He ducked out of the 2024 presidential race.
But sitting President Joe Biden’s legal and political woes did not suddenly disappear because of that decision.
In fact, a group of powerful politicians has released a scathing new report finding that Biden could be subject to impeachment despite him leaving the White House in just a matter of months.
A report released this morning by the the House Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means committee says that Biden has “engaged in impeachable conduct,” including an “abuse of power” when he was vice president and “obstruction of justice” as president to cover his family’s “global influence peddling racket” to defraud the United States, according to a Newsmax report.
🚨 #NEWS: @JudiciaryGOP, @GOPoversight, & @WaysandMeansGOP release 300 page report showing Joe Biden committed IMPEACHABLE OFFENSES.
“Our impeachment inquiry shows conclusively that Joe Biden abused his public office for the private financial benefit of the Biden family and… pic.twitter.com/j0f4IvxfEF
— House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@JudiciaryGOP) August 19, 2024
The executive summary of the 292-page impeachment report reads:
“The totality of the corrupt conduct uncovered by the committees is egregious. President Joe Biden conspired to commit influence peddling and grift. In doing so, he abused his office and, by repeatedly lying about his abuse of office, has defrauded the United States to enrich his family.”
According to the Newsmax report, Monday’s release does not conclude the Biden impeachment inquiry, but provides an official summary of the “evidence gathered to date” to give to the House and Senate a roadmap in the event Congress moves forward with an impeachment of the president.
Monday’s report outlined key evidence for impeachment against Biden when he was president, including:
- The Biden Justice Department and FBI “afforded special treatment to President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden,” including slow-walking criminal investigations to force “the statute of limitations to expire on the most serious felony charges.”
- The Biden DOJ “misled Congress” on “independence of law enforcement entities in the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden” and only granted Attorney General Merrick Garland-appointed prosecutor David Weiss — from Biden’s home state of Delaware — “special counsel status after the investigation came under congressional scrutiny.”
- The Biden White House “obstructed” Congress by blocking key evidence and witnesses in the impeachment inquiry and the investigation of “President Biden’s unlawful retention of classified documents.”
The Newsmax report noted that while included in the report, but not highlighted in the executive summary’s impeachment evidence was witness intimidation and President Biden’s knowledge of Hunter Biden’s intent to defy congressional subpoenas.
This is the very beginnings of something potentially unprecedented. But, if the House voted for impeachment and the Democrat-held Senate cast an unprecedented vote to remove Biden, Harris would become the first woman president U.S. president — if only for a few months — even if Donald Trump were to win the White House.
This bombshell from Capitol Hill was released when The Democratic National Convention is set to begin today.
This is a developing story. Check back for further updates.