Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) will vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden later this week.
Amodei supported former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) opening an inquiry in September without a vote, saying it was the “right step.”
He said voting to officially open the inquiry represents following standard procedure, which he criticized Democrats for skipping in 2021 when they initiated impeachment proceedings against then-President Donald Trump over his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
“That’s the next procedural step,” he said Tuesday. “I was a big critic of people who didn’t follow the procedure last time, so let’s formally do it, see what it produces.”
House Republicans have said making the inquiry official will allow them to compel Biden family members to testify. Their investigators have yet to show evidence that Biden engaged in any financial misconduct. The White House has denied their allegations.