The GOP-led House voted on Wednesday to formally authorize the corruption-focused impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, a move Republicans said was necessary to give them more legal weight to enforce subpoenas.
By a 221-212 tally, the chamber adopted the authorization resolution that establishes “sufficient grounds” exist for the probe to continue after it passed through the House Rules Committee on Tuesday. With the successful vote, the inquiry follows a similar track as the first impeachment probe against former President Donald Trump, which Democrats did not vote to authorize right away either.
U.S. House APPROVES Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden, 221-212. pic.twitter.com/TH6JNpHF8H
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All Republicans rallied behind the resolution, including Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), who told CNN on Monday that he was “struggling” with how he…
