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Conservatives praise McCarthy for grilling reporter until

she 'admits' GOP has evidence of Biden wrongdoing
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy gave the go ahead for an impeachment inquiry for President Biden earlier this week
By Andrew Mark Miller Fox News

Published September 15, 2023 9:01am EDT

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McCarthy grills reporter over allegation there’s no evidence for impeachment inquiry
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy listed several examples of possible impropriety after AP reported the impeachment inquiry is being launched "without
evidence". (ABC)

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy set social media ablaze on Thursday after he pushed back
against a reporter’s assertion that he launched an impeachment inquiry "without
evidence."

"AP reported that McCarthy's impeachment inquiry was launched ‘without evidence,’" GOP
operative Arthur Schwartz posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Thursday. "Here’s
McCarthy forcing an AP reporter to admit that there was lots of evidence to support an
impeachment inquiry."

In the clip, AP reporter Farnoush Amiri asked McCarthy about fellow Republicans who
have said that the investigation into President Biden has yet to show an impeachable
offense at this point.

"Is that an assessment you share?" Amiri asked.

WHITE HOUSE CALLED OUT FOR LETTER TO MEDIA URGING 'SCRUTINY' ON BIDEN
IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY: 'OUTRAGEOUS'

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters on Thursday. (C-Span)

"You know, an impeachment inquiry is not an impeachment," McCarthy responded, "What

an impeachment inquiry is to do is to get answers to questions. Are you concerned about
all the stuff that was recently learned?"

McCarthy then went through a list of instances that many have characterized as possible
evidence of wrongdoing from the president.

"Do you believe the president lied to the American public when he said he'd never talked to
his son about his business dealings?" McCarthy asked "Yes or no?"

"I can't answer that," Amiri replied.

"Do you believe when they said the president went on conference calls? Do you believe
that happened?" McCarthy asked.

"That's what the testimony says," Amiri answered.

BIDEN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY COULD RESULT IN 'HUMILIATING LOSS' IF GOP DOESN'T

HAVE THE VOTES, LEGAL EXPERT WARNS

President Biden, right, and his son Hunter Biden. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

"Do you believe the president went to Cafe Milano and had dinner with the clients of
Hunter Biden, who believes he got those clients because he was selling the brand?"

"That's what the testimony said," Amiri answered.

"Do you believe Hunter Biden, when you saw the video of him driving the Porsche, that he
got $143,000 to buy that Porsche the next day? Do you believe that $3 million from the
Russian oligarch that was transferred to the shell companies that the Biden's controlled
after the dinner from Cafe Milano took place?" McCarthy asked.

McCarthy then asked Amiri again if she believed the president lied, to which she
responded, "But is lying an impeachable offense?"

"All I'm saying is I would like to know the answer to these questions," McCarthy said. "The
American public would like to know."

The clip was immediately picked up by conservatives on social media who slammed the
narrative from many on the left who have claimed there is no evidence of wrongdoing
related to President Biden and his family.

"This is what happens when reporters follow the White House’s commands to engage as
activists with the Republican inquiry instead of as journalists impartially seeking facts,"
GOP strategist Matt Whitlock responded on X .

"It'son days like today where we see what the left wing foundations that bankroll the
Associated Press get for their money," former Ted Cruz spokesperson Steve Guest posted
online.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters as he leaves a Republican caucus meeting at the U.S.
Capitol Building on Sept. 13, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

lying an impeachable offense,’" The Spectator Editor Stephen L. Miller posted on X . "Oh
"’Is
you sweet summer child…"

In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for The Associated Press said, "The
Associated Press stands by reporter Farnoush Amiri, an established and respected
journalist covering the U.S. Congress."

McCarthy officially gave the go ahead for an impeachment inquiry on Tuesday after saying
that House Republicans have "uncovered serious and credible allegations into President
Biden's conduct."

"Today, I am directing our House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into
President Joe," McCarthy announced in a statement at the Capitol. "This logical next step
will give our committees the full power to gather all the facts and answers for the
American public."

Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to
AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.

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