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The Guardian - US
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Robert Tait in Washington

House Republicans accuse Biden of ‘impeachable conduct’ despite little evidence

A man who is Joe Biden addresses a crowd of people as he wears a blue suit and tie and sits in a brown leather chair
Joe Biden in the Oval Office on Friday. Photograph: Annabelle Gordon/UPI/Rex/Shutterstock

Congressional Republicans have accused Joe Biden of “egregious” conduct for which he should be impeached – despite providing no evidence that the US president committed a crime – in a 291-page report whose impact has been significantly blunted by his withdrawal from the presidential race.

In what was supposed to be a central theme of the GOP’s drive to derail Biden’s re-election effort, the report alleges that he was the architect and beneficiary of a lucrative influence-peddling scheme fronted by his son, Hunter, and brother, James.

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