House Republicans have launched a website to provide information to the public on the impeachment inquiry into the business dealings of President Joe Biden.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, announced the site at the GOP’s weekly press conference on Nov. 12, calling it a “one-stop shop” for the latest findings from each of the three committees investigating the president.
In addition to updates from the House Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means Committees, the site presents a timeline of President Biden’s alleged personal dealings with foreign nationals and governments.
The impeachment investigation centers on whether President Biden, during and after his time as vice president, was involved in influence peddling and whether he used his authority to quash investigations into his own or his son’s dealings.
The three committee chairs, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.), recounted previously stated allegations at the press event.
They included that President Biden personally profited from his son Hunter’s dealings with foreign entities; that the president lied to the American people about his knowledge of and involvement in those dealings; and that, as vice president, he pressured Ukrainian officials to fire a prosecutor who was investigating a business of which Hunter Biden was a member of the board of directors.
“We have reached the point in the investigation that we need to hear from a handful of really key witnesses,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).
He added that the committees had subpoenaed “a few dozen” people to testify.
Mr. Comer issued subpoenas for Hunter Biden, as well as the president’s brother James Biden, and others in November. Hunter Biden was summoned to appear in Washington on Dec. 13.
The younger Biden agreed to testify at a public hearing, his attorney Abbe Lowell said in a letter to Mr. Comer on Nov. 28.
“Our client will get right to it by agreeing to answer any pertinent and relevant question you or your colleagues might have,” Mr. Lowell wrote.
Mr. Comer said the hearing for Hunter Biden would be closed to the public.
“Our committee will first interview and depose witnesses,” Mr. Comer said on Nov. 29. “We then of course would welcome Hunter Biden to testify at a public hearing at a future date.”
That mirrors the procedure used by Democrats in impeachment inquiries into President Donald Trump and the work of the Jan. 6 committee, according to Mr. Comer.
The Republican inquiry into President Biden’s affairs is fact-based, not politically motivated, according to Mr. Johnson.
The speaker contrasted the GOP inquiry with those conducted by Democrats, which he said “were brazenly political” and resulted in “meritless impeachment charges.”
“The Republican party stands for the rule of law. And the people in charge of this are doing [it] thoroughly, carefully, and methodically,” Mr. Johnson said.
“To do this appropriately, and to do it in a manner that upholds our constitutional responsibility, requires time. It requires a sound process. You don’t rush something like this,” Mr. Johnson said.
The House twice voted to impeach President Trump.
The first articles of impeachment were adopted by the House in December 2019. They alleged that President Trump had pressured the Ukrainian president to open two investigations, one into Joe Biden, who was a candidate for the presidency, and the other into allegations that parties within Ukraine had interfered in the 2016 presidential election.
The second article of impeachment was adopted by the House in January 2021, accusing President Trump of “incitement to insurrection” for his actions on Jan. 6.
The Senate acquitted President Trump on all charges.
The Epoch Times requested comment on the website from the White House but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
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