Hello, im christian fraser. Youre watching the context on bbc news. The boss at bp is out over the partial story he told about his relationships in work. So what is acceptable in the workplace these days . Welcome back. The impeachment of bill clinton in 1998 for perjury and Obstruction Ofjustice was a truly earth shattering moment. But the decision taken yesterday by House SpeakerKevin Mccarthy to Impeachjoe Biden without even a vote on the floor was nothing of the sort. More the inevitable consequence ofjust how divided americas politics has become. Today, i am directing our House Committee to open a formal Impeachment Inquiry into president joe biden. This logical next step will give our committees the full power to gather all the facts and answers for the american public. Now heres what we know so far. Through our investigations, we have found that President Biden did lie to the american peoplel about his own knowledge of his familys foreign business dealings. Eyewitnesses have testified that the president joined i on multiple phone calls and had | multiple interactions, dinners, | resulted in cars and millions of dollars into his son and his sons business partners. Speaker mccarthy says it is the logical next step. But so far, the various republican Led Committee have failed to produce any evidence the president has committed any high crimes and misdemeanours. During Donald Trumps time at the white house, the doj opened an investigation into biden� s accounts and found nothing. Biden� s taxes are public, a us attorney has been investigating his son hunter for years so if there were red flags, you would think they would already be apparent. Mr mccarthy answers that an Impeachment Inquiry will give House Committees leverage to subpoena officials. But under trump, the doj issued a legally binding opinion that the house must take a formal vote to validate an Impeachment Inquiry. The former Speaker Nancy Pelosi had launched an inquiry without one, and the decision invalidated subpoenas that were issued. Plenty more difficulty for speaker mccarthy. Lets hearfrom calvin dark, us political analyst. Thanks for being with us. For the reasons that ive just set out, it seems an Impeachment Inquiry to find evidence to impeach how will voters react to that . Evidence to impeach how will voters react to that . Evidence to impeach how will voters react to that . Well, i think itll for the voters react to that . Well, i think itll for the republicans, voters react to that . Well, i think itll for the republicans, and itll for the republicans, and heres why. Unfortunately after the two impeachments of donald trump, the tool of impeachment is even more political than it was before, after the impeachment of bill clinton. The problem then though it is, as you mentioned, there hasnt been any real compelling evidence barely that hunter biden committed crimes, and by Extension May Bejoe Biden committed crimes . So for that reason, i think itll blow back on the republicans if the democrats used every opportunity on the Campaign Trailto remind used every opportunity on the Campaign Trail to remind folks that there is no evidence, that this is an impeachment in search of a crime. Except hunter biden in court did acknowledge that he was paid several hundred thousand dollars through partnerships and Business Deals with chinese companies, firms in 2017 and 2018 paid him. His father, who wasnt in the white house than, said that he had no contact with china and that didnt seem to be true so some of the story that the bidens have not been honest about . I some of the story that the bidens have not been honest about . I think theres an argument have not been honest about . 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