(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, shed light on the Senate Republican leaders’ decision not to support the House GOP-led impeachment against President Joe Biden, despite growing evidence of potential political corruption.
Cruz made his remarks during a Sunday interview on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures. Host Maria Bartiromo pressed Cruz about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s choice against impeaching the scandal-ridden president, citing several documents showing that Biden was involved in several alleged bribery schemes.
In response, Cruz acknowledged McConnell’s lack of concern about the bribery scandal, stating, “I have no idea what Mitch knows or doesn’t know.” He emphasized the disinterest of Senate Democrats in investigating the sitting president, suggesting that the Democratic Party is protecting Biden and would likely block any real investigation in Senate committees.
In an interview with the New York Times, McConnell called a potential impeachment of Biden “not good for the country.” He further elaborated on his sentiment, claiming, “I said two years ago, when we had not one but two impeachments, that once we go down this path it incentivizes the other side to do the same thing.”
However, McConnell’s remarks drastically differ from the efforts led by Republicans in the House to investigate allegations of corruption involving Biden. On Friday, Rep. Greg Stuebe, R-Fla., preemptively introduced articles of impeachment against Biden, citing current evidence showing Biden’s involvement in his son’s dealings.
Similarly, Cruz has supported impeachment inquiries against Biden. During his Fox News interview, Cruz doubled down on his support. Drawing a parallel to the impeachment of former President Donald Trump, Cruz highlighted the Pelosi precedent that had set a problematic tone for impeachment proceedings.
“When the Democrats abused impeachment power by impeaching Trump twice because they hated him,” Cruz added. “The impeachments were bogus, they were not well grounded and factually legally. I said at the time, they were setting into motion a process where impeachment becomes a weapon each side uses against the other, and I think that’s a bad dynamic.”
Cruz suggested that Democrats had established a precedent where impeachment became a weapon to be wielded by both parties against their opponents. In contrast, Cruz asserted that the current situation was different due to the gravity of the bribery allegations.
“This is qualitatively different because the allegations here are a bribery,” Cruz continued. “Bribery is specifically enumerated in the Constitution of the United States and the scope of it, $20 million while [Joe Biden] was vice president.”
Cruz also cited evidence from alleged WhatsApp texts sent by Hunter Biden to a senior Chinese official, insinuating extortion involving Joe Biden.
Documents obtained through testimonies of IRS whistleblowers and Devon Archer reveal that Biden’s involvement in his son’s business dealings, amounting to a potentially illegal influence-peddling scheme, was much deeper than previously reported.
Concluding the interview, Bartiromo sought to understand McConnell’s perspective further, prompting Cruz to respond, “You would have to ask Mitch.”
