During a hearing of the House Rules Committee this morning to discuss Republican plans to open a formal impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden, one of the Democrats on the committee verbally shredded his GOP colleagues for their continued loyalty to former president Donald Trump.
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) noted that the discussion of a “sham” impeachment had originated with Trump.
“They’re upset Trump lost,” McGovern said referencing the 2020 election. “He’s upset he lost. Some of them still don’t even believe he lost. Many of them are upset that the insurrection didn’t succeed on January 6th. And today, they want to finish the job.”
“Donald Trump says jump,” McGovern added. “The MAGA extremists say, how high? Donald Trump asked them to impeach Joe Biden, and here we are.”
The move to impeach Biden, McGovern noted, is a “national disgrace.”
“I mean, I could be here all day reading quotes from your colleagues, Republicans, who basically have publicly admitted this is a waste of time after a year, after a year. So let’s be honest. We are here because Donald Trump ordered you to be here. He wants to finish the job.”
“We’re here basically because this is what the former disgraced President wants from you.”
