The Trump-era opinion that might stymie the Biden impeachment inquiry
A Trump-era opinion issued by the Justice Department could become a barrier for House Republicans in their impeachment inquiry against President Biden. A Trump-era opinion issued by the Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel is being highlighted as a possible barrier for House Republicans in their impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday directed House committees to move ahead with the inquiry without a House vote. A lack of support among his caucus made it unclear whether he would've had the votes to launch the probe. Now, the Biden administration could focus one part of their legal defense on a 2020 DOJ opinion that took the position that impeachment investigations by the House are invalid without a vote of the full chamber. MORE: McCarthy orders impeachment inquiry into Biden amid pressure from hard-liners "The Constitution vests the 'sole Power of Impeachment' in the House of Representatives ... For precisely that re...