After Minister Impeachment Passed... Trump Says "Biden Should Be Impeached Too"

"Using Ministry of Justice and FBI as Weapons to Attack Political Opponents"
Judicial Authorities' Indictment Decision Seems to Define It as a Political Attack

Former U.S. President Donald Trump called for the impeachment of President Joe Biden, who is likely to face him again in the next presidential election. This came just one day after the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed an impeachment resolution against a sitting cabinet member, with renewed calls for the impeachment of the current president.

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According to The Washington Post (WP), on the night of the 14th (local time), Trump attended a rally in North Charleston and stated, "Congress must impeach the crooked Joe Biden, who weaponized the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and even local prosecutors and attorneys general to attack his political opponent (Trump)." He added, "He must be impeached because he did the most undemocratic thing possible," and claimed, "This happens in certain countries, but it has never happened in our country."

This statement is interpreted as Trump defining the judicial authorities' decision to indict him as a political attack. Earlier, Special Counsel Jack Smith and Attorney General Merrick Garland said that the indictment decision was made independently of the White House, following Department of Justice regulations. Trump, a leading Republican presidential candidate, faces a total of 91 charges across four criminal cases, including allegations of attempting to overturn the 2020 election results. WP reported, "Former President Trump is trying to portray himself as a victim of a weaponized judicial system."

Trump's remarks came after the Republican-majority House passed an impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the second attempt the previous day. Since the Senate is controlled by the Democrats, the final outcome of Mayorkas's impeachment remains uncertain. Locally, this is seen as a Republican political strategy to pressure President Biden by making border and illegal immigration issues a key topic ahead of the November election.

Last year, under the direction of then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Republicans conducted an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. However, they failed to find evidence during the investigation, and given the difficulty of passing an impeachment in the Senate, the likelihood of actual impeachment is virtually zero. To impeach a U.S. president, approval by two-thirds of the senators present is required in addition to the House vote. WP noted, "Some House Republicans have begun to distance themselves from presidential impeachment," adding, "Incumbent members vulnerable to attacks do not want to vote on such politically controversial issues."

Amar Musa, a spokesperson for the Biden campaign, responded to Trump's remarks by saying, "Today, former President Trump confirmed that House Republicans are carrying out his orders through baseless impeachment investigations, becoming weapons for his campaign." He added, "While former President Trump is running a dictator-style campaign focused on revenge and retaliation, President Biden is focused on how to finish his work and deliver for the American people."

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