The House will move quickly to open its impeachment inquiry into corruption allegations against President Biden, lawmakers said Wednesday, announcing two key hearings later this month and plans to seize Biden family financial records in their quest to determine if Mr. Biden engaged in influence peddling when he was vice president.
A day after Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced the House would open an impeachment investigation, House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer said his panel, which is leading the inquiry, will hold a September hearing that lays out evidence showing Mr. Biden engaged in an unlawful scheme to enrich his family.
House lawmakers have scoured the bank records of Biden family ex-business partners and the shell companies the group established, but have stopped short of seeking bank account information from the Bidens. Attorney General Merrick Garland will appear before the Judiciary Committee on Sept. 20. While the hearing was scheduled before Mr. McCarthy’s announcement, Judiciary aides told The Times that lawmakers will question Mr. Garland about allegations from IRS whistleblowers and an FBI agent that the Justice Department thwarted their efforts to investigate evidence of possible influence-peddling involving Mr. Biden.
It was during the tax fraud probe that IRS whistleblowers say they were blocked from pursuing evidence that Mr. Biden may have participated in his son’s business deals. “There is zero evidence of anything related to the president,” said Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar of California. “House Democrats are concerned about the rule of law. We’re concerned about where this goes because Republicans cannot be trusted as being truthful when it comes to this topic.”
Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota told The Times that Republicans gave Mr. Comer and Mr. Jordan encouraging comments and suggestions.
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