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.
Has the new Speaker released the J6 video yet?
Yellow-dog Johnson is FOS. He needs to stop sending me emails to trying to mooch money. Pedo Jo has already stolen more than I can afford to lose. I’m on a fixed budget and have “insufficient funds” to waste watching dumbass politicians play politics with communist fascists. The majority of those livin’ here want to live in a third world, socialist sh*thole. Especially those morons that are here in America illegally DEMANDING ASSylum from the third world sh*thole they just ran away from like a bunch of yellow cowards. The far-left calls this one their “democrazy”. Those who vote for the RATS deserve what they are about to get. Embrace the “democrazy” suck, idiots!
We’ll see.
Saw what coming? He could impeach him for political reasons and not ever get a conviction in the Senate, but as long as he is able to gather new evidence, he hopes to make a strong enough case to convict in the Senate. Good luck with that, however, he can make a strong enough case to convict in the majority of the public..
Seriously, FRiend. A squeak from the kooks at InfoWars, and everybody here has their hair catch fire. It is absolutely impossible to get a conviction in the Senate. We need 2/3 and the rats of today wouldn’t vote to convict if there was a picture of Joe receiving a giant novelty check from the Chinese. So you might as well crank up the impeachment at the time when those proceedings can do the most harm? Is that now, right before the holidays with Congress set to adjourn in less than 40 days? The rats have decided to stick with this demented POS. How about kicking off in January so it’s ongoing during the primaries.
Maybe Johnson will betray us, but the instant resort to the tired “how much did they pay him” or “what do they have on him” is such lazy thinking. It really is tiresome
I agree with you. Under the current conditions, where no Democrat senator or congressman will declare to vote for impeachment or conviction, the best path forward is to let the evidence come out gradually.
I don’t expect the partisan networks to cover it at this stage, but when placed under oath there’s going to be a lot to explain. Joe sure loaned out a of cash from his brother - it must have been cash, because there’s no bank records of it. How did Joe come upon this pile of money to loan?
The evangullibles thought Johnsen was a wonderful.😄
They had zero evidence against Trump
“We can’t get even a single Democrat vote on this”
I’ve always been wary of organizations that have no opposing voices.
The Democrats are in lockstep on everything.
Do they never question their leaders?
Why?
Sounds like the mafia.
The Democrat Party Organized Crime Syndicate.
Anyone who still supports the Democrats has a criminal heart.
Crooks…..thieves…..con men…..murderers…..thugs…..robbers…..
Reportedly— on alex cray cray jones’ network. And the impeachment process continues on joebama, and also on Mayorkas.
Very disappointing. F the GOP. Trump or nothing. Post Trump I will abandon the GOP forever.
“However, subpoenas have gone out, and Mike Johnson will change his tune when those witnesses being subpoenaed bear fruit.”
Delusional. Just admit the Republicans a cowards and will always snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Republicans are Democrat’s lapdog.
Now the MSM has permission to bury the story. Nothing to see here. The GOP said do.
Has he even mentioned the J6 tapes or are they relegated to the memory hole? Does Tucker still have them or were they property of Fox News?
U ARE AN IDIOT.
Wonder if a bigger plan is in the works or stalling until he’s out of office where he doesn’t have the feds to back him up any more.
Kind of like the Trump gig.
Fixed it.
Yes— and far more effective than bogging down with a Senate trial whose vote will be largely affected by the time taken- with the number of Sens not running for re-election. That number is now 2 or 3, and may be more. Starting with Romney.
Grind this out- MAKE the media cover it, to the extent their coverage matters to even the most brain dead street turds.
No need to Rush. Impeachment proceedings shouldnt start until Biden has secured the nomination. This is politics and you need to do the strategically, in my opinion. If they are going to have Trump in court Biden needs to be having to defend an Impeachment at the same time. A few AGs picking up Hillary and Obama at that time would also be helpful
Correct 1000%
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