Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle weighed in on Wednesday afternoon ahead of a House vote on whether to formalize its ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
Republicans have raised allegations that the president has abused his power throughout his political career by allowing his family members to leverage his political connections to advance their business dealings. After winning control of the House in the 2022 midterms, Republicans began formally investigating these allegations and initiated an impeachment inquiry in September.
President Biden and his allies have denied claims he had involvement in his family’s business dealings, but Republicans have pointed to various payments flowing from Biden’s family members to the president and indications the president was brought in on phone calls and meetings involving his family members and their business associates. Republicans have also raised questions about suspected aliases the president may have used in the past to communicate with his family members about business matters….