GOP lawmakers said criminal referrals and 'exposing the dirty laundry' are the new targets.
With the presidential election heating up, many GOP lawmakers think their most politically opportune route is to try to ding Biden politically without taking a risky, politically charged vote.
"With a presidential election right around the corner, it seems best that the voters decide the legal fates of both the major party candidates."on Wednesday mainly served as an opportunity for Democrats to taunt Republicans on the apparent unlikelihood of an impeachment vote."No, nothing. OK, we've got nothing," Moskowitz said after Comer met his motion with silence. "They're never going to impeach Joe Biden. It's never going to happen. ...
"As we are right now … I don't think we have the votes for impeachment," said Rep. Kelly Armstrong , a member of the inquiry.One House Republican, speaking on the condition of anonymity, acknowledged that the impeachment inquiry is "slowing" and that the likely off-ramp is criminal referrals to the Justice Department.Another GOP lawmaker made the case that "exposing the dirty laundry" in public hearings is a more desirable end-goal than impeachment.
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