Rep. Ken Buck a member of the conservative House Freedom caucus said Wednesday that members of his party were engaged in impeachment theater and accused House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of using a shiny object to distract from disagreements over major spending legislation . Buck also accused the California Republican of reneging on promises he made to conservatives in order to become House speaker . Earlier this week McCarthy suggested that House Republicans may be approaching the point where theyd pursue an impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden . Buck however did not dismiss the notion of impeachment entirely saying that he thinks its absolutely Congress role to look at possible impeachment . Hunter Biden had agreed to a revised plea deal that would see him plead guilty to two tax charges in an agreement that only includes conduct related to tax offenses drug use and gun possession . The two sides agreed that the deal would not shield him from potential future charges but the judge wasnt satisfied. But the deal was on hold following a court hearing on Wednesday . Buck noted that there are other investigations that are still ongoing. Buck said My thought is the judge does the right thing in this case everything has got to go right in a case like this. The judge did the wrong thing adding I think the judge really was on top of this. It is important for the judge. Other charges may be brought may not be brought but its important for [Buck noted that the defendant] to know on the [Judge] to be on top. Other Charges may be [sic] to go wrong. Other . Other charges might not be [Bund noted that it is important to] be on the wrong side of [Baldwin]. The judge was on the right side of this case. The two parties agreed that he was onTop of this . He said .
Republican congressman says GOP and McCarthy engaging in ‘impeachment theater’ Rep. McCarthy
