House Republicans are setting the stage for what could be a vote on articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden early next year.
A report published this week by POLITICO quoted multiple GOP members of the House Judiciary Committee—which would spearhead the drafting of any articles of impeachment—urging the chamber to move quickly toward a decision heading into 2024, which is a presidential election year in which Biden is seeking a second term in the White House.
“We understand that the further you go toward an election, the more politicized these conversations become. That’s why it’s all the more important for us to begin to take action sooner rather than later,” Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA), a member of the Judiciary Committee, told the news outlet. Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC), another member of that panel, added, “I think it needs to move with alacrity. I’ve always felt that we should be able to move faster. … But I do anticipate that it will come to Judiciary soon.”
The report also noted that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, predicted a decision would happen early in 2024 and said, “We can decide on whether or not there are articles” after completing a series of depositions that lawmakers hope to complete in the coming weeks.
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