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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lauren Aratani and agency

White House lawyer tells House speaker to end Biden impeachment ‘charade’

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, has admitted that ‘people have gotten frustrated’ with Republicans’ impeachment inquiry.
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, has admitted that ‘people have gotten frustrated’ with Republicans’ impeachment inquiry. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP

The White House’s top lawyer has told House Republicans to give up on their impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden, calling the investigation a “charade”.

The White House counsel, Ed Siskel, told the House speaker, Mike Johnson that “it is clear the House Republican impeachment is over” in a scathing letter sent on Friday morning.

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