James Comer suggests GOP is targeting Biden as retaliation for Trump impeachments
1 year, 5 months ago

James Comer suggests GOP is targeting Biden as retaliation for Trump impeachments

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Rep. James Comer has been leading the way on the House Oversight Committee that's investigating Hunter Biden – and promising to hold two impeachment votes on cabinet appointees of Biden's before the Aug. recess, he told reporters Thursday. "Well, you know, if it is, it's because the Democrats impeached Donald Trump twice," complained Comer, indicating that the impeachments are about retaliation. "And I blame this impeachment craze on the Democrats and a lot of voters feel like, well they impeached Trump twice and we should impeach Biden. A nationwide survey of registered voters conducted in March by Public Policy Polling asked, “Generally speaking, would you rather Congress spend time investigating the Biden administration, or would you rather Congress focus on issues like rising costs and health care?” The results revealed 63 percent favored a focus on health care, inflation, and similar policies.

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'It's just a fact!' Brutal CNN interview ends with James Comer being hit with fact check
6 days, 11 hours ago

'It's just a fact!' Brutal CNN interview ends with James Comer being hit with fact check

Raw Story  

CNN's Pamela Brown was taking no nonsense when she interviewed Rep. James Comer's Wednesday after the star witness in the Joe Biden impeachment probe pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators. Comer insisted the inquiry had been a success, but though the Judiciary, Oversight and Ways and Means committees accused the president of "impeachable conduct," they did not directly call …

James Comer throws fellow GOP lawmaker under bus for witness who lied about Biden bribery
6 days, 11 hours ago

James Comer throws fellow GOP lawmaker under bus for witness who lied about Biden bribery

Raw Story  

Rep. James Comer downplayed using a witness who pleaded guilty to lying about a fake bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter. "This was Chuck Grassley's witness," Comer said, shifting the blame to the Republican senator from Iowa. "I understand you're now trying to distance yourself, saying he wasn't a big part of the investigation, but I …

Watch: Dem lawmaker taunts Comer in hearing with lengthy list of his impeachment flops
3 months ago

Watch: Dem lawmaker taunts Comer in hearing with lengthy list of his impeachment flops

Raw Story  

Rep. Jared Moskowitz rubbed salt in Rep. James Comer's wounds on Thursday when he recounted his failed efforts to impeach President Joe Biden. During a House Oversight Committee hearing that was intended to highlight "failures and incompetencies" of the Biden administration, Moskowitz delivered a lengthy list of all the mistakes he said Comer made during his impeachment probe of the …

James Comer: Launching impeachment inquiry 'didn't have anything to do with impeachment'
5 months ago

James Comer: Launching impeachment inquiry 'didn't have anything to do with impeachment'

Raw Story  

Rep. James Comer's impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden appeared to be on shaky ground even before President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential election. As reported by Politico's Jordain Carney, Comer revealed that he has finished his portion of the Biden impeachment inquiry report, although he said he's unsure about whether it will be …

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 …

House Republicans invite President Biden to testify at public hearing as impeachment inquiry stalls
8 months, 3 weeks ago

House Republicans invite President Biden to testify at public hearing as impeachment inquiry stalls

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Thursday invited President Joe Biden to testify before Congress in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to deliver on their stalled monthslong impeachment inquiry into the Biden family businesses. Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to the Democratic president, inviting him to sit for a public hearing to …

'Almost certainly fail': Columnist says Comer's next step will likely end impeachment
8 months, 4 weeks ago

'Almost certainly fail': Columnist says Comer's next step will likely end impeachment

Raw Story  

House Republicans could be on the brink of "waving the white flag" as their efforts to impeach President Joe Biden look dead, Steve Benen wrote for MSNBC's MaddowBlog on Monday. The GOP, led by Oversight Chair James Comer and Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, have been pursuing impeachment on the theory that Biden laundered international bribes through his son Hunter's foreign …

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 …

'A jumbled mess': GOP insiders say James Comer catching ire as impeachment fizzles
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'A jumbled mess': GOP insiders say James Comer catching ire as impeachment fizzles

Raw Story  

For weeks now, House Republicans have grown increasingly sour on their prospects of impeaching President Joe Biden as their investigation fails to yield the evidence they were hoping for — and, according to CNN, Republicans are frustrated at House Oversight Chairman James Comer, a key leader in the project. "Some of the ire has been directed at House Oversight Chairman …

Frustrated GOPers fear Biden impeachment plans have them painted into a corner
1 year ago

Frustrated GOPers fear Biden impeachment plans have them painted into a corner

Raw Story  

With lawmakers slated to return to Washington, D.C. after the holidays, there is growing concern among some Republican House members that the Joe Biden impeachment inquiry being led by Reps. James Comer and Jim Jordan has become a "trap" the party can't escape from now that hearings are being scheduled. According to a report from Politico's Jordain Carney, there are …

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 …

Democrats mock Biden impeachment inquiry as GOP making Trump happy
1 year ago

Democrats mock Biden impeachment inquiry as GOP making Trump happy

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. This all culminated in California Democratic Rep and House Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar mocking …

GOP impeachment effort against Philadelphia prosecutor lands before Democratic-majority court
1 year ago

GOP impeachment effort against Philadelphia prosecutor lands before Democratic-majority court

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s highest court on Tuesday weighed whether the Legislature can proceed with an impeachment trial against Philadelphia’s elected progressive prosecutor and whether the court or lawmakers should determine what qualifies as misbehavior in office. Justice Christine Donohue, among the four Democratic justices at the hearing, said she was not comfortable delving “into the weeds” of what the …

James Comer and Jim Jordan urged to drop Biden impeachment inquiry: report
1 year, 1 month ago

James Comer and Jim Jordan urged to drop Biden impeachment inquiry: report

Raw Story  

In a letter sent to House Oversight Chairman James Comer and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, White House special counsel Dick Sauber questioned the legitimacy of the Republican-led impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, The Washington Post reported. "Both of you previously supported the position that moving forward with an impeachment inquiry without a vote of the House ‘represents an …

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 …

'Botched this bad': Insiders say GOPers furious at James Comer for his handling of impeachment inquiry
1 year, 2 months ago

'Botched this bad': Insiders say GOPers furious at James Comer for his handling of impeachment inquiry

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Republicans are growing more and more frustrated with the House Oversight Committee's impeachment hearing, with some beginning to admit it has been a failure. He went on to quote another house staffer: Chairman James "Comer and staff botched this bad" The aide said the information from the Republicans has been “confusing,” while Democrats appear “on message.” "How can …

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 …

GOP congressman delivers epic takedown of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ‘absurd’ campaign to impeach Biden
1 year, 3 months ago

GOP congressman delivers epic takedown of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ‘absurd’ campaign to impeach Biden

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 Republican representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is determined to go forward …

Freedom Caucuser admits there's no evidence to impeach Biden — but says citizens want 'revenge'
1 year, 3 months ago

Freedom Caucuser admits there's no evidence to impeach Biden — but says citizens want 'revenge'

Raw Story  

House Freedom Caucus member Rep. Ken Buck told CNN's Jake Tapper on Monday that proposals by House GOP leadership to impeach President Joe Biden lack any sort of evidence to move forward — the latest in a series of criticisms he has made of the plan. However, he added, many of his Republican constituents want the impeachment anyway, mainly because …

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 …

Trump blasts GOP lawmakers who voted to impeach: ‘Get rid of them all’
3 years, 9 months ago

Trump blasts GOP lawmakers who voted to impeach: ‘Get rid of them all’

LA Times  

Making his first public appearance since leaving office not six weeks ago, former President Trump lashed out Sunday at his successor — and some fellow Republicans — during a fact-challenged and grievance-laden speech in which he teased another presidential run in three years. Referring to the group as “Republicans In Name Only,” or “RINOs,” Trump told supporters the more independent …

GOP senators in spotlight as second impeachment trial looms
3 years, 11 months ago

GOP senators in spotlight as second impeachment trial looms

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For a second time, Republican senators face the choice of whether to convict President Donald Trump in an impeachment trial. In a statement Thursday, Murkowski said the House was right to impeach Trump, who has “perpetrated false rhetoric that the election was stolen and rigged, even after dozens of courts ruled against these claims.’' When he was not …

GOP senators in spotlight as second impeachment trial looms
3 years, 11 months ago

GOP senators in spotlight as second impeachment trial looms

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For a second time, Republican senators face the choice of whether to convict President Donald Trump in an impeachment trial. In a statement Thursday, Murkowski said the House was right to impeach Trump, who has “perpetrated false rhetoric that the election was stolen and rigged, even after dozens of courts ruled against these claims.’' When he was not …

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