Bruce Dubinsky, a forensic accountant called on by Republicans, said, “I am not here today to even suggest that there was corruption, fraud, or any wrongdoing.

Turley wasn’t the only GOP witness to say there’s no evidence to support articles of impeachment. “Picking witnesses that refute House Republicans' arguments for impeachment is mind-blowing.” “You want witnesses that make your case,” the unnamed Republican told CNN. And Turley’s comment clearly irked some GOP officials, one of whom reportedly told CNN that Thursday’s hearing was an “unmitigated disaster.” The less-than-convincing comment was seized on by the Biden campaign, which shared a video of the quote to its social channels.

This, he said, should be enough for Republicans to launch an official probe. He speculated that information could emerge if an official impeachment inquiry was launched. While he conceded there was no evidence to support impeachment, Turley did say that he believed the House had “passed the threshold” for holding an inquiry. Republicans have been desperately searching for evidence of wrongdoing since well before Biden was elected, and the inquiry gives them the ability to obtain materials like bank records. lawyer who argued against Donald Trump’s 2019 impeachment, was called on by House Republicans to testify in the first hearing of an inquiry into whether Biden should be impeached. Turley, a Fox News legal analyst and D.C. “I do not believe that the current evidence would support articles of impeachment,” he testified. Republicans’ long-shot attempt to impeach President Joe Biden got off to a rocky start Thursday, with their star witness, legal expert Jonathan Turley, outright saying he doesn’t see any evidence to support impeachment.

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