House Republicans, frustrated with their inability to get any of their accusations of corruption aimed at President Joe Biden to stick, are now making plans to try to get the Justice Department to intercede on their behalf and file criminal charges against him.
After a series of public hearings held by House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) went nowhere and one of their key witnesses was arrested by the FBI for lying, House Republicans are regrouping and looking to "save face" according to the New York Times' Luke Broadwater.
According to the Times report, making criminal referrals aimed at Biden and his son Hunter Biden to the DOJ "would be largely symbolic" and would appear to be a bid to keep Donald Trump happy as he seeks a return to the Oval Office.
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The report also added that "it would avoid a repeat of the humiliating process House Republicans, who have a tiny and dwindling majority, went through last month with the impeachment of Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary."
Furthermore, Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) admitted there is little reason to believe a Biden impeachment is likely.
"There’s nothing that I’ve heard in the last couple of weeks that says that we are anywhere close to having the votes," he admitted.
Speaking on Fox News, Comer hinted the criminal referrals could sit and wait for a new administration — possibly headed by Trump.
“At the end of the day, what does accountability look like? It looks like criminal referrals. It looks like referring people to the Department of Justice,” Comer explained. “If Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice won’t take any potential criminal referrals seriously, then maybe the next president, with a new attorney general, will.”
The report added, "The potential change in strategy also comes as Republicans have lost seats in the House, making impeachment all the more unlikely. With the departure next week of Representative Ken Buck, Republican of Colorado, the party will be down to 218 votes in the House, a bare majority of the 435-member body."
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