Why McCarthy ordered a Biden impeachment probe with no House vote

Impeachment can never be entirely removed from politics. That’s how the founders wanted it.

But in the case of Kevin McCarthy ordering House committees to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, the speaker is trying to save his own job–and avoid a government shutdown.

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Let’s just be real: Even if McCarthy can convince the entire House to vote for impeachment – a questionable outcome – Biden would be acquitted by the Democratic-controlled Senate. The same was true for both Trump impeachments when Republicans ran the Senate.

The move against Biden, which may well be seen as payback for either Nancy Pelosi’s House impeaching Trump, could trigger a backlash against the Republicans. It certainly did when they impeached Bill Clinton, who of course was not convicted by the Democratic Senate. And Trump’s impeachments surely deepened the belief among MAGA supporters that a corrupt establishment was out…