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Cormac Dodd | Winchester Star

U.S. Rep. Ben Cline, a Republican who represents Virginia's 6th Congressional District, says he will "follow the facts wherever they lead" after Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday announced he was directing the U.S. House to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, according to a statement emailed to The Winchester Star by a member of Cline's staff.

Cline, who serves on the House Judiciary Committee, signaled that he supports the opening of an inquiry.

"For months, House Republicans have uncovered an unprecedented amount of evidence that reveals Joe Biden’s knowledge of and involvement in his family’s influence peddling schemes during his time as Vice President," Cline said in the statement.

McCarthy, who launched the inquiry without a House vote, said House investigations so far “paint a picture of a culture of corruption” around the Biden family as Republicans probe the international business dealings of the president’s son, Hunter Biden, prior to the Democratic president taking office, The Associated Press reported.