US House Speaker McCarthy seeks Biden impeachment inquiry
By DW
12 September 2023 |
5:42 pm
House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he is directing a House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The White House condemned the decision as "extreme politics."
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