The House's three-committee impeachment inquiry released a report Monday morning finding President Joe Biden has "engaged in impeachable conduct," including an "abuse of power" when he was vice president and "obstruction of justice" as president to cover his family's "global influence peddling racket" to defraud the United States.
NEWSMAX -- "The totality of the corrupt conduct uncovered by the committees is egregious," says the executive summary of the 292-page impeachment report released by the House Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means committees. "President Joe Biden conspired to commit influence peddling and grift. In doing so, he abused his office and, by repeatedly lying about his abuse of office, has defrauded the United States to enrich his family."
Monday's report does not conclude the Biden impeachment inquiry, but provides an official summary of the "evidence gathered to date" to give to the House and Senate a roadmap in the event Congress moves forward with an impeachment of the president.
Just days after the July 11 assassination attempt on Republican nominee Donald Trump, Biden quit the race and handed the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris, potentially rendering a Biden impeachment moot in these final months of his term.
The report acknowledged Democrats "cheapened" impeachment after the failed attempt to disqualify Trump with one impeachment as president — on Ukraine aid during the 2020 primary cycle — and another on Jan. 6, 2021, after he left office. The latter was an acknowledged attempt to disqualify Trump from running for president in 2024.
"Despite the cheapening of the impeachment power by Democrats in recent years, the House's decision to pursue articles of impeachment must not be made lightly," Monday's summary concluded. "As such, this report endeavors to present the evidence gathered to date so that all members of the House may assess the extent of President Biden's corruption."