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House Republicans release Biden impeachment report but next steps are uncertain
- The report accuses US President Joe Biden of corruption linked to his son Hunter’s foreign business affairs
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US House Republicans have released their initial impeachment inquiry report on Democratic President Joe Biden, alleging an abuse of power and obstruction of justice in the financial dealings of his son Hunter Biden and family associates.
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The nearly year-long investigation by Republicans stops short of alleging any criminal wrongdoing by the president.
Instead, the almost 300-page report out on Monday, the opening day of the Democratic National Convention, covers familiar ground, asserting the Biden family traded on its “brand” in business ventures in corrupt ways that rise to the Constitution’s high bar for impeachment.
With Biden no longer running for re-election, next steps are highly uncertain. House Republicans have not had support from their own ranks to actually impeach the president, and removal by the Senate is even further afield.
Many Republicans prefer to focus attention on the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee Vice-President Kamala Harris, with some investigations getting under way.
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The White House has dismissed the House impeachment inquiry as a “stunt” and encouraged House Republicans to “move on”.
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