The White House Counsel’s Office on Friday asked the Speaker of the House to “move forward” with the Republican-led impeachment inquiry into President Biden, citing lukewarm comments from Republicans regarding progress and inconclusive witness testimony.
White House Counsel Ian Sams, in a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), declared that impeachment was “over” and that three House Republican committees had decided to investigate bank records. and declared that the evidence gathered from witnesses was evidence against Mr. Biden (81). I didn’t do anything wrong. ”
“Instead of acknowledging the truth that the president did nothing wrong, the majority is wasting even more time on abusive practices such as trying to re-examine witnesses who have already testified – perhaps I guess they hope the facts will be different the second time around,” Sams wrote.the letter he later sent Posted in X.
The official said the callbacks involved Republican investigators targeting members of the first family, at least nine of whom received money from foreign transactions, and “infiltrating civilian records.” He explained that it was the “latest abusive tactic” pursued in response to the incident.
“Come on, it’s clearly time to move on, Mr. Speaker. This impeachment is over,” Sams said. “The American people have too much important work to do to continue wasting their time on this travesty.”
“Important priorities like funding for our ally Ukraine and passing bipartisan border security measures are not getting the attention they deserve because House Republicans are concerned about this divisive political sideshow. Because they are being taken.”
“The White House wants to close the current House investigation that revealed that the Biden family and their associates received more than $20 million from foreign sources and that President Biden repeatedly lied,” said Deputy Chief of Staff Raj Johnson. It’s not surprising to think so.” Shah fired back.
“The White House cannot decide how impeachment is resolved; that is for Congress to decide.”
Sams pointed to comments from House Republicans who said the impeachment inquiry led by the House Oversight, Judiciary and Ways and Means committees had turned up no evidence of a crime.
He also blamed the investigation for the departure of Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), who had staunchly opposed the push to impeach Biden in the House and last month’s impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. did.
The Oversight and Judiciary Committee obtained thousands of bank records and interviewed more than 20 witnesses, including a former business partner of Biden’s eldest son, Hunter Biden. Several of them testified that the president had phone calls and meetings with foreign officials, including China, Mexico, Kazakhstan, and Kazakhstan. Ukraine and Russia – Despite denials that came out during the 2020 presidential election period.
Some of the witnesses had previously done business with the eldest son, some were convicted fraudsters, while others were not witnesses but gave evidence to the committee, and others were involved with Chinese and Russian intelligence services. He has been indicted by the federal government alleging ties to
Some of those meetings took place before seven-figure payments from the parties were passed to Hunter and his eldest son, James Biden, including a more than $5 million deal with a Chinese state-run energy company in 2017. .
One of Hunter’s partners, Devon Archer, told lawmakers last year that calls with other associates were also being made to promote Biden’s “brand.”
The Ways and Means Committee also released testimony from two IRS whistleblowers who allege the Justice Department covered up a five-year investigation into tax evasion and firearms charges against the eldest son.
Hunter Biden’s lawyers broke off a probation-only plea deal last July, but the eldest son was later indicted federally on those charges and is scheduled to go to trial in June.
In one notable whistleblower revelation, Hunter sent a threatening text message to a Chinese employee in July 2017 saying, “I’m sitting here with my dad,” and asked why the “promise” was still being made. He demanded to know if it had not been fulfilled.
Hunter Biden and James Biden told committee members last month that the president had no involvement in their foreign dealings, financial or otherwise, and that as vice president he would take no official action that would benefit them. He said he did not.
The eldest son said in a deposition that his father was not in the room when he sent the message to the wrong co-worker and that he “may have been drunk and high.”
In an interview with the Post, Johnson, 52, characterized the statements as “highly evasive” and “patently false based on bank records, some evidence, and whistleblower testimony.” Ta.
But he stopped short of accusing his eldest son of perjury, saying he didn’t believe “Hunter Biden shared the whole truth” and “will let people draw their own conclusions.” .
Johnson also said the House will not vote to impeach the president until the committee concludes its investigation.
“I believe there is some additional evidence that has not yet been turned over,” he added.
Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said earlier this week that he would seek further testimony from Leslie Wolf, a former prosecutor in the office of special counsel David Weiss, who told IRS investigators that Biden He said he had instructed them not to pursue any line of questioning that could lead to him.
Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) also called for a March 20 hearing for Hunter and former business associates, including Archer and Jason Galanis. Both men were convicted of selling fake tribal bonds as part of a similar business. The eldest son and Tony Bobulinski first claimed in October 2020 that the Biden family tried to steal the president’s name overseas.
Meanwhile, Hunter is scheduled to go to trial in Delaware on June 3 on weapons charges.
His trial in Los Angeles for evading $1.4 million in taxes from 2016 to 2019 is scheduled to begin on June 20.
