In a move that showed division in the party, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has urged Republican lawmakers to oppose Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-Colo.) impeachment resolution (pdf) targeting President Joe Biden.
During a closed-door meeting of the GOP conference, McCarthy expressed his reservations about the resolution and emphasized the importance of a thorough investigation before taking such a serious step.
“I don’t think it’s the right thing to do… You’ve got to go through the process. You’ve got to have the investigation… throwing something on the floor actually harms the investigation that we’re doing right now,” McCarthy told reporters, according to The Hill….