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House Republicans are planning to impeach President Joe Biden if they gain control of the House during the midterms. Although predictions of a huge Republican victory have decreased, they are still expected to win over the House relatively easily.
Right off the bat, they are preparing to impeach Biden. Congressman Bob Good of Virginia stated: “It is my belief that President Biden should be impeached for his actions which led to our Border being intentionally opened and American citizens becoming less safe.”
Congressman Good is not alone in his sentiment. A number of other House Republicans have also come out in favor of impeachment, saying that Biden’s actions on immigration show he is unfit for office.
“The president has betrayed his oath of office by refusing to enforce our laws and protect our borders,” said Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.). “He must be impeached and removed from office.”
The push to impeach Biden is likely to fall flat in the Senate, where Democrats hold a slim majority. But it could still tie up Congress for weeks or even months, as impeachment proceedings would take precedence over all other business.
It is also possible that the House could vote to impeach Biden on entirely partisan lines, which would further divide an already polarized country.
So far, Biden has not commented on the impeachment threats from House Republicans. But White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said last week that the president is focused on “healing the country and uniting Americans.”
“The American people did not vote to impeach the president,” she said. “They voted for him to heal the country and unite Americans, and that’s exactly what he’s focused on doing.”
In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Jim Jordan and nine other House Republicans said they plan to introduce articles of impeachment against Biden on January 6, the first day of the new Congress.
“It is our intention to have Articles of Impeachment ready if necessary on Day One,” the letter reads. “We cannot allow a President to so flagrantly violate his oath of office and be rewarded with a second term in office.”
The letter cites Biden’s alleged conflict of interest with his son Hunter’s work in Ukraine as well as his role in the Obama administration’s spying on the Trump campaign as grounds for impeachment.
“Congress has a duty to hold the President accountable for this and any other failures of his Constitutional responsibilities, so a new Republican majority must be prepared to aggressively conduct oversight on day one,” he added.
Biden has not yet responded to the letter. His transition team has said he is focused on his agenda for the first 100 days in office and declined to comment on the impeachment threat.
Jordan and the other House Republicans who signed the letter are all members of the conservative Freedom Caucus. It’s unclear if they have enough support to actually impeach Biden, but their threat underscores the deep divisions within the Republican Party.
Speaker Pelosi has not yet responded to the letter, but she has repeatedly said that she is not interested in impeaching Biden.
“I don’t think that’s a good idea,” Pelosi told reporters last month when asked about the possibility of impeaching Biden. “I don’t think he’s worth the trouble at this point.”
