This Week's Impeachment Inquiry Hearing Is Already Kind Of A Mess
Huffington PostMar 19
Biden Impeachment: House Dems Invite Former Giuliani Associate
The Facts
House Democrats are inviting Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani’s, to testify during Wednesday’s impeachment inquiry hearing to Pres. Joe Biden. Parnas claims he worked with Giuliani in the lead-up to the 2020 election.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said that Parnas was invited because he was the "right-hand man" on Giuliani’s "original mission to smear Joe Biden" by claiming that he and his son sold favors to foreign businesses and governments.
The Spin
Democratic narrative
The GOP's sham impeachment of Pres. Biden continues to flounder, yet House Republicans insist on wasting time and money on their political charade. Republicans keep trotting out the same two witnesses who repeat the same, unverifiable claims about Hunter Biden’s business dealings, but we are no closer to finding a shred of evidence against the president or his family. Hopefully, Wednesday’s hearing will allow Lev Parnas to discuss Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani’s nefarious efforts to spread lies about the Bidens using foreign intelligence.
Republican narrative
While the corporate media acts as the de facto state media of the Biden administration, the truth remains that the House’s impeachment inquiry is heating up, and multiple criminal referrals are on the horizon. The Biden family has been selling out America for decades in criminal activity, and there is direct evidence that Hunter Biden used his father's position to leverage millions of dollars from Ukrainian businesses. Biden and his allies may try to obstruct a legitimate investigation, but they can only obstruct justice for so long.
Nerd narrative
There is a 17% chance that Joe Biden will be impeached by the US House of Representatives, according to the Metaculus prediction community.