Posted on 11/12/2023 7:30:52 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Johnson previously claimed in July documented evidence "proves" Biden family is "hopelessly corrupt."
"We found checks to Joe Biden and evidence of a massive money laundering scheme and now the new guy you are told is way better doesn’t want to impeach. Such progress," says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) reportedly claimed Friday that “there is insufficient evidence” to launch impeachment proceedings against Joe Biden.
Johnson reportedly cited the lack of sufficient evidence “at present to begin formal impeachment proceedings” during a closed-door meeting with House GOP moderates, according to the Washington Post.
Johnson’s newfound sentiment was reiterated by Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), who claimed, “We’ll just go where the evidence goes and we’re not there yet.”
“Most of us are saying, look, we can’t even get a single Democratic vote on this right now. I think the voters will reject what they are seeing when it comes to Biden [policies] — but high crimes and misdemeanors? I don’t think we’ve seen that or enough data to really make a good case and I feel like [Johnson] really agreed with us on that,” Bacon added.
This represents a major about-face from Johnson’s posture in July, when he claimed that evidence “proves” the Biden family is “hopelessly corrupt.”
“The evidence now shows — it proves — that the First Family is hopelessly corrupt. They’ve been involved in extortion, bribery schemes and tax fraud and incredible abuses of power,” Johnson said.
“We have now $17 million and counting of these amounts of money that have been uncovered that were put into these ghost companies that the Biden family put together, many of which when Joe Biden was vice president to hide the sources of this funding. And it involves China and Ukraine, adversaries around the world. It’s a very serious and alarming problem.”
Political commentator Tim Poole speculated that Johnson’s 180-degree pivot was part of a larger political calculus aimed at defeating Biden in the 2024 election.
“Maybe it’s just a 4D chess move. They know Biden is the weakest candidate here…I think they know what they’re doing here,” Poole said Friday.
Others like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) blamed Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for spearheading the removal of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as speaker, who she claimed was committed to impeaching Biden.
“Not long ago we had a Speaker that believed in impeachment so much that he launched an inquiry without a floor vote, but you were told he was bad,” Greene wrote Saturday on X.
“After 8 R’s and all D’s ousted him, we found checks to Joe Biden and evidence of a massive money laundering scheme and now the new guy you are told is way better doesn’t want to impeach. Such progress,” she added.
The latest evidence of Biden’s corruption was revealed earlier this month by House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), who laid out how Joe Biden received a $40,000 check in “laundered China money” through his family.
Comer last week also issued subpoenas for Hunter, James and former Hunter associate Rob Walker, signaling the Oversight Committee is ready for Biden crime family members to give taped interviews regarding payments that passed through various channels in possible efforts to obfuscate the fact they came from foreign sources.
Do what the Dems did: endless subpoenas and lawfare against anyone remotely connected to BiteMe...
What’s the over under on the number of freepers who saw this one coming?
Wonder what dirt the Joe Burden White House has on Johnson?
Try looking at the border
Seems they are responding to the latest........that Biden is
so weak now, he doesn’t have to be weakened by impeachment.
However, subpoenas have gone out, and Mike Johnson will change his tune when those witnesses being subpoenaed bear fruit.
Not time to get worked up yet for goodness sakes.
Over and under on how king he lasts as speaker
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) reportedly claimed Friday
reportedly.
What is the source and agenda of the article. First question of propaganda analysis.
Now that we are all standing in a circle ... let’s shoot.
OR ... we could give it a little time and see how it plays out . Dribbling out info over time is a good way to keep the corruption in the headlines .. at least a little.
Anyone looking for a political solution to this (even a Trump victory next year) has no idea of the extent of the corruption.
deep state is far deeper than anyone can understand. there is one coming that will not be detered though. coming soon to a world near you.
Betrayed by a Republican. Boy, that’s a first.
This is the single best one line description of the hapless eGOP. Sorry y'all but rats don't approve. WTAF?
I don’t think this is just Johnson, it seems that any speaker is taking this course, why? Investigation and impeachment appear to be an appropriate path for what most of us are reading and hearing on the matter. What are they hiding or protecting?
appears to be another Linguini-Spined opportunist.
I misunderstood what you were saying. Having previous post deleted. My apoligies.
To be a real American, and understanding that impeachment is political move, I believe that you have to have overwhelming evidence to impeach a President. It should be obvious to everyone.
What the democrats did to Trump (impeachment on innuendo)was insurrection and un-American, and should be seen as a stain on the Republic. Trump was right, Biden should have been investigated, and Obama ran cover for him. Obama and Biden were corrupt, and they hurt this Republic to a point we have entered fascism. To climb out of that abyss, without civil war, you need rock solid proof. They don’t have it, they should keep looking.
Okay....trying to keep up the patience, here.
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