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Lloyd Green

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Impeaching biden is a desperate republican gamble that will backfire - What They Never Told You

Kevin McCarthy
‘Already, Kevin McCarthy, the speaker of the House, appears desperate and craven.’ Photograph: Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

Already in a footrace for re-election, Joe Biden now faces an unwelcome impeachment inquiry. Against the backdrop of a likely government shutdown, the US again stands to be buffeted by our deep and wide partisan divide. Practically speaking, however, he will survive. Conviction by the Senate is a mathematical impossibility.

Democrats are in control and Senate Republicans are nowhere near being onboard. “It’s a waste of time,” as one anonymous Republican senator told the Hill. “It’s a fool’s errand.” Said differently, impeachment will scar all concerned – Republicans included.

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