WASHINGTON (WMTV) – Before President Joe Biden ended his first day in office and even before his Senate predecessor’s trial began, a Republican from Georgia filed an impeachment lawsuit against the new president.
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene presented the articles on Thursday, alleging President Biden’s corruption in his dealings with Ukraine and abuse of power over his son, Hunter – all that should have happened before he took office.
“President Joe Biden is not fit to serve as president,” she argued. “Your pattern of abuse of power as Vice President of President Obama is long and disturbing.”
The congresswoman announced last week on the far-right cable news channel Newsmax TV that she planned to file for impeachment, which is unlikely to go far in the Democratic-controlled House.
Greene, who had his account temporarily suspended over the weekend, previously expressed racist views and support for QAnon’s conspiracy theories.
She gained many followers on social media, in part by posting videos and incendiary comments, and she also adopted QAnon, a far-right US conspiracy theory centered on the unmasked belief that President Donald Trump is waging a secret campaign against enemies in ” deep state “and a child sex trafficking ring that they say is linked to Democrats.
Several of his allegations against the president stem from the time when his son was on the board of directors of the Ukrainian company Burisma. The deputy’s statement consisted mainly of generalities, accusing him of accepting “benefits”.
Senate Republicans, including Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, released a report stating that Hunter Biden’s appointment may have represented a conflict of interest, but found no evidence that his hiring influenced US policies.
He also claimed that President Biden, during his time as vice president, pushed for the resignation of Ukraine’s top prosecutor at the time to benefit his son – although the American stance at the time was in line with other Western powers who also wanted Mykola Zlochevsky deposed.
Greene won his seat in the House in November.
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