Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson said that the White House is blocking the investigation into possible crimes of US President Joe Biden. The politician explained this on the TV channel Fox News.
According to him, Congress’ Judiciary, Revenue and Expenditures, and Oversight and Accountability Committees have done a lot of work on the investigation, but now the presidential administration is blocking its continuation.
“We are now blocked by the White House; That prevents at least two or three Justice Department witnesses from speaking, including a former White House counsel. [представителю] National Archives and Records Administration. Johnson told reporters that the White House has thousands of pages of evidence.
According to the speaker, for the investigation to progress, the official vote on Biden’s impeachment case must begin.
The investigation aims to prove that Biden was involved in business transactions of family members who allegedly conducted business around the world on behalf of the politician. In particular, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Republican Kevin McCarthy, claimed that the president’s son Hunter profited from his foreign business transactions. So far, Republicans have released no direct evidence of this.
Former US President Donald Trump announced About the start of a “crusade” against Joe Biden.