In an exclusive revelation to Fox News, House Republicans have confirmed that the inaugural impeachment inquiry hearing into President Biden is scheduled for Thursday at 10:00 a.m. ET.
The office of House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., has stated that the hearing will scrutinize the merit of an impeachment inquiry, presenting all evidence thus far gathered by the committee in its probe into the financial affairs of the Biden family.
"From January onwards, the House Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Judiciary, and Ways and Means have unearthed a staggering volume of evidence indicating that President Joe Biden exploited his public office for his familys financial advantage," Comer declared in a statement.
He further elaborated, "A plethora of financial records, emails, texts, testimonies from credible IRS whistleblowers, and a transcribed interview with Biden family business associate Devon Archer collectively reveal that Joe Biden permitted his family to market him as the brand globally to enrich the Biden family."
Comer's statement emphasized that Congress is obligated to initiate the impeachment inquiry into Biden's purported corruption, asserting that Americans "demand and deserve answers, transparency, and accountability for this abuse of public office."
"This week, the House Oversight Committee will present the evidence uncovered to date and hear from legal and financial experts about potential crimes the Bidens may have committed as they amassed millions at the expense of U.S. interests," he added.
Among the witnesses set to testify at the hearing are Bruce Dubinsky, a forensic accountant with decades of experience in financial investigations and consulting, who has testified in over 80 trials, including those involving financial fraud. Former Assistant Attorney General Eileen O'Connor, who served in the U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division, and law professor Jonathan Turley, who testified in the Clinton and Trump impeachments, will also testify.
The Biden administration last week criticized House Republicans for scheduling the hearing just days before the government's funding expires, dismissing the "evidence-free" probe as a "political stunt." Congress is currently negotiating a continuing resolution to extend the current years funding, but without passing a deal by Sept. 30, they risk sending the government into a partial shutdown.
White House spokesperson Ian Sams told Fox News Digital, "Extreme House Republicans are already telegraphing their plans to try to distract from their own chaotic inability to govern and the impact of it on the country."
Sams added, "Staging a political stunt hearing in the waning days before they shut down the government reveals their true priorities: to them, baseless personal attacks on President Biden are more important than preventing a government shutdown and the pain it would inflict on American families."
The hearing will be the first since House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., formalized an impeachment inquiry last week. McCarthy directed Comer and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, along with Ways & Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., to lead the investigation.
However, the hearing is not expected to break any new ground. It is anticipated to be a review of the existing evidence and explain the status of the inquiry, sources familiar with the matter said.
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