Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma has stated that actions taken by President Joe Biden before assuming office in 2021 cannot be considered impeachable offenses.
This assertion has drawn criticism from Republican Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida, who accused Mullin of protecting Biden.
Mullin emphasized the need for a strong case to impeach Biden, stating that the offense must have occurred during his presidency. (Trending: Assault Weapons Ban Set To Take Effect, Here’s What To Know)
.@SenMullin is protecting Biden https://t.co/Sh6GlLawuR
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) December 16, 2023
He also highlighted the challenge of obtaining an airtight case and expressed concerns about the Justice Department’s response to GOP requests for information.
Senate Republican leaders have expressed skepticism about the likelihood of convicting Biden on any charges brought by the House.
“What he did as the vice president; what he did in between the two may not be impeachable,” Mullin said.
“If the president of the United States used his office to benefit him, to gain favor of other countries while they’re actually paying him, that’s a huge issue .. then we absolutely should convict him regardless of the politics behind it. It’s the law,” he said.
“What’s interesting about the Senate versus the House is the senators have a lot bigger area, a lot bigger state to cover, so they cover blue parts of the state plus red parts,” he added.
“When you talk to some more moderate-leaning senators, they will tell you that if the House sends over an airtight case that completely points to the president — breaking the law, in treason, misdemeanors, high crimes — they would try it just like they would any other case.”
“One thing that we’ve asked for during this impeachment inquiry that that the House will send us a solid case,” Mullin said.
“Listen, an inquiry doesn’t mean that they’re going to impeach the president.”
“All that means is they have access to the records the White House and the Biden family haven’t been giving us.”
“Now they’re starting to say that Joe Biden didn’t do anything wrong. They’re saying that that that Hunter Biden’s business deals aren’t attached to President Biden when we know there were over 50 shell companies, and there are numerous bank records that we’ve been able to get from Hunter Biden,” he said of the White House.
Mullin pointed out that the DOJ “is run by obviously, Joe Biden,” and therefore has pushed against the GOP’s summoning of information. A formal inquiry would change this.
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