President Biden meeting with then-Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, February 1, 2023.
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Joe Biden, 46th President of the United States
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Mike Johnson (Speaker of the House of Representatives beginning October 25, 2023)
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September 12, 2023 – present (7 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
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Initiation of formal impeachment proceedings
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Political corruption, abuse of power, obstruction
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Allegations that Joe Biden financially benefited from business dealings with his son, Hunter Biden
Allegations that Hunter was given preferential treatment during a federal investigation
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On September 12, 2023, Kevin McCarthy, the then-speaker of the United States House of Representatives, announced an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The inquiry was conducted by the House's Judiciary, Oversight and Ways and Means committees. James Comer, chairman of the Oversight Committee, was named to lead the investigation.
Speaker McCarthy had twelve days earlier said an inquiry would require a majority House vote. He initiated the inquiry stating that recent House investigations "paint a picture of corruption" by Biden and his family.[1][2][3][4] No congressional investigations had yet discovered any evidence of wrongdoing by Joe Biden himself.[a] The inquiry held a public hearing on September 28, 2023.[9]
Despite neither the earlier Comer committee investigation nor the impeachment inquiry finding evidence of wrongdoing by the president, on December 13, 2023, majority House Republicans unanimously approved a resolution to formalize the inquiry. Democrats unanimously voted against the resolution.[10]
On February 15, 2024, the FBI arrested and charged Alexander Smirnov, who was the central[11][12] figure in bribery allegations against Joe Biden for lying to investigators and fabricating an uncorroborated[11] story to damage Biden's reelection campaign, and that "officials associated with Russian intelligence were involved" in manufacturing the story.[11][13][14][15]
^Mascaro, Lisa; Farnoush, Amiri (September 12, 2023). "Speaker McCarthy directs the House to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden". Associated Press News. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
^Zanona, Melanie; Tablot, Haley; Fox, Lauren; Grayer, Annie (September 12, 2023). "McCarthy calls for formal impeachment inquiry into Biden amid pressure from conservatives". CNN. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
^Cortellessa, Eric (September 8, 2023). "McCarthy Lacks the Votes For an Impeachment Inquiry. Trump's Allies Have a Plan to Get Them". Time.
^Griffing, Alex (September 12, 2023). "'He Doesn't Have Enough Votes': CNN's Manu Raju Explains Why McCarthy Backtracked on Impeachment Vote". Mediaite.
^Broadwater, Luke (May 10, 2023). "House Republican Report Finds No Evidence of Wrongdoing by President Biden". The New York Times.
^Demirjian, Karoun (July 4, 2023). "Republicans Are Divided on Impeaching Biden as Panel Begins New Inquiry". The New York Times.
^Perry Stein; Devlin Barrett; Matt Viser (August 17, 2023). "How a fight over immunity unraveled Hunter Biden's plea deal". The Washington Post.
^Otten, Tori (September 12, 2023). "McCarthy Plans Biden Impeachment Inquiry—With No Evidence and Not Enough Votes". The New Republic.
^"US: Biden impeachment inquiry hearing begins". Deutsche Welle. September 28, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^Moira Warburton; Katharine Jackson (December 13, 2023). "Biden impeachment inquiry authorized by House Republicans, despite lack of evidence". Reuters.
^ abcBroadwater, Luke; Thrush, Glenn (February 23, 2024). "Ignoring Warnings, G.O.P. Trumpeted Now-Discredited Allegation Against Biden". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
^Nazzaro, Miranda (February 22, 2024). "Indicted FBI informant central to GOP Biden probe rearrested". The Hill.
^Thrush, Glenn (February 15, 2024). "Ex-F.B.I. Informant Is Charged With Lying Over Bidens' Role in Ukraine Business". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
^Barrett, Devlin (February 20, 2024). "Informant charged with lies about Bidens also claimed Russian contacts, feds say". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286.
^Whitehurst, Lindsay (February 21, 2024). "How is an ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens allegedly linked to Russian intelligence?". Associated Press.
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