Sen. Tommy Tuberville expressed skepticism about an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, though he said he wants to know the “truth” about Biden’s financial affairs and urged the House GOP not to “waste time.”
“I’m not for impeachment unless it’s a nail-biter,” Tuberville (R-Ala.) told NBC’s “Meet the Press NOW” Tuesday.
“As I said about the President [Donald] Trump, if you want to go after the former president or president, don’t waste your time. Let us know the truth. Let’s get him out. Tell the American people.”
Earlier in the day, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced that he was ordering an impeachment inquiry into the president over potential ties to his family’s business dealings.
Biden and the White House have vehemently insisted that he was not involved in the foreign machinations.
McCarthy initially said he would not bring up the investigation unless he had a formal House vote, but reversed himself, citing precedent from former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
Senator Tommy Tuberville joins many of his fellow Republicans in the Senate who are skeptical of the impeachment inquiry into President Biden.AP
Speaker Kevin McCarthy has come under intense pressure from his rebellious caucus to begin an impeachment inquiry.AP
“You’re not going to bring a vote forward unless you’re pretty sure you can get the number of votes you need,” Tuberville said.
“I know that’s not going to get anywhere here in the Senate. That probably won’t – won’t even let it reach the floor. But again, this is all up to the House. We have enough problems going on right now.”
The prosecution begins in the House and ends with a trial in the Senate. In this case, the House is conducting an impeachment inquiry — a fact-gathering operation — and has not yet formally charged Biden.
President Biden argued that he had done nothing wrong.REUTERS
A handful of moderate Republicans in the lower house waver in support of the investigation, and that sentiment is common in the upper house as well.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) rejected that on Tuesday.
“I do not have any advice to give to the House. They have a completely different set of challenges,” he said. “So I think the best advice for the Senate is to do our job and we’ll see how this goes.”
Tommy Tuberville is at the center of a major explosion over the Pentagon’s abortion policy.AP
Tuberville has been on the hot seat since February for a lingering hold on military promotions, which has blocked the advancement of nearly 300 service leaders.
The Alabama senator’s ban came in protest of the Pentagon’s policy of footing the bill for service members to travel to obtain abortions.
He has faced a bipartisan backlash over the bet. At the end of the month, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley is set to vacate his post, further raising the stakes of the hold-up.
Biden has nominated Air Force chief of staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown to fill the role. If he is confirmed, Brown will be the second black man in the post, after the late General Colin Powell.
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