'Republican buffoonery': Democrats betting GOP's impeachment 'charade' will backfire

Republicans are gearing up for possible impeachment inquiries of top administration officials and possibly even President Joe Biden himself, but a report Thursday claims Democrats are confident those efforts will backfire.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has warmed to the idea of impeachment for Attorney General Merrick Garland, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and possibly the president, but Democratic groups have already started working on a political defense response, reported The Daily Beast.

“The impeachment efforts are not legitimate,” said longtime Democratic operative David Brock, who launched Facts First USA to help the White House. “They’re basically 100 percent driven by the idea that the Republicans believe that the impeachment of Trump hurt him politically. So the fact that they have the power to do it, they’re gonna do it, whether they have the facts on their side or not.”

Garland will testify before the House Judiciary Committee in September and Mayorkas will do so next month, but these appearances will be under the threat of possible impeachment, but Democrats compared the situation to GOP overreach during the Obama years.

“The contrast with Democrats could not be more clear and the same Republican buffoonery upon taking control of the House in 2011, was a key factor in President Obama’s resounding re-election,” said Democratic strategist Eric Schultz. “Republicans don’t appear to have learned any lessons.”

Outside groups have been compiling and publicizing examples of GOP "political stunts" to highlight the differences between Biden's leadership and McCarthy's.

"McCarthy’s charade of attempting to impeach every cabinet member in the Biden administration proves his only agenda is to detract from Trump and his alleged crimes," said Kyle Herrig, executive director of the Congressional Integrity Project.