it. The concerted effort to ignore Trump's begging for Putin's help in this specific instance goes along with the media’s general surrender on the connections between Trump and Russia. When there …

The Biden impeachment is over despite 'the best efforts of the House GOP’s worst people'
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Biden impeachment is over despite 'the best efforts of the House GOP’s worst people'

Raw Story  

Based upon the fact that the Fox News daily drumbeat about President Joe Biden's impeachment being right around the corner has gone noticeably silent, House Republicans have seemingly admitted defeat. The only ones humiliated were the bush-league Javerts of the GOP," Waldman wrote while pointing the finger at former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for loading the investigating committees, including the …

AOC says Republicans used 'Russian intel' to try to impeach Biden
8 months, 2 weeks ago

AOC says Republicans used 'Russian intel' to try to impeach Biden

Daily Mail  

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Republicans leading the impeachment inquiry took evidence from 'Russian Intelligence' after two GOP House members said that Russian propaganda has 'infected' the party. 'So you have not just the bottom bench here, you have the Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Rep. James Comer take "evidence" and account from someone who was working with the Russian …

House GOP Member Admits Biden Impeachment Vote Is ‘Not Gonna Happen’
9 months ago

House GOP Member Admits Biden Impeachment Vote Is ‘Not Gonna Happen’

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING House Republicans’ monthslong effort to impeach President Joe Biden is going to end without a vote because lawmakers “don’t have the guts” to take action, said a Republican member of the House Oversight Committee. “Yeah, that’s not gonna happen, but I wish we would vote on it regardless,” Rep. Tim Burchett said in an interview Friday with …

Republicans make last-ditch request for Biden to testify as impeachment inquiry winds down
9 months ago

Republicans make last-ditch request for Biden to testify as impeachment inquiry winds down

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden is all but winding down, lacking the political appetite from within the Republican ranks to go forward with an actual impeachment, but facing political pressure to deliver after months of work. The chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, Republican Rep. James Comer, made a last-ditch push at Wednesday’s …

Jamie Raskin Calls Biden Impeachment Inquiry A 'Product Of Russian Disinformation'
10 months ago

Jamie Raskin Calls Biden Impeachment Inquiry A 'Product Of Russian Disinformation'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Rep. Jamie Raskin said that House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden is a product of Russian propaganda. In a Tuesday court filing urging a judge to keep Smirnov in jail ahead of his trial, the Justice Department said Tuesday that he “claims to have contacts with multiple foreign intelligence agencies” and that those …

Informant who claimed Biden was guilty of bribery arrested by FBI for 'false statements'
10 months, 1 week ago

Informant who claimed Biden was guilty of bribery arrested by FBI for 'false statements'

Raw Story  

An informant who made derogatory claims about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter has been arrested by the FBI after a grand jury charged him with false statements and obstruction, reported Politico's Kyle Cheney on Thursday. Alexander Smirnov, who was identified as a confidential human source in the investigation, was arrested at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas …

Latest Republican impeachment witnesses fail to link Biden to family’s businesses
10 months, 1 week ago

Latest Republican impeachment witnesses fail to link Biden to family’s businesses

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A series of witnesses in the House Republican impeachment probe …

BIG trouble for Biden as US House presses impeachment inquiry into President's role in family business dealing
1 year ago

BIG trouble for Biden as US House presses impeachment inquiry into President's role in family business dealing

India TV News  

Biden impeachment: The House on Wednesday authorised the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind the politically charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the party that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the president. Ahead of the vote, Johnson called it “the next necessary step" and acknowledged there are “a …

U.S. House launches Republican impeachment inquiry against Biden
1 year ago

U.S. House launches Republican impeachment inquiry against Biden

The Hindu  

December 14, 2023 05:04 am | Updated 09:44 pm IST - WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives voted on December 13 to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, escalating Republicans’ battle with Democrats ahead of the 2024 election in a move Mr. Biden himself slammed as a “baseless” stunt. “As President Biden continues to stonewall lawful Congressional subpoenas, …

House votes to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry
1 year ago

House votes to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry

NPR  

House votes to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry Enlarge this image toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Jose Luis Magana/AP The House of Representatives has voted along party lines to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, as House Republicans intensify the investigation into Biden they opened earlier this year. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., who served as an impeachment manager in former …

US House votes to open Biden impeachment inquiry
1 year ago

US House votes to open Biden impeachment inquiry

The Telegraph  

Republicans have voted to formally approve an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden, a move that heaps fresh pressure on the president. “Today, the House took a critical step in our investigation into serious matters involving President Joe Biden by formally opening an impeachment inquiry,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said afterwards. “As President Biden continues to stonewall lawful Congressional subpoenas, today’s …

The Biden impeachment story is a Trump revenge story
1 year ago

The Biden impeachment story is a Trump revenge story

Raw Story  

Last week, I said that the insurgent Republicans in the US House of Representatives are probably going to impeach the president, not because Joe Biden has done anything wrong, but because Donald Trump wants them to. The Roll Call columnist noted today that while the current House speaker, Mike Johnson, is about to set up a formal vote to authorize …

Comer’s impeachment pursuit runs out of steam: New Biden subpoenas are a dead end
1 year, 1 month ago

Comer’s impeachment pursuit runs out of steam: New Biden subpoenas are a dead end

Salon  

House impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden have reached a boil with new subpoenas against his brother James, his son Hunter, and one of Hunter’s business associates. That is because it does not meet the constitutional standard of “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” That standard is so strict that when I was representing House Democrats, they initially …

Trump threatens retribution against Biden as he returns to court for fraud suit
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump threatens retribution against Biden as he returns to court for fraud suit

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is headed back to court in New York City, where he's on trial in a civil lawsuit for business fraud, and he threatened revenge against President Joe Biden. The twice-impeached former president, who was already found liable for fraud by the presiding judge in that case, blamed Biden for his legal woes and suggested he would direct government …

The point is smearing the president
1 year, 3 months ago

The point is smearing the president

Raw Story  

This article was paid for by AlterNet subscribers. With a slim majority and a number of members representing districts carried by Joe Biden, it’s doubtful that the GOP has the votes to impeach Biden. Given that the Republicans have been investigating Hunter Biden’s messy business dealings and turbulent personal life for years, it seems unlikely that the extra subpoena power …

Column: Kevin McCarthy’s impeachment inquiry proves there’s only one political party of revenge — the GOP
1 year, 3 months ago

Column: Kevin McCarthy’s impeachment inquiry proves there’s only one political party of revenge — the GOP

LA Times  

It was nearly 80 years from Congress’ creation to the first impeachment of a president, Andrew Johnson in 1868, and 130 years more until the second, Bill Clinton in 1998, both of them Democrats impeached by Republican House majorities. Yet to conclude that we’ve entered into a sorry new era of tit-for-tat impeachments — as some scholars and other observers …

Trump suggests Biden impeachment is revenge for his own
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump suggests Biden impeachment is revenge for his own

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Trump told journalist Megyn Kelly that the president would not be facing a …

Trump's allegations at heart of Biden impeachment push
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump's allegations at heart of Biden impeachment push

Raw Story  

Donald Trump was impeached by Congress in late 2019 for extorting Ukraine in an unsuccessful effort to get up dirt on his reelection rival Joe Biden. Four years later, Republicans are moving to impeach now-President Biden, claiming they have the dirt Trump sought: that while vice president, Biden personally benefitted from his son Hunter's business dealings. - Hunter's lucrative jobs …

Possible impeachment of US president Joe Biden? Decoding what's at stake
1 year, 3 months ago

Possible impeachment of US president Joe Biden? Decoding what's at stake

Hindustan Times  

Republican lawmakers launched an investigation Tuesday into the possible impeachment of President Joe Biden, but such a prospect remains highly unlikely. Republican House members accuse Biden, a Democrat, of having "lied" to the American people about his son Hunter's controversial business dealings abroad. Impeachment by the House -- the political equivalent of a criminal indictment -- would spark a "trial" …

Even Senate Republicans don’t want to impeach Joe Biden. They may not have a choice
1 year, 3 months ago

Even Senate Republicans don’t want to impeach Joe Biden. They may not have a choice

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. House Republicans are actively weighing whether …

'It was just a bribe,’ Donald Trump accuses Joe Biden of accepting $20M bribe, demands impeachment
1 year, 4 months ago

'It was just a bribe,’ Donald Trump accuses Joe Biden of accepting $20M bribe, demands impeachment

Hindustan Times  

On Wednesday, former President Donald Trump spoke to Newsmax host Eric Bolling at his golf club in Bedminster, NJ, and commented on the new bank records that show the Biden family received at least $20 million from foreign nationals. FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks before he boards his plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Aug. 3, 2023, …

Republicans are talking up the possibility of impeaching Biden. Is it what voters want to hear?
1 year, 4 months ago

Republicans are talking up the possibility of impeaching Biden. Is it what voters want to hear?

Associated Press  

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — Bill Mehlem recalls a time when his politics generally aligned with conservatives, enthusiastically backing Republicans such as John McCain during his 2008 presidential campaign. “It’s all about nothing.” That sentiment reflects the gamble House Republicans are making as they consider moving forward with an impeachment inquiry against Biden. In suburban Santa Clarita, at the heart of …

Trump wants to see Biden impeached, and other Republicans are quick to pile on
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump wants to see Biden impeached, and other Republicans are quick to pile on

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump wants to see President Joe Biden impeached, and the former president’s allies in Congress and his 2024 GOP presidential rivals are eager to join that fight as his own legal challenges mount. Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, also running for president, said Republicans would be “justified to do it.” And House GOP leaders aligned with Trump …

'Impeach Joe Biden' call from Republicans intensifies after ex-aide's explosive claim on corruption
1 year, 4 months ago

'Impeach Joe Biden' call from Republicans intensifies after ex-aide's explosive claim on corruption

Hindustan Times  

The ongoing political row over the criminal case against US President Joe Biden's son Hunter was exacerbated by the demands reportedly made by House Republicans to impeach Biden. The demand to impeach the US President comes after a report by the New York Post claimed that Hunter, during Biden's vice presidency, would “put him in into meetings” with his overseas …

Lauren Boebert filed articles of impeachment against Biden. That doesn’t mean he was impeached
54 years, 11 months ago

Lauren Boebert filed articles of impeachment against Biden. That doesn’t mean he was impeached

Associated Press  

CLAIM: President Joe Biden was impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors in June 2023. The House voted last month to send articles of impeachment introduced by Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert to its Judiciary Committee and its Homeland Security Committee for review. THE FACTS: Some on social media are misrepresenting the House’s June vote to send the articles of impeachment to …

GOP had evidence disproving Biden bribery claims in 2019, top Democrat says
1 year, 5 months ago

GOP had evidence disproving Biden bribery claims in 2019, top Democrat says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a letter to House Oversight Committee chair James Comer, Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin …

Republicans Acknowledge Biden Bribe Audio Might Not Exist
1 year, 6 months ago

Republicans Acknowledge Biden Bribe Audio Might Not Exist

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Several Republicans said this week that they don’t know if there really are tapes of Joe Biden talking about taking a bribe. Speaking about the recordings on Newsmax Tuesday, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer said lawmakers “don’t know if they’re legit or not, but we know that the foreign national claims he has them.” …

Biden: Putin is a ‘killer’, Russia to ‘pay’ for election meddling
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden: Putin is a ‘killer’, Russia to ‘pay’ for election meddling

Al Jazeera  

The statements follow a US intelligence report that linked Putin to a campaign aimed at swinging the US vote. United States President Joe Biden has said Russian President Vladimir Putin is “going to pay” following a US intelligence report that linked Moscow to an influence campaign that sought to swing the 2020 United States election for former President Donald Trump. …

Republicans Who Voted To Nullify Biden's Election Now Urge Unity, Healing
3 years, 11 months ago

Republicans Who Voted To Nullify Biden's Election Now Urge Unity, Healing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republican lawmakers who, based on lies alleging widespread fraud, objected to Joe Biden’s clear 2020 election victory are now calling for “healing” and “unity” as the House prepares to impeach President Donald Trump over his incitement of a deadly mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol and endangered members of Congress, their staff and police. “These actions, again, …

Democrats balance impeachment with Biden’s first 100 days as clock ticks toward Trump exit
3 years, 11 months ago

Democrats balance impeachment with Biden’s first 100 days as clock ticks toward Trump exit

LA Times  

President-elect Joe Biden receives his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Newark, Del., on Monday, the same day lawmakers in the House set plans in motion to impeach President Trump for a second time. House leaders set plans in motion to impeach President Trump for a second time, with a vote as early as Wednesday, as President-elect Joe Biden …

Banished by Twitter, an isolated Trump faces looming impeachment threat
3 years, 11 months ago

Banished by Twitter, an isolated Trump faces looming impeachment threat

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON: With only days left in his presidency, Donald Trump - silenced by Twitter and shunned by a growing number of Republican officials - faces a renewed drive by Democrats to remove him from office after he incited his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the top congressional Democrat, has threatened to impeach Trump for a …

There are major holes in Trump lawyer's latest scheme to smear the Bidens: Impeachment attorney
4 years, 2 months ago

There are major holes in Trump lawyer's latest scheme to smear the Bidens: Impeachment attorney

Raw Story  

The House Democrats' impeachment attorney raised major questions about a New York Post report on Hunter Biden's dealings in Ukraine. The New York Postreported that Biden introduced his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, to a top executive at the energy firm Burisma in 2015, which the right-wing tabloid suggests is improperly linked to the Obama administration's efforts to get a …

CIA found Russia president Vladimir Putin ‘probably directing’ campaign against Biden, claims report
4 years, 3 months ago

CIA found Russia president Vladimir Putin ‘probably directing’ campaign against Biden, claims report

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russian president Vladimir Putin …

Vowing crackdown on Russian meddling, US sanctions Ukrainian lawmaker who worked with Giuliani to attack Biden
4 years, 3 months ago

Vowing crackdown on Russian meddling, US sanctions Ukrainian lawmaker who worked with Giuliani to attack Biden

CNN  

CNN — The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced new sanctions against a Ukrainian lawmaker, accusing him of being an “active Russian agent” who is part of Moscow’s interference in the 2020 campaign. “Andrii Derkach and other Russian agents employ manipulation and deceit to attempt to influence elections in the United States and elsewhere around the world,” Treasury Secretary Steven …

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