President Joe Biden late Wednesday brushed off the House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry, saying the way he sees it, they launched the investigation against him because they want to shut down the federal government.

Biden, speaking at a Democratic fundraiser in Virginia, said that instead of being concerned about the probe, “I’m focused on the things the American people want me focused on.”

The president’s remarks were the first since Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced the launch of a Biden impeachment inquiry while the Republican House leader is also struggling to shore up votes to fund the government and prevent a federal shutdown.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, Hunter Biden himself doesn’t seem like a great character, but last I checked he hadn’t been on the ballot and I’m pretty sure he hasn’t been given an official position within the government like “Senior White House Advisor” or “Assistant to the President” (as we saw with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump). If there’s some sort of impropriety going on, then yeah, that’s not right, though not sure that it rises to the level of “High crimes and misdemeanors” (maybe it’s just a “misdemeanor”) IF it was occurring. It wasn’t right when the previous occupant was sitting in the White House when it was out in the open and blatant nepotism, but I haven’t seen any evidence of it occurring in the current administration.