It's time to turn a congressional probe into Hunter Biden's years-long influence peddling into an impeachment effort against his father, GOP Senator Ted Cruz suggested on his latest podcast.
Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz is urging the House to consider impeaching President Biden following the bombshell IRS whistleblower testimony that alleged the Justice Department waged a coverup in the tax fraud investigation of first son Hunter Biden.
Ted Cruz has urged House lawmakers to consider impeaching President Joe Biden over IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley's revelations concerning the first son and the Justice Department's alleged cover-up of the Bidens' misdeeds.
The senator particularly referred to the IRS whistleblower's claim that Hunter allegedly invoked Joe Biden in an attempt to force his Chinese counterpart into giving him a hefty sum of money. Shapley cited Hunter's apparent WhatsApp text message to Harvest Fund Management's Director Henry Zhao in testimony made public on Thursday.
"I am sitting here with my father and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled. Tell the director that I would like to resolve this now before it gets out of hand, and now means tonight. And, Z, if I get a call or text from anyone involved in this other than you, Zhang, or the chairman, I will make certain that between the man sitting next to me and every person he knows and my ability to forever hold a grudge that you will regret not following my direction," said the message, which was sent on July 30, 2017. Just days after the threatening message, the younger Biden's firm Hudson West III received $5.1 million from his Chinese associates.
According to the IRS whistleblower, US Attorney General Merrick Garland prevented any probe into the controversial message.
On June 22, the Washington Free Beacon suggested that Hunter wrote the infamous text while at his father's residence in Wilmington, Delaware. The report has drawn attention to the fact that four photographs on Hunter's laptop show him posing behind the wheel of Joe Biden’s 1967 Corvette Stingray exactly on July 30, 2017, at 6:49 pm.
It's quite plausible that Joe was really sitting next to his son when the message was sent which could throw into doubt the president's claim of being unaware of Hunter's business schemes, according to the media. What's more, in this case, invoking the name of Joe Biden apparently became the key for Hunter getting millions of dollars.
"Look, this WhatsApp is direct evidence of Joe Biden abusing his government power to enrich his son, and, assuming 10% for the big guy, to enrich himself," stated Cruz. "Of course the House needs to investigate it, but the stunning thing is what the IRS whistleblower says is Merrick Garland prevented an investigation even into this message."
“Of course the House needs to investigate it, but the stunning thing is what the IRS whistleblower says is [Department of Justice], Merrick Garland prevented an investigation even into this message,” the Texas senator said.
“Now, it is possible Hunter Biden was lying, it’s possible Joe Biden wasn’t next to him,” Cruz added.
“We don’t know if it’s true or not. Why? Because, according to the whistleblower, they didn’t investigate, and they were prohibited from investigating. They were prevented from even asking the question.”
Cruz's calls for Biden's impeachment came amid other GOP lawmakers' initiatives to impeach the president.
On June 14, Republican member of the US House of Representatives Lauren Boebert introduced articles of impeachment against Biden, but citing the president's alleged inability to secure the country's southern borders.
Earlier, on June 12, GOP Rep. Andy Ogles likewise proposed impeaching President Biden and his veep Kamala Harris over the simmering border crisis. Ogles also accused the president of "weaponizing the executive office," to "shield the business and influence peddling schemes of his family from congressional oversight and public accountability."
For her part, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed an impeachment resolution in May alleging that Biden abused his power by endangering the nation's security.
According to the US press, earlier this week the House passed a resolution - along party lines - that directs the House Homeland Security and House Judiciary committees to examine the president's apparent wrongdoing with regard to his immigration policies.
Garland has heartily rejected allegations that Delaware US Attorney David Weiss, the point person in the Hunter Biden inquiry, was handicapped by top brass at the DOJ.
Weiss also penned a letter to Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) in early June claiming that he had “ultimate authority” in the Hunter Biden inquiry while downplaying concerns of political interference.
“If you had a single Democrat who gave a flying flip about the rule of law, we would have a hearing right now with Merrick Garland in front of us, under oath, asking about this WhatsApp,” Cruz, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said.
Court documents revealed last week that Hunter Biden reached a plea agreement with Weiss to plead guilty to two counts of failing to pay his income taxes.
He will also enter a pretrial diversion agreement for his alleged illegal possession of a firearm. A court hearing in the matter has been scheduled for July 26.
Hunter Biden’s attorney maintained that the first son’s activities are not connected to the Biden family.
“Any verifiable words or actions of my client, in the midst of a horrible addiction, are solely his own and have no connection to anyone in his family,” Chris Clark, the attorney, said.
Multiple other Republicans in the House are also pushing for the impeachment of President Biden. This includes Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who want to impeach over immigration.
Boebert announced a push to advance her privilege resolution to impeach the president on immigration last week.
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