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ificandream

(11,846 posts)
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 11:00 PM Jan 2022

GOP plots onslaught of Biden probes in the run-up to 2024 [View all]

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Source: CNN

(CNN)Members of the far right are already agitating to launch impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden if the GOP is in power in Congress next year. Some leading Republicans want to spotlight former President Donald Trump's false claims of voter fraud. And key House and Senate Republicans are vowing to probe the security failures surrounding last year's January 6 attack on the US Capitol -- and turn the attention to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

With Republicans on the cusp of taking back the House and Senate, the GOP is plotting an onslaught of investigations into the Biden administration and promising to make the final two years of Biden's first term in office as painful as possible for Democrats in the run-up to 2024. Those headaches could come in the form of subpoenas, the possible creation of select committees and high-profile hearings on issues ranging from the origins of the coronavirus pandemic to hearing from the President's son, Hunter.
Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the top Republican on the House Oversight Committee, said he fully anticipates that Hunter Biden will testify before the committee if Republicans are in charge.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/13/politics/republican-majority-investigation-plans-midterms/index.html



Not a good election strategy, Republicans. This is dead news no matter how many times you flog it.
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Why are they so good at fucking with us and we're so bad at it? dem4decades Jan 2022 #1
But is it a smart move? ificandream Jan 2022 #2
Are they? Gore1FL Jan 2022 #6
because we have sinemanchin nt msongs Jan 2022 #7
Because we're not operating on rage and resentment but the rule of law. CBHagman Jan 2022 #9
They're not good at it though. NYC Liberal Jan 2022 #14
They prove us righter NJCher Jan 2022 #19
Chump set the precedent. The MAGA kairos12 Jan 2022 #3
So what's new...they did the same during the Obama years...minus the impeachment PortTack Jan 2022 #4
The insurrection advanced while security was paralyzed by one of their own bucolic_frolic Jan 2022 #5
I'm guessing a lot of them are right now figuring how to stay out of prison ! monkeyman1 Jan 2022 #8
Please proceed (if they win) Mad_Machine76 Jan 2022 #10
Any plans on health care, climate change, educating kids to compete for future high tech jobs? Jon King Jan 2022 #11
'painful as possible' elleng Jan 2022 #12
I'd rather not be in a position to find out, but I suspect it would go much as it did for Clinton... JHB Jan 2022 #13
Is this their new "Benghazi" ? KS Toronado Jan 2022 #15
The GOP is cornered. C Moon Jan 2022 #16
such crap! (not you ificandream, not cnn, just THEM) orleans Jan 2022 #17
everybody is glued to j-6 committee ! monkeyman1 Jan 2022 #18
Subpoena? what's that? scarletlib Jan 2022 #20
After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Jan 2022 #21
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