The White House has begun to discredit the allegations against Joe Biden, which led the President of the House of Representatives, Republican Kevin McCarthy, to order the opening of an investigation as a preliminary step towards a possible political prosecution (impeachment) of the President. In doing so, they are preparing for the battle in the field of public opinion. Biden himself is preparing a speech on threats to democracy for September 28, a day after the second debate between the candidates for the Republican primaries. But first, the president’s legal and communications teams have begun submitting arguments to combat the Republican allegations.
The political fight is centered on the impeachment inquiry. The White House prefers not to comment on the indictment of Hunter Biden, the president’s son, on three charges for allegedly purchasing and illegally possessing a revolver. Consider it a private matter. Biden’s role in this case is that of a father supporting his son during a difficult time.
Iam Sams, one of the White House spokesmen, is going to great lengths to portray the launch of a formal investigation as a demonstration of Republican extremism. His thesis is that McCarthy unilaterally ordered the presidents of three committees to open the investigation because he did not even have the support of the Republican congressmen themselves to submit the decision to the full House. In addition, he points out that the Republican leader’s move is an attempt to silence the voices of the hard wing that are calling for his head and demanding that he not fulfill his obligation to release the budget items for the beginning fiscal year 1. October, as stated. had committed. That would mean closing some federal services.
Biden avoided talking about both the impeachment inquiry and the charges against his son this Thursday at an event in Largo, Maryland, near Washington, where he gave a speech about his economic policies. He focused on his job creation successes and criticized Trump’s tax cuts for the richest.
Joe Biden, this Thursday at an event in Largo, Maryland. JIM LO SCALZO (EFE)
The president commented on McCarthy’s decision for the first time on Wednesday after a fundraiser in McLean, Virginia, outside Washington. “I don’t really know why, but they just knew they wanted to charge me. And now all I can say is they want impeachment because they want to shut down the government,” he said. “Everyone always asks about impeachment. I don’t wake up every day, I’m not kidding, I’m focused on impeachment. I have work to do. “I have to deal with the issues affecting the American people every day,” he added.
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It’s the same theory that spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre has repeated again and again from the lectern in the White House press room. “I was just talking about how the president is going to give a big speech about the economy and what we’re doing to improve the lives of Americans,” while “Republicans in Congress have spent all year investigating the president and not.” They found no. “There is no evidence that he did anything wrong,” he said on Wednesday. “We look forward to working with Republicans on a bipartisan basis to address the real issues that Americans care about, not these baseless efforts that they continue to make and for which there is no evidence,” he added.
Although an official investigation has now been ordered to determine whether there are grounds for impeachment proceedings against the president, the Republicans have actually been investigating since they took over the majority in the House of Representatives in January. McCarthy based his decision on the evidence resulting from this work, which already included conditions, subpoenas and statements.
“Investigation is based on lies”
The White House has distributed a 14-page report in which it attempts to deny the allegations piece by piece. Furthermore, on the premise that the best defense is a good offense, he has written a message to the media saying they must scrutinize Republicans’ irresponsible behavior: “It’s time for that “The media is increasing its scrutiny of the House of Representatives.” Republicans for launching an impeachment inquiry based on lies. When even Republican members of the House of Representatives admit that there is no evidence that Joe Biden did anything wrong, let alone that he can be impeached. This should set alarm bells ringing among news organizations,” the Iam Sams message reads.
Both the message and the report are supported by statements from Republican members of Congress who admit that no irregularities have been proven. The more comprehensive document analyzes the allegations and then presents what it believes are the true facts. Given the allegation that Biden “was involved in a bribery scheme with a foreign national,” he explains that this statement is based on the fact that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) documented an anonymous complaint regarding this matter. However, he clarifies that the FBI itself points out that it is not necessary to document or confirm something like this in any form or to establish its credibility. In fact, the tip was reviewed and rejected, and several Republican members of Congress have admitted that they doubt its accuracy.
Using testimony from witnesses who have appeared before Congress, media reports, and opinions from Republican congressmen and senators, the report attempts to refute seven additional allegations, with links to the sources cited. It is a carefully crafted document that concludes: “President McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, James Comer and other House Republicans have demonstrated time and time again that they are pursuing baseless impeachment proceedings – even though they have revealed no evidence.” Part of Joe Biden – in a relentless effort to discredit the president.”
McCarthy, meanwhile, finds himself in a delicate situation and this Thursday appeared defiant against the most radical wing of his party, which is threatening a motion of dismissal or no confidence in his office because he is not satisfied with the step he has taken. In public he appeared ready to fight, and in a private meeting of the Republican caucus he became more blunt: “If you think you’re scaring me because you want to introduce a motion of censure, introduce the damn motion,” he told his Republican colleagues, said Rep. Brian Mast, a McCarthyite.
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