Punchbowl News: “For months, GOP leadership had resisted this move, insisting a full vote on the House floor wasn’t necessary to probe whether Biden committed impeachable offenses. But as the inquiry enters a new phase focused on trying to pry documents from the White House under subpoena, top House Republicans seem to be realizing that the legal heft of a vote to authorize an inquiry will be crucial.”
“Yet whether House Republicans can muscle through an impeachment inquiry vote is still up in the air. There are 18 GOP lawmakers in districts that Biden won in 2020. It’s not guaranteed this measure will pass.”
“And yes, the president is pretty unpopular. But Congress is more unpopular. And House Republicans have pretty much failed to do anything beyond the bare minimum of keeping the federal government open and not defaulting on the national debt. Impeaching Biden may play to base voters, but it’s not going to help the vulnerable Republicans that much, especially since there’s no way the Democratic-run Senate will support his removal from office.”
