The House will launch its impeachment inquiry into President Biden this month with a hearing that lays out evidence of Biden family actions that Republicans say prove illegal influence peddling and corruption.
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer announced the hearing following a closed-door meeting with rank-and-file Republicans. He said the hearing will take place in September but did not specify the date.
The Kentucky Republican will lead the impeachment inquiry from his perch on the Oversight panel, which plans to begin the investigation immediately.
“We plan on having a hearing in September that will kind of evaluate some of the things that we believe have happened from the Biden family that are in violation of our laws,” Mr. Comer said.
House investigators have been investigating the Biden family for months, pouring through bank records and seeking Obama-era White House records as well as interviews with former Biden associates. The researchers discovered foreign business deals that netted $20 million for Biden family members and associates as well as witness testimony showing Mr. Biden’s involvement in son Hunter Biden’s business deals.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy launched the impeachment inquiry Tuesday and said it was needed to provide Congress with enhanced powers to obtain hard-to-get records from Mr. Biden.
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The Oversight panel will conduct the probe in coordination with the House Judiciary and Ways and Means committees. The two panels have interviewed IRS and FBI whistleblowers who say they were blocked from pursuing evidence that may have shown Mr. Biden’s involvement in his son’s business pacts.
Mr. Comer on Wednesday said his panel will seek bank records from Hunter Biden and the president’s brother, James Biden, who were deeply involved in leveraging Joseph Biden’s powerful position to secure lucrative business agreements.
“We are following the money and we will see where that leads us,” Mr. Comer said.
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