Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, announced today that he is moving forward with a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden’s actions.

McCarthy said in his announcement, “Today, I am directing our House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden…This logical next step will give our committees the full power to gather the full facts and answers for the American public.”

The basis for the impeachment inquiry is President Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, in connection to foreign entities. McCarthy and his allies are alleging a “culture of corruption” that the Biden family has been creating since before his Presidency.

House Republicans have been digging into President Biden’s personal dealings for months now. They have yet to provide any evidence connecting President Biden to overseas business ties. During the most recent House recess in August, McCarthy claimed that the House Republicans had found credible evidence of the culture of corruption McCarthy spoke of earlier.

Some political pundits believe that this move comes as a pressure move because of the looming debt deadline. More importantly, there have been threats from inside the Republican Party that if a swift impeachment inquiry did not come from McCarthy, he would be ousted from his position as Speaker of the House.

An impeachment inquiry usually requires a vote from the House, with a majority needing to vote in favor of the inquiry for it to be opened. It is speculated that McCarthy does not believe that there are enough Republican votes to pass. However. a full House vote is still possible.

The impeachment inquiry is still controversial from all sides, even from inside the Republican Party itself. Senator Shelley Moore from West Virginia does not hold a favorable view of the inquiry.

“I don’t see the glaring evidence that says we need to move forward, I didn’t see it in the Trump case and voted against it. I don’t see it in this case,” Sen. Shelley Moore stated.

Ever since the 2020 election, the Republican Party has begun to split into only Trump supporters and Republicans looking to go back to the way the party used to be. Only time will tell how this impeachment inquiry will not only change the view on President Biden but also the Republican party itself.