McCarthy claps back at AP after outlet claims he started impeachment inquiry 'without evidence'

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday grilled a reporter from the Associated Press after the outlet claimed he launched an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden "without evidence."

"Since gaining the House majority in January, House Republicans have aggressively investigated Biden and his son, claiming without evidence that they engaged in an influence-peddling scheme," the outlet stated.

During a morning press conference, McCarthy questioned an AP reporter on the litany of evidence related to the Biden family's alleged influence peddling operations, rattling off specific meetings and eyewitness claims.

AP reported that McCarthy's impeachment inquiry was launched "without evidence.” Here’s McCarthy forcing an AP reporter to admit that there was lots of evidence to support an impeachment inquiry. pic.twitter.com/lgzU1BNNlE

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"What an impeachment inquiry is to do is to get answers to questions," he told the reporter. "Are you concerned about all the stuff that was just recently learned. Do you have any concern? Have you asked the White House any questions?"

"Yes" comes her response.

"Do you agree that – do you believe the president lied to the American public when he said he'd never talked to his son about business dealings?" he went on, prompting a declaration from the reporter that she could not answer that.

McCarthy went on to press her on sworn testimony and details that have emerged in the course of the Republican-led investigation.

"Do you believe when they said the president went on conference calls? Do you believe the president went to Cafe Milano and had dinner with the clients of Hunter Biden who believes he got those clients because he was selling the brand?" he questioned. "Do you believe the $3 million from the Russian oligarch that was transferred to the shell company that the Biden's controlled after the dinner from Cafe Milano took place?"

The reporter declined to express a personal opinion but confirmed that existing testimony had corroborated those details.

"Do you think the president lied?" McCarthy asked again. The reporter quickly interjected, asking him "is lying an impeachable offense?"

"I would like to know answers to these questions," was his response.

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