Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) pressured Republicans to name the specific crime they are accusing President Biden of as they proceed with their impeachment inquiry.

Ocasio-Cortez noted the recent arrest of a former FBI informant for lying to the agency, fabricating the claim that Biden accepted a bribe while vice president to take actions to benefit the Ukrainian energy company his son served on the board of.

“At this point, the story isn’t the fact that the basis of this impeachment inquiry is wrong. The story is, ‘Why it is proceeding anyway?’” she asked, saying Republicans have “no charges.”

“I have yet to hear in the chairman’s opening the allegation that they are specifically charging the president of the United States with. I am hearing about the ‘Biden family.’ I am hearing about this and that. I am not hearing the specific allegation by this committee. What is it? It is not here. And that is the problem,” she said.

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      8 months ago

      Yes. The whole thing is a sham, deliberately. They’re trying tomqake an impeachment seem ridiculous and frivolous, to make the impeachment against Trump seem like a non-issue.

      Remember, these are modern-day politicians. They’re no longer interested in the truth. Only optics.

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        7 months ago

        Plus impeachment crimes only occur when in office. Even if something shady happened before 2020 it will have to wait until Biden leaves office

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      8 months ago

      Too embarrassing :

      Getting the economy back up, looking good

      Silently working for the country, looking old but okay.

      Recently (this might be added to the crimes) looking better than trump, slashing trump, and more.