I wish I could find something positive and optimistic in this announcement; unfortunately, the posturing moves of the DC machinery never lead to a genuine level of accountability. The UniParty protects its own.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announces the beginning of a formal impeachment inquiry stemming from the financial fraud and schemes deployed by the Biden family as they sold their positions for personal financial gain. WATCH:
[Transcript] – “In recent months, House Republicans have uncovered serious and credible allegations into President Biden’s conduct; taken together, these allegations paint a picture of a culture of corruption.
“Now, here’s what we know so far:
“Through our investigations, we have found that President Biden lied to the American people about knowledge of his family’s foreign business dealings.
“Eyewitnesses have testified that the President joined multiple phone calls and had multiple interactions, dinners, resulting in cars and millions of dollars to his son and his son’s business partners.
“Bank records show that nearly $20 million in payments were directed to Biden family members and associates through various shell companies.
“The Treasury Department, alone, has more than 150 transactions involving the Biden family and other business associates that were flagged as “suspicious activity” by U.S. banks.
“Even a trusted FBI informant has alleged a bribe to the Biden family.
“Biden used his official office to coordinate with Hunter Biden’s business partners about Hunter’s role in Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company.
“Finally, despite these serious allegations, it appears that the President’s family has been offered special treatment by Biden’s own administration; treatment he would not otherwise have received if he were not related to the President.
“These are allegations of abuse of power, obstruction, and corruption, and they warrant further investigation by the House of Representatives.
“That’s why today, I am directing our House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. This logical next step will give our committees the full power to gather all the facts and answers for the American public.
“It’s exactly what we want to know, the answers, and I believe the President would want to answer these questions and allegations as well.
“This effort will be led by Chairman James Comer at the Committee on Oversight, in coordination with Chairman Jim Jordan of the Judiciary Committee and Chairman Jason Smith on Ways and Means.
“I don’t make this decision lightly. And Regardless of your party or who you may have voted for, these facts should concern all Americans.
“The American people deserve to know that public offices are not for sale – and that the federal government is not being used to cover up the actions of a politically-associated family.
“I would encourage the President and his team to fully cooperate with this investigation in the interest of transparency.
“We are committed to getting the answers for the American public – nothing more, nothing less.
“We will go wherever the evidence takes us.”
Empty vessel. All theatrics.
Wait for the strongly-worded letter.
McCarthy will be gone before brandon.
“Biden lied to the American people…” Well that should come as a shock. Biden lies about EVERYTHING, all the time. Biden is a pathological liar. .
We sure as hell don’t need a waste of time and money to demonstrate that. What else you pansies got?
Oh, graft, corruption, pay for play, bank fraud, obstruction.
Tell us what we don’t know… hell, the media and those 51 lying sacks of spies obstructed and interfered with the election. Nail those scurvy knaves to the main, too. I’ll wait.
Never mind election stealing by several states and the outright fraud in 2020. All the cover up- obstruction that took place in that.
Sounds like a bunch of made for TV drama with No conclusion.
Call me suspicious.
Seems to me…The Chips are starting to hit with President Trump (Americans not believing the lies)….
I’m sure after careful planning “they” came to to conclusion that
“Trying” to Impeach Biden during election season is a 2 for…they seem to think it will take some of the heat off of going after President Trump by making them look like MAGA, And It makes the “Candidates and the Rino party” Look like they actually care……please donate so we can take care of this..
One thing I do know for sure is Obama chuckles himself to sleep every night
Omg, what rubbish. You’re not really paying attention, are you? And, personally, I don’t give a damn what obozo is doing. His most active time for playing with other men is at night, you should go see him.
Looks like Obama pissed in your cornflakes….
Ditto on the Bamster and his Wookie
You know for sure? Are you in the same room?
Naaaaaa Just open your window at night..you can hear it
“ Nail those scurvy knaves to the main, too. I’ll wait.”
😄😄😄
A new soap opera title……
As the World Turns on Bribem’s Crime Family and All His Children Collect their dues…
Or….
At the Edge of Night, they met at General Hospital.
I really, really despise these frauds and their investigations. They just need to call in the Marshalls and cuff them.
And then turn themselves in as well.
Do they put thousand island dressing on a little Mac burger?
Is it grilled or fried?
it has to have fox cheese right?
Days of our Lives morphs into Dark Shadows
(good one aggiegirl)
Well, with the amount of indigestion this crowd gives us, I think we’ll have to wait until next week to tune in to the next episode of “As the Stomach Churns”
We need a video, short and sweet; 2 1/2 minutes of every Republican leader, assuring us they have known and worked with Joe for 40+ years, and “vouching” for him.
So, you KNEW he is a congenital liar, perjurer, pedophile and corrupt as hell, in which case at the very least you need to be primaried.
Or, DESPITE “knowing and working with joe” for 40+ years, you had no idea he was a congenital liar, etc. in which case your too stupid to live, and need to be primaried.
Either way, not ONE Incumbent, up for reelection in 2024, to Senate or House should survive a primary challenge.
Actually I heard a similar idea about videos of DementoRats. (I think it was described by John Eastman on Lou Dobbs’ show, but not at all sure that was who suggested it.)
The premise was that the PDJT legal team could subpoena about 150 DementoRats to testify in Jack Smith’s kangaroo court as hostile witnesses – show the video of each one questioning elections – and ask them why they aren’t on trial too.
They have certainly used Saul Alinsky’s, “Accuse others of what you yourself are doing”
It is positively breathtaking!
We always know exactly what they have been doing or plan on on doing by what they accuse others of.
Accusing President Trump of election interference; that is exactly what they did in 2016 with the Russia hoax. 2020 with the fblie interfering and censoring all social media. In poker, it’s called a tell, they have it.
Since Kamala rode Biden’s coattails into office, she should also be impeached for associating with him. That would make McCarthy president.
None of the three has proved to the American public the legitimacy of their election, since all were elected in uncertifiable elections. As soon as the American public realizes it was not possible for county clerks to certify the elections were carried out illegally, they will all be pointing fingers but they have already shown who they are.
Well, I agree COMMALA should also be impeached along with ol’ joe, et al, but not sure I want Kevin McCarthy as our President. We already have someone in mind for that position. ;- )
That’s all we need. No thanks.
Impeachment is “indictment” and “conviction” is conviction. Keep your head on straight. Trump was twice impeached and never removed. It’s like you weren’t even paying attention at all.
MaCarthy bonded with the freaks who sat (and shat?) in his office the other day.
I understand the frustration and I do not doubt that nothing of substance will come of this investigation
EXCEPT
I remember the fallout of Watergate. No republican could be elected dog catcher in that election cycle. IF Carter had not been so God awful Reagan would have not risen to the office. I doubt Reagan would have run it was the distrust of all politicians that elevated Reagan past the usual suspects.
People.will be able to see this is more than a TRUMPED up political attack , we know what those look like.
I beleive in the interest of having a controllable blackmailable tool. The deep state fell victim to there own hubris.
Pray endlessly This could be the end of the deep state.
In a bureaucracy this large your foot soldiers are not all kool-aid drinkers. They will stop feeding the machine, watch for the soft quits up and down the line
Elections don’t matter anymore. We are beyond that.
Playing to the cheap seats. I can hear them clapping now. This will serve its purpose in that regard.
Agreed
The empty vessel is our government, it runs nothing it’s purpose is to “act” and they do it badly. The real rulers are not in sight they work at making wealth for themselves by theft of our freedom and country.
If people knew the truth I’m not sure what would happen, probably many people would be killed on our side because the insurrection would be phenomenal. We are slaves, to a corrupt institution that was put down many years ago.
If I remember my Shakespeare….
“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an IDIOT, FULL OF SOUND AND FURY,
SIGNIFYING NOTHING.
Sorry, fellow Patriot Mules…
I felt compelled to capitalize towards the end.
It seemed appropriate.
Why we feel the need to say “nothing will happen” escapes me.
Insights beyond the common would be useful here.
But I will not parrot the common pessimist here. Instead I will make some guesses as to what the left WANTS to happen.
We’re seeing things people, to my knowledge, haven’t seen before. We’re watching people aging in politics like no other time. Biden and others are absolutely destroyed versions of their former selves and we have the images and videos of the past to prove it. Fetterman is an exception where he was BROKEN from the start. This only goes to show what the left actually WANTS — useful idiots and people whose function is to sit in their seats and act as directed. This type of person is DISPOSABLE. I’ll say it again: DISPOSABLE.
The default position of the media is to defend and deny everything unless directed to do otherwise. Haven’t we noticed that the media is gradually shifting away from Biden? They can’t do this abruptly or it would cause the supporters to QUESTION things. So to avoid this, they boil the frogs to accept it. And they absolutely do NOT want “defectors” going to Trump. It has been happening for a while now.
The left does NOT want Harris in the position of running things, however. It will completely destroy the party brand. She’s bad enough as it is.
It’s hard to predict but I can see things going both ways. When it comes to the Senate conviction, I’m going to say it will depend on what’s actually going on in the world at that time. Not going to deny there are theatrics involved but the dance they are trying to target their preferred outcome and “windage” is absolutely a factor in hitting the target.
What happened when Trump was being impeached? We got to see all of the people we hate amplified.
What will happen when Biden is being impeached? I think this will be a much more curious thing and I feel like it may be a bit more ceremonial in nature. But when it comes to the Senate portion? I honestly can’t say that nothing will happen. I can say I don’t have any meaningful prediction and I fully believe it has a LOT to do with Ukraine and other matters.
I think if the Republicans focus on the world war which will be ultimately caused by Biden’s corruption, but the problem is we know that WAY more politicians have been doing very similar things and there will be a lot of conflicted-ness about it.
There’s a lot to watch here but to resign one’s self to “and nothing will happen” is really pretty shallow.
Be more than happy for you to one day tell me ‘told you so’.
And the comments to which you refer as ‘shallow’ are anything but. They’re based on reason and a whole helluva lot of real frustration.
The Democrat party has no brand to destroy. They are toast now, and have been going insane lately. Haven’t you noticed?
Doubt it.
He would not be doing this if he could get away with.
Opening shot here in the video ..
Those hooded intimidating eyes are meant for and directed at those ‘forcing him’ to do this .. No?
Much reading of prepared talking points with no conviction on what’s said whenever he manages direct eye contact with the cameras. What’s in his mind concerning how to make this go away? Not pretty nor speculation.
Wait and see ..
Trump 2024!
Trump is not coming to save us – or YOU. He is one man (1) who will face the fires of HELL worse than even 2016 through NOW. Past even this he faces the real possibility of imprisonment and all it takes is for one (1) of these “juries of his peers” to bring him in guilty on but one (1) of some ninety (90) FELONIES… IF they don’t assassinate him first, God Forbid, it STILL wouldn’t be enough this stupid “electorate” into the streets. Donald Trump has done his job in service to this Heartlan like none before him. This man has a family and grand children may God grant him time in peace with them. Now it’s up to us to save this Republic or lose it. God’s Law natural Rights. My Second Amendment says that when democracy (although we’re a Republic) becomes tyranny I STILL get to Vote.
Thank you for your insights. The real fires of Hell are for those who now in sin against any one and all who have done what they shold not have, AND those who do not do what they should have. As far as the ’90’ felonies which does not even contain 1 felony Trump is charged with; it is up to the prosecution to prove beyond any doubt Trump’s crime. It is not for Trump to prove his innocence. More people are aware of the evil these people are capable of and what plans they have already put into place long ago.
I don’t believe that all who know what we have been facing for a long time now is not prepared for what worse is to follow; nor do I believe they are of the mindset that Trump is the one to save the people/us. Or even, that just any one man is tasked to save the people. We are (those who have turned out on every occasion to give support in one form or another ) to Trump; are doing their bit, nothing too small with whatever resources they have or can, as well as to lend support to one another; to give strength to those who are faltering and those especially being cowered, intimidated by fear from the tyrants with loss of jobs, property, family members and friends, arrests and jails, lawsuits and censorships etal ..
We are in a spiritual warfare, we need to begin with acknowledging that.
There is always that ONE time and place to do what must be done. In the face of tyranny (when rights of people were never honored – world history, regardless of time or nation have always taught that) there is always that rising up moment in time with no going back once set into motion.
How far, how many, or few; are immovable when the push comes to that shove?
BTW, the apostles of Jesus failed to rise up to the occasion because they had an earthly aspiration and view following Jesus. Yet, their denials and failings were part and parcel towards Jesus’ pure and complete reason to suffer death. Only then can the new (real) life begin that would survive, as promised to all believers in Christ “that Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away” Matthew 24:35
These are the prayers of prophecy fulfillment we pray and look forward to.
McCarthy’s whole tone was like a kid reading a made up story that he was forced to write so he could get a C grade. His heart’s just not in it.
Just like Kitty Liter Impeachment is a place where any real culpability goes to be buried forever.
This is a swamp system therefore it is fraud. Nothing will come of it.
The Senate has already promised to protect biden……if we can’t get real election reform then the whole of government needs to be reformed from scratch.
Stall, stall, stall
Absolutely LOVE that series….and so true!
I believe that you’re correct, SD. There will be no accountability.
After the UniParty runs the clock down as far as possible & spends as much as possible, Xiden will be allowed to resign & on his way out the smartest man he knows will be pardoned.
This is purely a performative chess move.
Seems that they are going to do the dirty work for the Dems, again.
Thing is not going anywhere in senate.
Just watch Uncle Festerman’s reaction today when asked for comment, even he knows.
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Even the brain dead Dems know the game is fixed. This one in particular. He’s living the dream.
Well that right there was a freaky freakster moment.
We have middle school level congressional leaders in this country.
We need to elect adults who will sweep the detritus from Congress and support a President who will reduce the size of the federal government by half, immediately.
The brain damage from his stroke has disinhibited him; he is not even capable of pretending this is significant . . . which is actually kind of refreshing.
I for one welcome the Senate having to go on the record to acquit in the face of all the evidence.
I double dog dare them to do so & end their own careers.
I remember the Warren Commission delaying sensitive parts of the report for 50 years. I waited and when 2014 rolled around it was still not released and it will not be until 2039, jor 75 years later.
Nixon revisited.
Time to go, Joe!
Get ready for the Cackler.
Exactly. Then she chooses Newsome as her VP, also from CA, and she develops a strange tropical disease and resigns for reasons to be determined.
–“…she develops a strange tropical disease …”–
Now that’s really hitting below the belt…… <snickers>
I think the president and VP cannot be from the same state.
I believe thaa is just convention wisdom when putting together a “ticket”.
It’s actual election law from the early days when people voted for the president and vice president separately.
As I recall, they can be from the same state, but the electors making up the electoral college could only vote for one of them.
Law lost it’s meaning with the unified ticket since they only vote for the president.
Actually, no one “votes for the President”; all vote for ELECTORS.
You’re correct Marmie.
I think you’ve nailed the essence of their plan.
That may be what they do. A lot of Senate Dems up for re-election in 2024 so leadership tells Biden is losing support and he needs to resign. Avoid impeachment going to the Senate altogether.
Or it’s announced Biden has stroked out.
Is she even eligible? (not that it really matters much with this bunch of morons)
they’ve done a pretty comprehensive job investigating, but that’s where it always ends with Republicans.
Matt Gaetz: “You’re out of c0mpliance!”
At the risk of sounding like Hannity, tick tock.
The entire congressional effort, and $3.50, will get me a cup of coffee.
What an asshat Kevin is. I’m shocked Ms. Margie isn’t doing “The Joni” just off his right shoulder. Ugh..
Like that asshat description, I use it on occasion .
Kevie should be in for some major snuggle time with Frankie tonight.
Yawn…more lip service from preservation mode politicians and deep state actors. They don’t know, when it’s our turn, real accountability will begin. Watch out Kevin, you may be one of them…
Is this going to be another one of those “at this point what difference does it make?” committee investigation? (really don’t need to ask do we.)
Hope they are going to hire outside, professional and competent prosecutors. not rely on inexperienced and timid staff.
Giuliani offered to.
What I want is the fact of evidence EFFING SHOVED DOWN EVERY DEM’S AND fake journalists’ faces.
I want it known that Obama was OKAY WITH JOE’s CORRUPTION.
While I agree 💯 we know the dims and the rinos will stick their fingers in their ears yelling lalala
It would appear that somebody was seriously threatening his speakership.
It’s possible that the Deep State has finished greasing the skids for Biden, and it is now safe for McCarthy to pretend he’s doing something serious about an actor who will be gone before the committee finishes their preliminary seating arrangement chart.
Unfortunately the defunding of the government on Sept 30 will not happen now. A deal has been struck I am sure, for open borders, more money for Ukraine and Jack Smith. We are getting screwed over again.
Something dark there – those greasing the skids safe for McCarthy. Pray for President Trump, all his family members and all who protect and work loyally with him for America first.
Yep, except they are ALL IN ON IT. All the RINO’s and the Commie Dem’s.
The Kabuki theater will continue with hearings and theatrics, especially from Jordan and Comer.
NOTHING, absolutely NOTHING will come of any of it. The Washington Generals will again lose to the Harlem Globetrotters, BY DESIGN and We the People will be the biggest losers.
“The American people deserve to
know that public offices are not
for sale “
What an asinine statement—
On so many levels
💁💁🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
I could write paragraphs
with just that one
statement.
Pot and Kettle saying……🤣😄🥴
NO way Senate Dems would every impeach so this is the best to offer–gives a chance to show the level of depravity.
NO way Senate Repubs would ever vote to convict.(THATS the correct terminology, in more ways than one).
“We are committed to getting the answers for the American public – nothing more, nothing less.”
What is glaringly omitted is a commitment to accountability – which he has by omission stated will not happen: “nothing more than getting answers”
Oh, I see. The GOP will provide answers and then we can move on to putting Trump in prison.
just theater IMO
I trust nothing from these traitors
He had to go ahead and announce it because he didn’t have the votes. So he had to formal announce that it was happening, and the Dems can’t say anything because that is exactly what Nancy did. Although, she had no evidence. The Republican House have evidence of Biden & family’s antics. Carry on!
“These are allegations of abuse of power, obstruction, and corruption, and they warrant further investigation by the House of Representatives.“
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Donald J Trump
@realdonaldtrump
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The many Biden Election Interference Cases against me, both Criminal and Civil, are Unconstitutional for many reasons, including the fact that delay for political reasons is a taking away of my RIGHTS, as well as the RIGHTS of a vast majority of the Country whose views and opinions I represent. Think of it, they could have filed these cases YEARS AGO, but waited until “campaign season” for maximum negative impact. Now I have two trials scheduled the day before most important SUPER TUESDAY. SCAM!
Sorry President Trump….sorry that we don’t step up and have your back. The Republicans in the House and senate will never represent the people much less you. It is in our face now and they don’t give a sh!t. They sit and watch the Jan 6 persecutions….don’t care….the judicial corruption…..the election fraud…..Phony McCarthy, McConnell…don’t care. The whole thing is a farce ….we have NO representation and they prove it time and time again. Yet we can’t even organize to save our country , our own family. Why do you bother when we don’t?
Sure was quick when impeachment was brought up on Trump over a phone call to (corrupt) Ukraine.
The make-believe “investigation” will be completed right after all the J6 video “evidence” is released.
He should release all the J6 footage.
Plenty of evidence- lets not forget the Dems impeached trump TWICE in 4 years- once over the phony Steele Dossier that HILLARY paid for (no cheating htere!) and the second time for a phone call to Zelensky to inquire about the Bidens’ business with Burisma- THREE YEARS BEFORE THE AMERICAN PRESS figured anything out. There is a plethora of hard evidence: the Laptop (that we ALWAYS knew was Hunter’s!); the 170 SARS; the 20 LLCs (with neither brick and mortar offices nor work product to show what services were rendered for payments); Joe’s 5,600 (!) emails to Hunter discussing Government business and all with Joe suing an ALIAS address; Hunters’ partners saying the product they were selling was ACCESS TO JOE ( so all he had to do was talk about the weather to Hunter’s foreign business associates just to prove Hunter had Joe’s ear at all times); HUnter flying on Air Force 2 more than 15 times (and counting) always to countries where – What a surprise!-HUnter ended up doing business… Contrast and compare!
Actually it was twice in 13 months. Dec 18, 2019 and Jan 13, 2021.
And they rushed both of them. The second way more rushed.
Petulant vindictive bunch.
Republican inventory of snake oil must be huge! Nobody’s buying anymore. Especially from Jordon.
We are all too jaded by the republicans past performances to actually believe this will amount to anything within an advantageous time frame. Especially if it would be advantageous to President Trump.
If President Trump was guaranteed to be taken out of the running, then yes, the GOPe just may aggressively go forward with it in order to put push a GOPe candidate across the finish line.
More crimes, and another silo with which to seal it away from the light.
A reckoning is on the horizon. They have chosen, poorly.
I am going with your optimism R F Burns.
Nothing will happen
KABUKI
Distraction, distraction, distraction!!!
Need Matt G to get an end date vote for inquiry,like thanksgiving THIS YEAR.
So, why now? What dastardly deeds are they planning to distract us from this time?
Lord have mercy, this movie is getting OLD.
Exsqueeze me, but that amount of Red Flags and suspicious money transfers had to have been known to someone in the money department on the Hill in the last decade. Cut the BS and tell us which lawmakers turned a blind eye! That is taxpayer money being allocated in foreign aid being siphoned and sprinkled and squeegeed off into the handerchiefs of many lawmakers. They should go to prison.
Election interference.
Blowing with the wind talking heads again?
FoxNews why-now on McCarthy’s announcement of the beginning of a formal impeachment inquiry
They try so hard to make it look like she has a full head of hair…..just get hair weaves kelly.
I am highly skeptical,,,,they are just doing it to shut up MAGA….”see, we’re imppeaching Biden, Trump isn’t the only one”
I can hear the GOPe now: “And this time we really, really–no, SERIOUSLY, REALLY–MEAN it!”
Aside: “If we say it like this, it sounds like we have a spine, right?”
I guess the case of clip-on spines I sent them got lost in the mail.
I am guessing that this is to appease members so he can get them to vote for the continuing resolution and fund the government until December. And then they will pass another Omnibus budget for the rest of 2024
I want someone to heckle Big Joe at Mass at his local Delaware church when he is out front gladhanding with the priest at the end of the Mass that as a “super devout Catholic” (but not the white supremist type of catholic) , he should stop being a sinning coward and come clean and forthrightly resign to avoid putting America through another draw out divisive impeachment as it will be a sign of Pride, Avarice, and Envy if he were to avoid the Truth.
If McCarthy wants Biden gone, it is the surest sign that the deep state wants Biden gone.
Yawn…
McCarthy needs to be sacked. The end.
Lol! Theatrics that’s all this is. Nothing will happen to Ole Joe.
We don’t need an “impeachment inquiry”!!!
➡️ WE need arrests of the criminals⬅️
Fundraising.
Ho Hum – They want an inquiry and we want justice. History confirms that the two are not related.
Another fund raising exercise by the RNC. I hope people have stopped donating!
Do you Trust Trump? I do. He remains quite so far today about the announcement. Time is on Trumps side not the Democrats. Keeping Biden in the race is the key and fair elections. All this other crap can wait. Passing bills that will die in the Senate if a waste. Continue the committees verify the dirt. Then begin formal impeachment.
I think we should give them credit for moving the ball forward. It reflects the ineffectiveness of previous efforts to make money off of hearings. Voters aren’t buying the theater. This is a recognition by the GOP that the usual theatrics are not working.
Also, the Government Party prioritizes stopping Trump. Therefore, they need the POTATUS pushed out of the way. If they can, they’ll try to get Harris, too. They need someone they control (RFK Jr is not that controllable) and they need the Biden regime train wreck in voters’ rear view mirror.
It’s a good step. Don’t throw out the baby with the bath water.
And now in the center ring, eat the cake, ride the camels, and breathe the helium!
Ringmaster McCarthy will now open the impeachment show! Come one, come all, to the greatest show on Earth.
The Vichy Republicans, instead of impeaching Wray and Garland and thereby stripping away the Dem’s protection, will now do the Dem’s job for them by impeaching Joe Biden. See the Pudding Headed Boy Get Impeached!
Your first paragraph says it all!
why don’t they do something about the corrupt justice system persecuting President Trump?
why don’t they admit, then do something about the stolen election?
why don’t they do something about the continuing persecution of the J-6 prisoners?
why don’t they do something about the billions of dollars and military involvement in Ukraine?
I could give a rat’s ass about their faux Biden impeachment investigation.