00:00 House Republicans have President Joe Biden in their sights with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
00:06 announcing an investigation into his family's business dealings.
00:10 These are allegations of abuse of power, obstruction and corruption and they warrant
00:17 further investigation by the House of Representatives. That's why today I am directing
00:24 our House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
00:30 The more conservative members of the Republican Party have been pressuring McCarthy to move
00:36 forward with the impeachment proceedings or risk being ousted as Speaker of the House.
00:42 House Republicans have been investigating the President for nine months and they've turned up
00:46 no evidence of wrongdoing. His own GOP members have said so. Extreme politics at its worst.
00:54 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer summed up the response from the Democrats.
00:59 I think the impeachment inquiry is absurd. The American people want us to do something that will
01:06 make their lives better, not go off on these chases and witch hunts.
01:11 The announcement comes as McCarthy is overseeing several spending bills that need to be passed by
01:17 Congress before the end of the month to avoid a partial government shutdown. Some members of his
01:24 own party are worried this might not sit well with swing voters in competitive districts in next
01:29 year's presidential election. Do you support the House moving forward with the impeachment inquiry
01:34 into Joe Biden? No comment at this time. Some critics question the timing calling it nothing
01:40 but a political stunt. With such a slim Republican majority there's no guarantee the House will vote
01:46 to impeach and with a Democrat-controlled Senate the President would never be removed from office.
