Here we go again. Two more witnesses told the House Oversight Committee that President Biden was not involved in his son’s business activities. Honestly, we’re running out of new ways to write this over and over again. It’s been more than one year and Chair James Comer has no evidence to support his baseless conspiracy theories. His witnesses keep debunking him, but Comer chooses to live in his fantasy conspiracy land anyway. Also this week, House Republicans took a page out of Comer’s book and moved forward with impeachment proceedings against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas despite having no evidence to justify doing so. Even conservatives like Alan Dershowitz, Jonathan Turley, and former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff told them their actions are not justified. It’s beyond time for House Republicans to stop these ridiculous charades and start doing real work to help the American people.
Huffington Post: “Impeachment Witnesses Keep Undermining Corruption Allegations Against Joe Biden”
FORMER HUNTER BIDEN ASSOCIATE ROB WALKER TOLD CONGRESS THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS “NEVER INVOLVED” IN HIS SON’S BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
Axios: “Hunter Biden Associate Says President ‘Never Involved’ In Business Dealings”
- Rob Walker Told Congress That President Biden “While In Office Or As A Private Citizen — Was Never Involved In Any Of The Business Activities We Pursued.” “Hunter Biden business associate Rob Walker told Congress on Friday that President Biden ‘while in office or as a private citizen — was never involved in any of the business activities we pursued.’Why it matters: House Republicans continue to investigate links between Biden and his son’s foreign business dealings as part of an impeachment inquiry, which the House voted for last month. ‘To be clear, President Biden – while in office or as a private citizen – was never involved in any of the business activities we pursued,’ Walker told the House Oversight and House Judiciary committee during a closed-door deposition, according to his opening statement obtained by Axios. ‘Any statement to the contrary is simply false,’ he added.” [Axios, 1/26/24]
The Independent: “Hunter Biden Ex-Partner Says President Was ‘Never Involved’ In Any Business Deals”
Raw Story: “‘Simply False’: GOP’s Latest Witness In Impeachment Inquiry Blows Apart Biden Accusations”
FORMER HUNTER BIDEN BUSINESS ASSOCIATE ERIC SCHWERIN TOLD CONGRESS PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS NOT INVOLVED IN HIS SON’S BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
New Republic: “Republicans’ Own ‘Whistleblower’ Trashes Their Entire Biden Corruption Claim”
- Eric Schwerin To Congress: “Based On That Insight, I Am Not Aware Of Any Financial Transactions Or Compensation That Vice President Biden Received Related To Business Conducted By Any Of His Family Members Or Their Associates Nor Any Involvement By Him In Their Businesses.” “A man House Republicans had previously claimed was a whistleblower on Joe Biden’s corruption categorically debunked all of the GOP’s accusations in a closed-door hearing on Tuesday. Eric Schwerin, a longtime business partner of Hunter Biden, testified in front of the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees in a closed-door interview. Schwerin also worked as a financial adviser for Joe Biden from 2009 until 2017, during which time he was able to see transactions in and out of the then vice president’s bank accounts. ‘Based on that insight, I am not aware of any financial transactions or compensation that Vice President Biden received related to business conducted by any of his family members or their associates nor any involvement by him in their businesses,’ Schwerin said in a prepared opening statement obtained by The New Republic.” [New Republic, 1/30/24]
ABC News: “Hunter Biden Business Associate Tells House Oversight Committee GOP Allegations Are ‘Preposterous'”
Washington Post (Column): “Another Impeachment Witness Tells The GOP What It Doesn’t Want To Hear”
Daily Beast: “Biden’s Bookkeeper Is Latest GOP Witness To Blow Up Impeachment Claims”
MSNBC: “James Comer’s Latest Anti-Biden Flop Adds To Republican’s Troubles”
Raw Story: “‘Preposterous’: Biden Bookkeeper Latest Witness To Shred James Comer’s Impeachment Claims”
Conservatives Agree, House Republicans Have No Evidence To Justify Impeaching DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
The Hill: “Greene Says She ‘Absolutely’ Deserves Credit For Mayorkas Impeachment Markup”
The Hill: “House GOP Faces Pointed Conservative Criticism On Mayorkas Impeachment”
- Alan Dershowtiz Accused House Republicans Of “Distorting The Constitution,” Using “Double Standards,” And Supporting “Vague” Charges Against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “Alan Dershowitz, who represented former President Trump in his first impeachment trial, accused House Republicans on Tuesday of using ‘double standards’ in backing ‘vague’ charges against Mayorkas when they refused to do so for the former president. Any backers, he said, are ‘distorting the Constitution.’” [The Hill, 1/31/24]
- Jonathan Turley Said House Republicans Had No “Cognizable Basis” For Impeaching DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “Legal expert and regular GOP witness Jonathan Turley said they had no ‘cognizable basis’ for impeachment, while Michael Chertoff, a Republican who led the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under former President George W. Bush, wrote in an op-ed that House Republicans have ‘failed to put forth evidence that meets the bar.’” [The Hill, 1/31/24]
- Former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff Wrote An Op-Ed That Said House Republicans Had “Failed To Put Forth Evidence That Meets The Bar” To Impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “Legal expert and regular GOP witness Jonathan Turley said they had no ‘cognizable basis’ for impeachment, while Michael Chertoff, a Republican who led the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under former President George W. Bush, wrote in an op-ed that House Republicans have ‘failed to put forth evidence that meets the bar.’” [The Hill, 1/31/24]