Gaetz says impeachment inquiry not enough, threatens to oust McCarthy
Minutes after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announced an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden’s business dealings, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz said the probe was not enough to satisfy his desires to use the powers of Congress to wage war on the president’s administration.
The far-right Republican lawmaker said if McCarthy did not give into his demands he would begin the process of ousting the speaker.
“I rise today to serve notice: Mr. Speaker, you are out of compliance with the agreement that allowed you to assume this role,” Gaetz said on the House floor. “The path forward for the House of Representatives is to either bring you into immediate total compliance or remove you pu...
