The US Lower House, which has a Republican majority, on Wednesday approved the formalization of the impeachment investigation launched by conservatives against the president. Joe Biden.

Those investigations were launched unilaterally in September by then-House Chairman Kevin McCarthy and Republicans. Now they are waiting for his confirmation with 221 votes in favor. and 212 against, to facilitate their access to information, documents and testimony.

“The White House is blocking key evidence,” House Oversight Committee President James Comer, who is leading the investigation and who He called it “important and necessary.”

Republicans took aim at alleged Biden family business with the country’s “enemies” such as China, taking advantage of their political connections.

The opposition accuses the Democratic president of using his influence while he was US vice president under Barack Obama (2009-2017) to help his son Hunter and other relatives some alleged illegal enterprises with these “enemies”.

Comer is coordinating the investigation with Representatives Jim Jordan of the Judiciary Committee and Jason Smith of the Budget Committee.

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At this time, according to the current president of the Lower House, also a Republican, Mike Johnson, committees They concluded that the Biden family received more than $15 million. from foreign companies and governments of Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Romania and China in the period from 2014 to 2019. Their partners would receive another 9 million.

Hunter Biden was called to testify behind closed doors this Wednesday on the matter, but did not obey his challenge, claiming that who wants his testimony to be public.

As Comer, who plans to sue him for contempt of court, later noted, the fact that his son refused to speak today reinforces the need for the House to formalize the investigation and for the President and his family to formalize the investigation. “take responsibility for your corruption.”

“These people do not work for the Americans, but for Donald Trump,” Democratic Congressman Jim McGovern, who is under investigation, complained during the debate. This is a continuation of the “crusade” undertaken by Republicans to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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The US Constitution states that the President can be removed from office in the political process if he has committed “serious crimes or offences.”

When the time comes, the House of Representatives You must vote if you are accusing a sitting presidentHowever, the power to remove the country’s president subsequently passed to the Senate, which is currently controlled by Democrats. (EFE)