US House Republicans Release Impeachment Report on President Joe Biden

Democratic National Convention is about, to begin with, a tribute to President Joe Biden. However, House Republicans have just released a report accusing the Biden family of engaging in influence-peddling during his vice presidency. This report comes after a lengthy investigation led by House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.).

President Biden is leaving the White House to attend the first day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024. Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images

The report alleges that the Biden family profited from Joe Biden’s political connections, making over $27 million from foreign entities, including those associated with corrupt and anti-American regimes. The timing of the report is strategic, as Democrats plan to celebrate Biden’s presidency at the convention while Republicans aim to highlight what they describe as unethical behaviour by Biden.

The report focuses on allegations of corruption and the sale of political influence during Biden’s vice presidency. It claims that Joe Biden met with top executives of Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company that appointed his son, Hunter Biden, to its board. The report further alleges that Joe Biden may have used his position to pressure Ukrainian officials to fire a prosecutor investigating Burisma.

Additionally, the report accuses Hunter Biden of receiving $1 million from a Romanian real estate tycoon in exchange for pressuring Romanian authorities to halt corruption investigations and seeking to leverage his father’s influence to benefit Burisma in dealings with the Italian government. The report also touches on the Biden family’s connections to Chinese entities, highlighting a trip to China in 2013 during which Hunter Biden reportedly secured an investment partnership with a regime insider.

Moreover, the report alleges that Joe Biden was personally involved in a deal with a Chinese energy conglomerate and mentions an email and a WhatsApp message as evidence. The report criticizes the Biden-Harris administration for stonewalling investigations and manipulating the Justice Department to protect the president.

It also points out how the Justice Department attempted to end the investigation into Hunter Biden without charges and sought a lenient plea deal that a federal judge ultimately rejected.

While the report is not expected to lead to impeachment due to the slim Republican majority in the House and the nearness of the 2024 election, it provides a detailed account of the allegations against the Biden family and serves as a reminder of the controversies that have surrounded Biden throughout his political career.

As the Democrats honour Biden and prepare to elevate Harris, Republicans have made it clear that they intend to keep the spotlight on these unresolved issues.