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Impeachment: The Problem with Biden Whataboutism

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Did the Republican Congress investigate Joe Biden's possible corruption? No.

Did the Republican House attempt to impeach Joe Biden over his possible corruption? No.

In the nearly two years between Joe Biden's public admission and the Democrats assuming control of the US House of Representatives, did the Republican Department of Justice announce an investigation of his possible corruption? No.

Republicans suddenly -- and conveniently -- got interested in Joe Biden's possible corruption when a Republican president got his posterior in a sling for similar actions.

In plain English, the Republican claim here is "since we didn't do OUR job when WE ran things, you shouldn't do YOUR job -- or ask us to do ours -- now."

I'm no lawyer, but I doubt that law schools teach the "what about HIM? He did it too!" defense. It probably doesn't fly in criminal trials. It shouldn't fly in an impeachment trial either.

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Thomas L. Knapp is director and senior news analyst at the William Lloyd Garrison Center for Libertarian Advocacy Journalism (thegarrisoncenter.org). He lives and works in north central Florida.


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