Colorado lawmakers split on party lines as House OKs impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden

Colorado's House delegation split along partisan lines Wednesday as Republicans voted to formally authorize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over fierce objections from Democrats, who called the move an act of political retribution

Colorado lawmakers split on party lines as House OKs impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden

U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert, a Republican and one of the Biden administration's most frequent critics, tweeted, "It's time to impeach Joe Biden once and for all." "The American people gave us the House to hold them accountable. Let's get the job done."

Neguse said: "You ask them to clarify what crime they are investigating; they can't give you an answer. You ask them to identify any evidence of wrongdoing by President Biden - Cricket "

Calling the investigation "baseless," U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, a Lafayette Democrat, countered that the House GOP's lengthy investigation has yet to find any evidence to support removing the president from office.

While former Speaker Kevin McCarthy began the investigation months ago, Wednesday's vote gives additional powers to multiple House committees investigating allegations involving Biden's family members and his business dealings.

U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a longtime critic of his fellow Republicans' efforts to impeach Joe Biden, was the only GOP lawmaker against voting for the investigation, but with the majority in a 220-212 party-line vote.

Buck, who announced last month that he would not seek re-election, outlined his skepticism in a Washington Post op-ed in September, accusing Republicans of "relying on imagined history" in their enthusiasm to impeach Biden. Planted. Was asked for.

Describing Biden's son Hunter's conduct as "questionable" and "utterly reprehensible", Buck nevertheless concluded: "Despite years of investigation, what is missing is the smoking gun that led Joe Biden to sometimes confront his son." Linked to corruption."

On Wednesday, Buck told Politico that he was confident "this was about an investigation, not about a vote" after recent conversations with GOP lawmakers leading the investigation.

Neguse said in remarks to the House before the vote that Republicans "are pursuing impeachment for one reason and one reason only: because former President Trump ordered them to do so."