Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) defended the significance of the first impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, claiming the Democrats who were lambasting it were engaging in “hypocrisy.”
Several witnesses testified before House Republicans on Thursday regarding the impeachment inquiry, which was called over concerns that the president used his political status to benefit financially from foreign business dealings led by his son, Hunter Biden. To many Democrats, there is no evidence to support that Joe Biden acted illegally and the hearing supported that. Mace saw it differently.
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“This was just a first hearing to show the baseline of what was legal and illegal behavior,” the South Carolina Republican told Jesse Watters Primetime. “And our witnesses are experienced in investigation, in tax law, in constitutional law, and can explain to the American people what is normal LLC and corporate behavior and what is illegal behavior, and they did a good job of showcasing that today. But of course, the drama on the Left, the lies of the Left try to take over and take hold of the hearing.”
Mace’s comments came after Democrats, such as House Oversight ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD), said the hearing was a “meltdown” for Republicans and “their own expert witnesses attested” that they have no evidence to link the president to bribery or other crimes. He also expressed his outrage over the timing of the hearing as the United States careens toward a government shutdown.
But Mace, also a member of the House Oversight Committee, sees the inquiry as Chairman James Comer (R-KY) does: playing the long game will wield the most honest results.
“We need to focus on facts and not fiction. We need to show the American people the evidence we have going forward, and they can decide whether Joe Biden should be president or not,” Mace said. “Already, 63% of Americans believe Joe Biden broke the law based on the evidence we have.”
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A majority of voters have said the impeachment inquiry is being used to hold the president accountable under the law rather than an unfair political attack, according to a recent poll from ABC News and the Washington Post. However, voters are split along party lines on whether Congress should carry out impeachment proceedings.
The hearing lasted six hours, in which one Republican witness — Jonathan Turley, a George Washington University law professor — suggested impeachable offenses were “relevant” to the inquiry into Joe Biden. But he stopped short of saying those crimes had been established. Turley also believes it would be “best practice” for the House to hold a vote on opening an impeachment inquiry as opposed to the current leadership-driven process.
