The United States House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy and other top Republican officials are considering initiating an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden in September, according to a CNN report on Monday.
The report, which cited Republican sources familiar with the talks said McCarthy told top Republicans that he intends to initiate the impeachment inquiry by the end of next month, .
McCarthy has previously hinted at the potential of an impeachment inquiry into Biden, threatening earlier this month to launch the process if documents are withheld from lawmakers investigating Biden and his family for alleged criminal activity.
McCarthy has said that an impeachment inquiry would grant Congress increased authority to subpoena Biden for documents like bank and credit card statements that could reveal financial ties to foreign sources.
However, the report said Republican lawmakers do not unanimously support an impeachment inquiry.
The party lacks the 218 votes needed to open an inquiry via floor vote, although there is no constitutional rule requiring they hold a vote.
The potential inquiry would also launch as Congress pushes to secure government funding before the end of September to avoid a government shutdown.
