White House senior adviser and chief spokesman for investigations, Ian Sams, has strongly criticized Republicans for their ongoing efforts to impeach President Joe Biden. Sams mocked the Republicans and called their attempts a “baseless impeachment stunt,” urging them to “move on.”
The criticism comes in the wake of recent setbacks for the Republican impeachment effort. Special Counsel David Weiss revealed that Alexander Smirnov, a key informant in the Republicans’ attempt to impeach Biden over Hunter Biden’s business dealings, had been charged with lying to the FBI. Additionally, James Biden, the president’s brother, testified before the House Oversight Committee, stating that President Biden had no involvement in the family’s business dealings.
In a statement provided to Mediaite, Sams highlighted the lack of evidence supporting the allegations against President Biden: “It seems like the only thing House Republicans are capable of uncovering is more and more evidence that clears President Biden of the false allegations they have been promoting for years.”
Sams criticized Chairman Comer, suggesting that the Republican leader had refuted his own “baseless impeachment stunt.” He called on House Republicans to stop pursuing “baseless smears” and to focus on more pressing issues that matter to the American people.
The White House also released a memo titled “Yet Another ‘Crucial’ GOP Witness Refutes Impeachment Claims,” citing reporting on various witnesses who have undermined the Republicans’ conspiracy theories. The memo emphasizes that the House Oversight and Judiciary committees have compiled an extensive record of sworn statements from firsthand witnesses, all asserting that President Biden was never involved in his family’s alleged wrongdoing.
The memo references reports from sources such as The Washington Post, CNN, and The New York Times, highlighting the lack of firm evidence supporting the claims of Biden’s involvement in Hunter Biden’s business affairs. The witnesses, including former business associates, have consistently stated that Joe Biden was not engaged in his family’s foreign business dealings, undermining the central allegation of the Republican impeachment inquiry.
“It seems like the only thing House Republicans are capable of uncovering is more and more evidence that clears President Biden of the false allegations they have been promoting for years. Chairman Comer has done a lot of work to refute his own baseless impeachment stunt, but it is clear it’s time to move on. House Republicans need to stop wasting time chasing after baseless smears and instead join President Biden and Democrats in Congress to focus on the issues that actually matter to the American people.”
This latest development comes as House Republicans have interviewed numerous other witnesses – including former business associates of both Hunter and Jim Biden’s – who have completely undermined their made-up conspiracies. In fact, these witnesses have repeatedly “undercut Republicans’ claims” and instead created an “extensive record” of “exonerating statements”:
- Washington Post: “A review of nearly 2,000 pages of transcripts from recent witnesses before the House impeachment inquiry, many with deep knowledge of Hunter’s business affairs, suggests Republicans are still struggling to uncover firm evidence that Joe Biden benefited from the business pursuits of his son and his brother. If anything, the House Oversight and Judiciary committees have compiled an extensive record of sworn statements from firsthand witnesses saying the president was never involved.”
- CNN: “Republicans in recent weeks have hauled in a series of Biden family business associates who testified, based on first-hand experience, Joe Biden was not involved in his family’s foreign business dealings, undermining the allegation at the heart of their entire investigation.”
- New York Times: “Mr. Biden’s testimony comes at a critical moment for the G.O.P. inquiry after a succession of witnesses undercut Republicans’ claims about President Biden’s involvement in his son’s and brother’s businesses.”
