The House will move quickly to open its impeachment inquiry into corruption allegations against President Biden, lawmakers said Wednesday, announcing two key hearings later this month and plans to seize Biden family financial records in their quest to determine if Mr. Biden engaged in influence peddling when he was vice president.
The House will move quickly to open its impeachment inquiry into corruption allegations against President Biden, lawmakers said Wednesday, announcing two key hearings later this month and plans to seize Biden family financial records in their quest to determine if Mr. Biden engaged in influence peddling when he was vice president.
A day after Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced the House would open an impeachment investigation, House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer said his panel, which is leading the inquiry, will hold a September hearing that lays out evidence showing Mr. Biden engaged in an unlawful scheme to enrich his family.
“We plan on having a hearing in September that will kind of evaluate some of the things that we believe have happened from the Biden family that are in violation of our laws,” the Kentucky Republican said.
Mr. Comer announced the Oversight panel will for the first time pursue bank records from Biden family members. The committee will seek access to bank accounts controlled by Mr. Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, as well as his brother, James Biden. Both men were deeply involved in leveraging then-Vice President Biden’s influence and power to secure business deals.
House lawmakers have scoured the bank records of Biden family ex-business partners and the shell companies the group established, but have stopped short of seeking bank account information from the Bidens.
“As we move forward to get to more bank records, it’s getting harder to get those bank records,” Mr. Comer told The Washington Times.
