Texas Politics

Sessions Draws Distinctions Between Impeachment Proceedings During Trump, Biden Presidencies

Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX) appeared on “Washington Watch with Tony Perkins” to discuss the multiple House Committee impeachment inquiries into President Joe Biden (D) and the progress Republicans have made (or lack thereof) in their effort.

The Texas congressman shared that the Department of Justice “changed their tune” regarding the impeachment inquiry process surrounding President Biden compared to the proceedings under former President Donald Trump (R).

“I think it's important for the American public to know that when Donald Trump was President of the United States of America, the United States House of Representatives formally moved to where they would offer evidence of and open up on an impeachment issue,” said Rep. Sessions. “And during that period of time, the fact the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation aided and helped not just the House of Representatives, but the committees, and there were three of them that became deeply involved in the impeachment of the President of the United States. That was done because it was considered official business of the House of Representatives.”

Rep. Sessions continued by calling out the Department of Justice, claiming the institution did not equally apply its resources and duties.

“Well, all of a sudden, when it became Joe Biden, the administration, the Department of Justice, changed their tune, including instructions to the Federal Bureau of Investigation about not becoming involved in what was official business by the House of Representatives, where it dealt with a vote on the floor and moving forward,” said Sessions.

Later on, the Lone Star State congressman mentioned that their impeachment inquiry process has not had the same bite as previous attempts due to the DOJ and the FBI refusing to put the full force of the government to use. Instead, they’ve had to make do with the powers allotted to them in the House.

“They've not allowed their investigators, who I would remind you that if you lie to a federal investigator, it is a criminal matter that you can be held liable for, and so we show up with investigators without a badge, without a gun, with subpoena authority, but not with those things that would come with it, with a court order behind them,” said Sessions. “So, I think it's important to note that this for the last two years or more, this investigation has gone on with hearings, investigations, official inquiries of the United States House of Representatives, and we've been lied to.”

Pete Sessions represents Texas’ 17th Congressional District.

Jackson Bakich

Jackson Bakich is based in Tallahassee. Born in Orlando but raised in Lake County, Florida, Jackson Bakich is a graduate of Florida State University. Growing up in the Sunshine State, Bakich co-hosted the political talk radio show "Lake County Roundtable" (WLBE) and was a frequent guest for "Lake County Sports Show" (WQBQ). Currently, he is the Sports Editor of the FSView and the co-host of "Tomahawk Talk" (WVFS), a sports talk radio program covering Florida State athletics in Tallahassee. Jackson's work has been cited in Newsmax, POLITICO and other media outlets.

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