In a heated exchange during Wednesday's White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre vehemently defended President Biden against the ongoing impeachment inquiry.
The inquiry, led by House Republicans, is centered on allegations of the President's involvement in his son Hunter Biden's foreign business affairs, which they believe may have financial implications for the family.
When questioned about the potential emergence of incriminating evidence against President Biden, Jean-Pierre responded, "Any specifics to the inquiry, certainly I want to say this at the top I'm going to refer you to my colleagues at the counsel's office." This response was reiterated throughout the briefing whenever queries related to the inquiry were raised.
Jean-Pierre attempted to steer the conversation towards President Biden's forthcoming speech on "Bidenomics," arguing that this was among the "real issues" the American public was genuinely interested in.
She expressed her frustration with the Republicans' year-long investigation into the President, stating, "They have spent all year investigating the President. That's what they've spent all year doing and have turned up with no evidence, none, that he did anything wrong. I mean, that is what we've heard over and over again from their almost year-long investigation. And that's because the President didn't do anything wrong."
When Steve Nelson, a reporter from the New York Post, challenged Jean-Pierre's assertion, she responded sharply. "Even House Republicans have said the evidence does not exist. House Republicans have said that to my friend in the back who just yelled at, which is incredibly inappropriate," she retorted, visibly irritated.
Jean-Pierre continued, "But House Republicans have said that there doesn't there doesn't it doesn't exist. Their own investigations have actually debunked their ridiculous attacks. And the only reason Speaker [Kevin] McCarthy is doing this is doing this political stunt and we have seen it, you all have reported, is because Marjorie Taylor Greene has said she threatened to shut down the government."
She further criticized the impeachment inquiry as "baseless" and named several Republicans who she claimed were threatening House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's speakership.
On Tuesday, McCarthy announced the formal impeachment inquiry, stating at a press conference that House Republicans had "uncovered serious and credible allegations into President Biden's conduct."
He outlined accusations of "abuse of power, obstruction and corruption" leveled against Biden by several GOP-led committees investigating the President and his family's foreign business dealings.
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