Speaker Johnson Supports Biden Impeachment Inquiry

House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana supported his Republican colleagues’ impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden and his family’s business dealings on Wednesday.

His reaffirmation of support for the inquiry comes after a report that he privately expressed doubts about the evidence for official impeachment proceedings.

While he didn’t call for immediate initiation of proceedings, his statement this week signaled support for the way Republican committee chairs were handling it.

“Our impeachment inquiry has already shown the corrupt conduct of the president’s family and the repeated lies from White House officials about his involvement in their business activities,” Johnson said in response to the report.

“It has also exposed the millions of dollars from foreign adversaries being paid to shell companies controlled by the president’s son, brother, and their business associates,” he added.

Johnson then thanked GOP Reps. James Comer of Kentucky, Jim Jordan of Ohio, and Jason Smith of Missouri for their work on the inquiry.

The next step, the speaker explained, was “to place key witnesses under oath and question them under the penalty of perjury, to fill gaps in the record.”

Comer has already subpoenaed a slate of witnesses, including President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden; his brother, James Biden; and five other business associates of the family.

White House spokesman Ian Sams responded to Johnson’s statement on X, posting screenshots of articles fact-checking claims from House Republicans leading the impeachment inquiry.

“These Extreme House Republicans must be relieved that they aren’t under penalty of perjury themselves,” Sams posted.