House Democrats in Thursday's first impeachment inquiry hearing sought to scuttle efforts to investigate President Joe Biden's potential exposure to high crimes and misdemeanors, seeking a vote on the full House floor.
George Washington University professor Jonathan Turley and forensic accountant Bruce Dubinsky said the panel had enough evidence to open an impeachment inquiry but did not have enough evidence to justify impeachment charges without further investigation and evidence.
"It is your duty to get answers to these questions," Turley would later add, when House GOP panel members questioned Democrats using Turley's comments to suggest an impeachment inquiry was not warranted. "If Republicans had a smoking gun or even a dripping water pistol they would be presenting it today, but they've got nothing," House Oversight Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said before the hearing commenced to hear evidence.
Multiple Democrats in the impeachment inquiry hearing Thursday asked Turley to expound on his opinion the House should vote on the full floor before beginning an impeachment inquiry.
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