After four years of House Democrat-led investigations into former President Donald Trump, congressional Republicans are itching to look deeper into allegations of access-peddling by President Biden's immediate family members. But their options are scant.
Last Congress, for instance, Senate Republicans released an 87-page report by the Homeland Security and Finance committees into the business dealings of his lobbyist-investor son, Hunter Biden. However, this Congress, it is the Democrats who control the most intensive investigative powers, not just in the House but also in the Senate.
"We need to understand the extent of the Biden family’s use of its connection to the president to enrich itself and any steps being taken to mitigate future self-dealing," said a Republican spokesperson for the House Oversight and Reform Committee.
The dilemma, for Republicans, is how. That's because life in the minority affords Republicans very few avenues of dissent and inquiry.
"The biggest thing we can do is just ask these questions," said Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, who sits on the Oversight Committee. "And in some respects, we have to rely on reporters, like yourself, to be able to ask these questions as well and try to do some digging. My hope is that the White House doesn't just stonewall us with a 'Come on, man' statement or a weak response by the press secretary."
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