Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said House Republicans’ new impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden is “not inappropriate,” despite a lack of evidence to link Biden to his son Hunter’s business dealings abroad.
“The fact that the White House has been singularly silent and coddled Hunter Biden suggests an inquiry is not inappropriate,” Romney told reporters Tuesday.
The Utah senator, who voted to convict former President Donald Trump in both of his impeachment trials, accused the White House of not being forthcoming regarding what Biden knew about his son’s business dealings during the years when he was heavily involved in foreign policy as vice president.
Still, Romney said the opening of an inquiry is “very different” from the launch of formal impeachment proceedings against Biden, reiterating that there has been “no allegation” that he committed a high crime or misdemeanor.
“Inquiring is something the president and the White House could have avoided, but…