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The House of Representatives of the US Congress has voted to authorize the launch of an investigation into the trial of President Joe Biden, escalating the battle between Republicans and Democrats, ahead of the 2024 presidential elections, through an action that Biden himself has condemned as a maneuver "to No base".
Republicans, seizing on allegations against Biden's son Hunter over controversial international deals, have yet to produce evidence of corruption by the president, while the Democratic-led Senate is not expected to convict him, even if the investigation leads to an impeachment trial. his dismissal from office.
Still, the proceeding gives Republicans a new and elevated platform to attack Biden as he runs for re-election — and to divert attention from the felony trials facing his almost-certain challenger, Donald Trump. , AFP reports.
The vote — 221 to 212 — was along party lines, with every Republican voting to open the investigation and every Democrat voting against.
Conservatives accuse Biden's son Hunter of influence-peddling — using the family name in his business deals in Ukraine and China.
The allegations against Hunter Biden refer to incidents that occurred before his father became president, and the White House insists there was no wrongdoing.
Biden himself reacted immediately after the House vote, accusing Republicans of faltering on key fronts — like funding the government — while spending energy on securing political points before the election.
"Instead of doing anything to help improve the lives of Americans, they have focused on attacking me with lies," Biden said in a statement.
"Instead of doing their work on urgent issues that need to be done, they have chosen to waste time on this baseless political maneuver, which even Republicans in Congress admit is not supported by facts," said the American president. .
Republicans insist the process is reasonable.
"The American people deserve answers," said House Speaker Mike Johnson and other members of the Republican leadership.
"This investigation will help us find them", they said, through a joint statement.
Hunter Biden, whose chaotic personal life and business dealings have become a magnet for right-wing conspiracy theories and media investigations, has reacted angrily in Washington.
"My father was not financially involved in my businesses", he declared.
The US Constitution provides that Congress can remove a president from office for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes."
A possible House trial, which is the political equivalent of a criminal indictment, would trigger a Senate trial, and the president would lose office if convicted — an unlikely scenario for Biden, given Democratic control of the Senate. .
Although three US presidents have been tried so far – Andrew Johnson in 1868, Bill Clinton in 1998, and Trump in 2019 and 2021 – none have been impeached by the Senate./ REL
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