House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) signaled Sunday that Republicans could soon move to impeach Attorney General Merrick Garland after two Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblowers came forward.
In an appearance on Fox’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” Mr. Jordan was asked by host Maria Bartiromo about recent public disclosures made by IRS agents Gary Shapley and Joe Ziegler, and whether Republicans will move toward impeaching Mr. Garland.
“It sure looks like now, based on the evidence that keeps piling up, based on what Sen. Grassley released this week, the 10-23 form, what we heard from the whistleblowers this past week, and the conflicting statements from the justice department, it sure looks like we’re moving in that direction at a pretty quick pace,” Mr. Jordan said in response to a question about whether Mr. Garland perjured himself.
Mr. Jordan also said that “I will tell you this the speaker has been very clear, Speaker McCarthy has said if we have to go to an impeachment inquiry, we will, in fact, do that.”
In February, Mr. Jordan had written to Mr. Garland about a possible special counsel investigation targeting Hunter Biden. However, according to the House chairman, Mr. Garland did not respond to him and claimed Mr. Garland has been “pretty quiet.”
“I write him again, the attorney general, again, he doesn’t respond, but guess who does?” Mr. Jordan said. “David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware who’s supposedly handling the case. That in and of itself is unusual.”
Later in the interview, Mr. Jordan made reference to the investigation into Mr. Biden and said it “could be more about the president himself” and suggested that President Joe Biden could face impeachment, too. An impeachment would have to come after House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is finished with his investigation, he said.
By Jack Phillips
