Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz called on the House to impeach President Joe Biden after accusations from two IRS whistleblowers revealed “astonishing” government corruption, he said Friday. said in a podcast episode published on
Citing testimony from two recently released IRS whistleblowers regarding the Hunter Biden investigation into tax evasion and other financial crimes, Cruz said: claimed On the “Ted Cruz verdict” that if the “astonishing” allegations are true, Biden’s impeachment should be justified.
“These allegations aren’t coming from partisan Republicans, they’re coming from careers, senior IRS officials, and really appalled investigators who are appalled by what happened,” Cruz said. said.
Among the allegations Cruz detailed were Hunter Biden’s avoidance of paying $2.2 million in federal taxes, as well as Biden officials within the Department of Justice actively pursuing an investigation of what he purported to be wrongdoing. It also included attempts to interfere.
Additionally, Cruz pointed to a WhatsApp message purported to be from July 2017 in which Hunter Biden appears to be blackmailing Chinese business people with the help of his father.
Hunter Biden reportedly said, “I’m sitting here with my dad trying to understand why the promise wasn’t kept.” I have written. “Tell the director you want to fix it now before it gets out of hand. Now means tonight.”
“So, when I get a call or an email from someone other than Z, you, Mr. Zhang, and the chairman, I have the ability to hold on forever between the man sitting next to me and all of his acquaintances.” I’m sure you’ll regret not following my instructions. I’m sitting here waiting for a call from his father,” the message continued.
Mr. Cruz called the message “a killer blow” and likened it to the information provided to Watergate investigators by the infamous “Deep Throat” and said it was “absolutely” time for the House to begin impeachment proceedings against the president. said. “Look, this WhatsApp is direct evidence that Joe Biden is abusing governmental power to make his son rich and assume 10% of the big guys to get rich himself,” Cruz said. said Mr.
The real truth is that if Merrick Garland did issue an order barring further investigation into Hunter Biden’s business dealings, as the IRS whistleblower claims, he is guilty of obstruction of justice. I think I have proof.https://t.co/O1lXqhwNvZ
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 24, 2023
“You can’t illegally take bribes from foreigners. You can’t be vice president. You can’t be president. If you’re making millions of dollars off foreigners, you can be impeached, indicted, and jailed.” It should be put in,” Mr. Cruz said.
Cruz admits the number of Democrats currently pushing to impeach Joe Biden is “zero,” but if the House presents a strong, fact-based case, the House will likely support impeachment. argued that it would be able to collect enough votes for
Cruz claims whistleblowers were blocked from investigating the veracity of the messages by members of the Biden campaign, so in order to build a compelling case based on the facts, WhatsApp He said the House should investigate IRS officials’ allegations, including the message. Department of Justice.
“I don’t know if that’s true. Why? Because, according to the whistleblower, they didn’t investigate and were banned from doing so. Cruz said. (Related article: Kirby hurriedly walks off podium after reporters close in on Hunter Biden’s message)
In this regard, Mr. Cruz accused his Democratic colleagues and Mr. Merrick Garland of ignoring the rule of law. “If even one Democrat in Congress has made a point about the rule of law, we will immediately have a hearing under oath in front of Merrick Garland and ask him about this WhatsApp,” Cruz said. said Mr.
Mr. Cruz said no Democrats currently want to investigate the Bidens, leaving the responsibility to the House of Representatives.
Garland has denied any allegations of wrongdoing or interference on the part of the Justice Department regarding Hunter Biden, and has asked Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney David Weiss to investigate and prosecute Hunter Biden prior to a plea bargain. He told reporters he had “full authority” to do so. I ordered it earlier this month.
