White House lawyers up as House GOP prepares for impeachment inquiry vote, report

Ahead of a likely House impeachment inquiry vote into President Joe Biden, the White House has geared up a team with two dozen lawyers, legislative aides and communications staffers to respond, according to a White House aide. 

According to the source, President Biden's team has been putting together a strategy to push back on the impeachment inquiry vote and defend the president against allegations from the House GOP. NBC News refers to the effort as a "war room" that has been in the works for months.

“Comparing this to past impeachments isn’t apples to apples or even apples to oranges; it’s apples to elephants,” the White House aide said, according to NBC News. “Never in modern history has an impeachment been based on no evidence whatsoever.”

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has hinted in recent statements that the House could launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden as soon as the House reconvenes this month.

Many House leaders have requested materials to further their inquiries into President Biden, his family and the administration's alleged weaponization of the federal government.

The White House has denied that Biden was involved in any of his family's business dealings while he was vice president under Barack Obama.