‘Congress is going to do what Congress does’: Biden administration confirms hands-off impeachment stance

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Joe Biden’s administration offered further confirmation of its hands-off stance toward the impeachment of former President Trump

Some Republicans have called on President Joe Biden to push Congress to abandon what they see as a potential divisive impeachment trial. | Alex Wong/Getty ImagesJoe Biden’s administration offered further confirmation Saturday of its hands-off stance toward the impeachment of the president's immediate predecessor: "Congress is going to do what Congress does," said Kamala Harris’s communications director.

“He's no longer in the Senate, and he believes that it's up to the Senate and Congress to determine how they will hold the former President accountable, and what the mechanics and timeline of that process will be,” Psaki said in a news briefing. "We definitely do believe people should be held accountable, the president should be held accountable, but our first priority is to address the four crises,” said Etienne, referring to the administration's agenda of tackling coronavirus, economic issues, climate change and racial equity.

In the first days in the Oval Office, Biden has urged unity in a divided nation. Biden has largely avoided mentioning Trump, and did not reference him by name in his inauguration speech. In wake of the Jan. 6 riots, Biden didPsaki says Biden thinks the Senate can handle impeachment and legislation at the same time, saying it has been done before.

 

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Total BS. You know they are right in the thick of it - how could they not be. Rotten - every single one of them.

They have gotten themselves into a quagmire of their own doing. Totally needless but 'congress is going to do what congress does'.

46 will be impeached before Trump

Does ANYONE believe Trump would be impartial if the situation was reversed?

You mean.. NOTHING?

it showed usEuropeans (EuroTrash from now onwards, please 🙂) that we were not welcomed(?) in US 🐦 I have never visited your country so maybe no 💙Lost, actually. ps : Kind Regards

That is tacit support for impeachment

Good police and bad police !

I absolutely support this.

Why is Joe being a cuck? Man up and say you support the impeachment.

Why he attempted to kidnap and MURDER your colleagues and you dont want to get involved ? IT WOULD BE A PRIORITY OF MINE TO make dam sure TRUMP never speaks in public again. I'd push like hell to put him in EPSTEINS CELL FOREVER ! and every domestic terrorist there ! SAD

Since when can the Senate prosecute a private citizen? On what constitutional grounds xan this even proceed? People are ignorant of the law.

Couldn't be any other way.

Hands off until it's pardon time. Then we'll hear even more unity platitudes.

This is exactly how it should be! Our new POTUS has to clean up a hell of a mess left behind by the last administration! He has enough he has to deal with! Congress was there when it happened anyways...President Biden was not! Let them do what they do!

Smart stance, but can he keep it? This may be like his court-packing duck that made him look more evasive than above the fray...

I hope they impeach Joe Biden next. We got to play the Democrats game.

But nothing from sleepy joe. Interesting

they can go ahead and remove these prominent democrats for doing the same thing then.

Joe Biden destroying jobs, destroying the U.S. oil and gas industry, forcing our troops to sleep in freezing parking garages, and has no plan for Covid like many thought - all in 3 days - .. The next 4 years will be a nightmare!

Can't keep his hands off kids though.

Protect all life one nation under God we're all men and all women are created equal and everybody from the planet lives here and everywhere else on the planet so therefore learn to get along ALL Abraham's kids

Even Biden thinks the dems are dumb for it

Let Biden do his job. Just be glad we have a President who actually works for the American people.

Just as it should be. President Biden has a lot to do just cleaning up Trump's catastrophes and messes.

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