Another president, another impeachment. Or at least that’s how it feels. Impeachment is becoming far too commonplace, and it has become weaponized as a campaign tactic by allies of former President Donald Trump. Allies like Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, who said the quiet part out loud recently by arguing he’s supporting the impeachment of President Joe Biden in order to give Trump “a little bit of ammo to fire back.”
Another president, another impeachment. Or at least that’s how it feels.
With an inquiry now formally authorized by the House last week, Republicans have spent considerable time and effort examining Hunter Biden’s many foreign business dealings. Their intent is to find evidence that his father personally benefited financially from those dealings.
And thus far, the GOP has failed to prove its case.
House Republicans have made a compelling case to impeach Hunter Biden. He is currently facing federal charges on tax and firearms-related matters, and his business dealings never passed the smell test. His service on Ukrainian energy company Burisma’s board of directors and partnership with a Chinese businessman are malodorous and smack of influence peddling. How does a man admittedly addicted to drugs and with no particular background or expertise in the energy sector land a lucrative position on a Ukrainian gas company board? It certainly seems like Hunter Biden monetized his family name and has caused personal and political pain for his father.
But the president’s troubled son is not, and has never been, a federal official. He cannot be impeached.
In retrospect, Joe Biden failed to exercise real control over his son’s highly questionable business activities and should have demanded, at the very least, his son remove himself from business opportunities that create appearances of impropriety, embarrassment or worse.
Failing to exercise proper oversight of an adult child’s business activities might represent negligence or bad judgment. It is not,…
Read the full article here