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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy floats an impeachment inquiry

into President Joe Biden

Continued from Front probe was closed eight dealings.
months later with insuffi- White House Press Secre-
It’s the strongest comment cient evidence of wrong- tary Karine Jean-Pierre de-
yet from McCarthy on a doing. clined Tuesday to entertain
potential Biden impeach- Still, last week, Sen. Chuck questions about potential
ment after the Republican Grassley, R-Iowa, released impeachment proceed-
leader sidelined earlier ef- the FBI’s so-called FD-1023 ings, reflecting the admin-
forts by House conserva- form — with unverified istration’s thinking that is
tives to launch such an in- claims from the informant a political diversion that
quiry. — providing a full, public doesn’t have support of
With a slim majority in the look at the allegations. the public or even the en-
House, McCarthy faces Grassley, working with tirety of McCarthy’s GOP
demands from Trump allies House Oversight Chairman majority.
to elevate their priorities. James Comer, R-Ky., wants McCarthy’s brief com-
Trump himself questioned further investigation. Com- ments late Monday on
at a Fox News town hall last Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters er had subpoenaed the FBI Fox appeared intentional
week why Biden has not outside his office about calls for an impeachment inquiry of for the document. rather than simple banter
yet been impeached. President Joe Biden, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July Democrats on the Over- with the show’s host, Sean
McCarthy has not yet en- 25, 2023. sight panel countered Hannity. He said that Bi-
dorsed Trump, who is the Associated Press Monday with a four-page den’s actions are “rising to
GOP’s early frontrunner less,” using shorthand for guilty to misdemeanor memo rebutting the alle- the level of impeachment
for president, or any other the President of the United charges of having failed to gations. inquiry.”
GOP candidates. He de- States. pay income taxes for sev- In the memo, Democrats The speaker’s appearance
nied a report that he is “Instead of focusing on the eral years. He is set to ap- point to other documents, came as Trump was meet-
considering House votes real issues Americans want pear in court this week in including from Lev Parnas, ing at his Bedminster, N.J.,
to expunge Trump’s two us to address like continu- that case. a former associate of Trump club with Ohioans includ-
impeachments as another ing to lower inflation or cre- But Republicans continue attorney Rudy Giuliani who ing Rep. Jim Jordan, the
way of showing support. ate jobs, this is what the to pursue a debunked claimed to have first-hand Republican chairman of
McCarthy on Tuesday gave House GOP wants to priori- theory stemming from knowledge of some of the the Judiciary Committee,
no timeline for launching an tize,” Sams said on Twitter. the first Trump impeach- conversations and disput- who would presumably
impeachment inquiry into Republicans in Congress ment about Burisma. An ed the allegations. Parnas lead an impeachment in-
Biden and said he hadn’t have ramped up investi- unnamed confidential FBI said one of the Burisma offi- quiry. A spokesman for Jor-
spoken to Trump about it. gations of Biden and his informant claimed that Bu- cials told him the claims are dan said the visit was about
He declined to say if he son Hunter Biden. House risma company officials in not true. unrelated Ohio matters.
would be making a presi- Republicans are digging 2015 and 2016 sought to The Democrats also note McCarthy said Tuesday
dential endorsement. into the family finances, pay the Bidens $5 million that it wasn’t just Biden who that the committees will
Asked if he felt pressure particularly payments the each in return for their help wanted Ukrainian prosecu- continue their investiga-
from Trump, he scoffed, younger Biden received ousting a Ukrainian prose- tor Viktor Shokin ousted, but tions. The Oversight Com-
“Do I look like I’m under from Burisma, a Ukrainian cutor who was purportedly other Western allies were mittee is expected to hold
pressure?” energy company that be- investigating the company. also raising concerns that a closed-door interview
White House spokesman came tangled in the first The Justice Department Shokin was failing to investi- Monday with Devon Arch-
Ian Sams said the House impeachment of Trump. launched a review of the gate corruption in Ukraine. er, a former business part-
GOP’s “eagerness to go af- Hunter Biden has since informant’s claims in 2020 Biden has repeatedly said ner of Hunter Biden, who
ter POTUS regardless of the reached an agreement under Trump’s Attorney he never speaks to his son was convicted of securities
truth is seemingly bottom- with prosecutors to plead General William Barr. The about his overseas business fraud in a separate case.q

New Biden rule would make government websites and apps more

accessible to people with disabilities

WASHINGTON (AP) — The text descriptions for pho- eryone in America has to
Biden administration pro- tos for the visually impaired be able to share in the ben-
posed new regulations who use screen readers, efits of technology,” said
Tuesday to make state and and captioning for govern- Arati Prabhakar, director of
local government web- ment videos. the White House Office of
sites and apps for services Administration officials say Science and Technology
like libraries, parking, tran- such websites and gov- Policy. “That means a digi-
sit and court records more ernment services have not tal infrastructure that works
accessible for people with been as accessible as they for the 25 percent of Ameri-
disabilities. The new Justice should be for people with cans who are living with a
Department rule would es- disabilities, and that Presi- disability.”
tablish certain accessibility dent Joe Biden was aiming The timing of when the
standards for websites and to change that. Wednes- more stringent standards
app-based services main- day is the 33rd anniversary would go into effect will be
President Joe Biden speaks during a celebration of the Americans tained by state and local of the Americans with Dis- more clear once the pro-
with Disabilities Act, and to mark Disability Pride Month, in the governments, the White abilities Act. posed rule from the DOJ is
Rose Garden of the White House, Sept. 28, 2022, in Washington.
Associated Press House announced. Those “President Biden has been formally released, adminis-
could include providing completely clear that ev- tration officials said.q