Staff Reports
Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the House and a Democrat from California, is dismissing the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden as a “difference of opinion” and a “fake distraction.” In an interview with MSNBC, Pelosi expressed her belief that Republicans do not have the courage to follow through with the impeachment inquiry, as they lack the evidence to support their claims.
Pelosi criticized Republicans for attempting to make charges against Biden for months without success. She believes they will not have the votes to bring it to the floor and that voters in districts that Biden won will see impeachment as the wrong course of action. However, Pelosi also called the impeachment inquiry a “fake distraction,” suggesting that Republicans are using it to divert attention from the looming government shutdown deadline.
The House Oversight Committee has announced the witnesses for its first impeachment inquiry hearing, scheduled for Thursday. The witnesses include a forensic accountant, a former assistant attorney general, and a law professor. These experts will present evidence and provide their legal and financial analysis of the alleged crimes committed by the Bidens.
The hearing is set to take place just two days before the federal government’s funding runs out on September 30. With the government shutdown deadline approaching, the impeachment inquiry adds another layer of political complexity to the current situation.
