Several Senate Republicans are uniting in support of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s move to initiate an impeachment inquiry against President Biden despite a growing number of skeptical GOP leaders in the upper chamber.
The inquiry will determine whether there are grounds to bring formal charges (articles of impeachment) against Biden over allegations of “abuse of power, obstruction, and corruption,” McCarthy said Tuesday.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Wednesday on his “Verdict with Ted Cruz” podcast that he’s been “calling for the House to open impeachment inquiries for months.”
“I think the evidence long ago cleared that threshold, but they finally done it,” he said.
“Joe Biden’s confession on tape is direct evidence that he committed one of the critical elements of bribery,” Cruz later said. “Now, we don’t yet have direct evidence of every element of the crime, but we have direct evidence of one of the most critical aspects of the crime, which is the quote that Joe Biden has admitted…
