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The left-wing outlet Associated Press is accused of falsely publishing a report that claims Republicans launched an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden “without evidence.”
In a viral video, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confronted reporter Farnoush Amiri until she admitted the truth about Biden.
The AP reporter ultimately agreed there is a lot of evidence to support an impeachment inquiry against Biden, contrary to her own network’s report. The Republican investigation has produced 22 key pieces of evidence compiled HERE.
AP reported that McCarthy's impeachment inquiry was launched "without evidence.” Here’s McCarthy forcing an AP reporter to admit that there was lots of evidence to support an impeachment inquiry. pic.twitter.com/lgzU1BNNlE
— Arthur Schwartz (@ArthurSchwartz) September 14, 2023
In the video, McCarthy asks bluntly, “Do you believe the president went to Cafe Milano and had dinner with the clients of Hunter Biden, who believes he got those clients because he was selling the brand?”
“That’s what the testimony said,” Amiri answered.
“Do you believe Hunter Biden, when you saw the video of him driving the Porsche, that he got $143,000 to buy that Porsche the next day? Do you believe that $3 million from the Russian oligarch that was transferred to the shell companies that the Bidens controlled after the dinner from Cafe Milano took place?” McCarthy asked.
🚨BREAKING🚨 @SpeakerMcCarthy UNLOADS on AP Reporter
MCCARTHY: "Do you have any concern?… Do you believe the President lied to the American public when he said he never talked to his son about business dealings?"
REPORTER: "I can't answer that."
MCCARTHY: "Do you believe… pic.twitter.com/2nqFOym82Y
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) September 14, 2023
“But is lying an impeachable offense?” Amiri asked.
“All I’m saying is I would like to know the answer to these questions,” McCarthy said. “The American public would like to know.”
“This is what happens when reporters follow the White House’s commands to engage as activists with the Republican inquiry instead of as journalists impartially seeking facts,” GOP strategist Matt Whitlock said.
“It’s on days like today where we see what the left wing foundations that bankroll the Associated Press get for their money,” former Ted Cruz spokesperson Steve Guest reacted.
“‘Is lying an impeachable offense,’” The Spectator Editor Stephen L. Miller posted on X. “Oh you sweet summer child…”
A spokesperson for the AP said, “The Associated Press stands by reporter Farnoush Amiri, an established and respected journalist covering the U.S. Congress.”