Hours after Hunter Biden’s lenient plea deal resulting in him facing no actual consequences for tax and gun charges, Rep. Lauren Boebert announced she would be forcing a vote on Joe Biden’s impeachment - though this will be over his non-handling of the border crisis.
According to the Washington Examiner:
Boebert introduced articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden.
Boebert introduced the motion on Tuesday evening, teeing the motion up for a full vote this week, according to a whip notice. Because Boebert brought the impeachment articles to the floor as a privileged resolution, House rules dictate the legislation should be voted on within two days, even without the approval of leadership.
The articles introduced by Boebert accuse Biden of facilitating a "complete and total invasion at the southern border" by ending a slew of Trump-era immigration policies after taking office, including the Title 42 policy lifted last month. That COVID-19-era rule allowed Border Patrol agents to expel immigrants immediately upon encountering them.
Boebert is seeking to impeach Biden on two charges, including one count of abuse of power and one count of dereliction of duty.
The Biden administration has recently attempted to tout a decline in activity at the border - but this is a decline from record highs. As can be viewed in the chart of border encounters below, comparing Biden and Trump is night and day. Even after falling in recent months, encounters at the border are still four times higher than they were under the last full fiscal year under Trump.
Matt Palumbo is the author of Fact-Checking the Fact-Checkers: How the Left Hijacked and Weaponized the Fact-Checking Industry and The Man Behind the Curtain: Inside the Secret Network of George Soros
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