Today, U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) filed articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden, citing high crimes and misdemeanors.
In a strong-worded statement, Rep. Steube announced, “It’s long past time to impeach Joe Biden. He has undermined the integrity of his office, brought disrepute on the Presidency, betrayed his trust as President, and acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice at the expense of America’s citizens.”
The Congressman further asserted that “the Biden Crime Family has personally profited off Joe’s government positions through bribery, threats, and fraud. Joe Biden must not be allowed to continue to sit in the White House, selling out our country.”
The articles of impeachment, as detailed by Rep. Steube’s press release, encompass four key allegations:
ARTICLE 1: ABUSE OF POWER: BRIBERY, HOBBS ACT EXTORTION, & HONEST SERVICES FRAUD
According to the release, Robert Hunter Biden and James Biden allegedly “sold access to then Vice President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. (Joe Biden) while he was in office from 2009 to 2017 and sold promised access to a future Biden Presidential Administration while he was out of office from 2017 to 2021.”
The release claims that they promised official actions in return for payments and that “Joe Biden assisted by making appearances, phone calls, meeting with the ‘business partners,’ and knowingly allowing his family members to promise access to him and actions by him in furtherance of these schemes.”
These actions, Rep. Steube alleges, equate to “abuses of power as well as the following federal crimes or conspiracy to commit the following federal crimes: Bribery of Public Officials, 18 USC § 201; Hobbs Act Extortion ‘Under Color of Official Right,’ 18 USC § 1951; Honest Services Fraud relating to the use of the official position, 18 USC § 1346.”
ARTICLE 2: OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
The press release details accusations that members of the Biden campaign allegedly “improperly colluded with Justice Department (DOJ) officials to improperly interfere with investigations into tax crimes alleged to have been committed by Hunter Biden.”
This, Rep. Steube states, constitutes “an abuse of power as well as Obstruction of Justice, 18 USC §§ 1505, 1510, 1512.”
ARTICLE 3: FRAUD
The third article alleges that James Biden lured investors under “false and fraudulent pretenses and promises” using access to Joe Biden.
Rep. Steube’s release highlights that “Access to Joe Biden and indications that Joe Biden supported these schemes were used to lure investors into the schemes.”
Such actions violate federal statutes, namely “fraud or conspiracy to commit fraud in violation of 18 USC §§ 1943, 1949.”
ARTICLE 4: FINANCIAL INVOLVEMENT IN DRUG AND PROSTITUTION
The final article presents claims surrounding the Biden family finances, specifically between Joe and Hunter Biden.
From 2010 to 2019, it’s claimed that “thousands of dollars of Biden family money was spent on illegal drug transactions and prostitution.”
This action, the press release suggests, signifies “violations of or conspiracy to violate federal drug laws at 21 USC §§ 841, 842, 843, 846 and federal prostitution laws at 18 USC §§ 2421, 2421A, 2422.”
It remains to be seen how the articles will progress in Congress or how they will be received by the Biden administration and the broader public.
Read the impeachment articles below:
