Articles of Impeachment have already been filed.
QUICK FACTS:
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) along with several rank-and-file Republicans have introduced articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden.
- The conservatives are accusing Biden of committing “high crimes” on a number of issues, including border enforcement, the coronavirus pandemic, and the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
- Republicans backing the measure are doing so in hopes that Republicans will re-take the majority in the House following the midterm elections.
- Some Republicans believe that in addition to Biden, other high-ranking members of the administration should also face potential repercussions.
- Separate resolutions have also been introduced targeting Vice President Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Attorney General Merrick Garland.
QUOTES FROM IMPEACHMENT SUPPORTERS:
- “I have consistently said President Biden should be impeached for intentionally opening our border and making Americans less safe,” said Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.). “Congress has a duty to hold the President accountable for this and any other failures of his Constitutional responsibilities, so a new Republican majority must be prepared to aggressively conduct oversight on day one.”
- “Mayorkas and Garland have purposefully made our country less safe, politicized their departments, and violated the rule of law. In some instances, they have instructed their subordinates to disobey our laws. That is unacceptable,” Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who has endorsed a number of impeachment resolutions this year, said in an email.
- “Next January I expect the House to pursue my impeachment articles against Mayorkas as well as Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s impeachment articles that I co-sponsored against Attorney General Merrick Garland,” Biggs added.
BACKGROUND:
- In the past, there have been eight resolutions to impeach Biden since he took office early in 2021 amid excessive controversy.
- Three were focused on his handling of illegal immigration through the southern border of the United States.
- Another three were focused on the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in a move that many considered a dereliction of duty.
- One was introduced denouncing the president’s protection of the eviction moratorium designed to help renters during the pandemic.
- And one was due to the connection to overseas businesses that the president is believed to have, at a minimum, through his son, Hunter Biden.
