U.S. President Joe Biden takes part in a leaders plenary meeting during Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 16, 2023.
REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The White House on Friday challenged the validity of an impeachment inquiry run by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives into President Joe Biden's son's business dealings.
A letter from White House legal counsel Dick Sauber sent to House Republicans leading the inquiry said the probe was not valid since the House did not vote to authorize it.
The White House says Biden has done nothing wrong and Republicans have no basis for an impeachment inquiry.
Sauber said recent subpoenas and demands for congressional testimony from various White House officials and Biden family members were irresponsible.
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Joe Biden, Brittany Hosea, Joe Biden's, Dick Sauber, Sauber, James Comer, Jim Jordan, Biden, Hunter, Jordan, Steve Holland, Makini Brice, Richard Chang
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Asia, San Francisco , California, U.S, Kentucky