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McCarthy vows to restrict DHS funding over Chilean criminal gangs plaguing the US

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is threatening to withhold funding from a visa program that he said has led to the increased presence of organized crime from Chilean gangs that are "raiding" U.S. homes.

Speaking at a press conference in his home state of California on Friday, the GOP leader called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to suspend the Visa Waiver Program for Chile. McCarthy said that program has allowed for soaring levels of "burglary tourism" where thousands of dollars worth of stolen items are laundered through China, and the profits of these raids end back up in South America.

Out of 40 countries that participate in the Visa Waiver Program, Chile does not allow for criminal background checks for people traveling to the U.S., McCarthy said.

"Now what we are finding, with more than 350,000 people from Chile coming here in the last year out of a country of only 19 million, organized crime is raiding our homes. They're sophisticated. They don't come and break in the front door," McCarthy said.

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"They put cellphone jamming, knock off your Wi-Fi so your home security doesn't work. They enter on the second story… And they raid the house, stealing the safe. They wear uniforms and camouflage outfits. And then they work with China putting the money back into South America."

He thanked Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer for briefing lawmakers on the matter, and accused Mayorkas of ignoring this problem.

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"Secretary [Mayorkas] has ignored the safety of Americans. If you've ever been robbed in your house, you lose more than just your property. You lose the sense of safety," McCarthy said.

"When we mark up appropriations coming in the next weeks, we will put a provision in there – because Secretary Mayorkas will not act – that we will not allow him to use money when it comes to Chile for the visa waiver program until this issue is solved so Americans are safe," he added.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment but did not immediately hear back.

The issue of Chilean burglary tourism has sparked bipartisan anger, particularly among California’s congressional delegation. Last week, California Democrats Lou Correa and Mike Levin sent a letter to the Chilean Ambassador claiming businesses had lost as much as $1.2 million due to the abuses of the Visa Waiver Program.

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"We have deep concerns that Chile is neither meeting the information-sharing requirements for participation in the VWP nor complying with the Agreement on Enhancing Cooperation in Preventing and Combating Serious Crime. We request you raise such concerns to the relevant entities within the Government of Chile and strongly urge you to meet the requirements of the VWP for continued participation in the program," they wrote.

"If you do not act to comply with such requirements, we are confident that Chile will be suspended or terminated from VWP participation," they added.

McCarthy said he did not speak to Mayorkas about the issue directly but said he anticipated it would play a role in his hearing before the House Judiciary Committee next month.

"I hope he's prepared to answer this question. Because on a bipartisan level, we want America protected. If he won't take action, we will," the speaker said.

Adam Schiff not out of the woodshed yet: GOP will move again to condemn his ‘false accusations’

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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said Thursday that Republicans will try again to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., for making "false accusations" against former President Trump, after the House voted down a censure resolution against Schiff on Wednesday.

In that vote, 20 Republicans rejected Luna’s censure resolution, in part because it recommended a $16 million fine against Schiff for telling "lies" about collusion between former President Trump and Russia, something that several investigations were never able to prove. Luna says that number is roughly half the cost of investigating Trump, probes that were never able to show collusion.

One lawmaker, Rep. Tom Massie, R-Ky., said the inclusion of language about fining Schiff violates the Constitution. Because Massie and several other Republicans opposed that language, the House voted 225-196 to set the censure resolution aside.

But Luna, R-Fla., said Thursday that she reached an agreement with those 20 Republicans on new censure language and said the House is expected to vote on it soon.

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"We came to terms and negotiations and the language that will censure and refer him to an ethics investigation because of the fact that he knowingly used his position as the chairman of House Intelligence to lie to the American people, to lie to his fellow colleagues, and also too, violated the rights, the civil liberties of individuals like Carter Page," Luna told FOX Business. "So he will be held accountable.

"And it brings me joy to see that he thinks that, you know, even just yesterday, that he got off the hook with it because he was singing a different tune," she added. "And he was very uncomfortable when I saw him in the hallways of Congress to let him know that he would be censured next week."

A spokesperson for Luna also told Fox News that the congresswoman has "agreed upon language with our 20 colleagues and looks forward to holding Schiff responsible for bringing dishonor to our country and the House of Representatives."

When asked Thursday about the possibility of another censure vote, Schiff accused Republicans of helping Trump distract the public from his ongoing legal battles about holding classified documents.

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"This is what it takes to gratify Donald Trump," said Schiff. "She obviously wants to distract from the president's legal troubles, and you‘ve got the MAGA people like Steve Bannon who are out promoting this."

A draft of Luna’s new resolution obtained by Fox News makes no mention of a fine against Schiff and also drops language accusing him of telling "lies" about Trump-Russia collusion. Instead, the new language notes several times that Schiff made "false" statements and allegations about Trump colluding with Russia to win the 2016 election.

"For years, Representative Schiff has spread false accusations that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia," it reads.

"On March 20, 2017, Representative Schiff perpetuated false allegations from the Steele Dossier accusing numerous Trump associates of colluding with Russia into the Congressional Record," it adds.

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"As ranking minority member and Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, Representative Schiff behaved dishonestly and dishonorably on many other occasions, including by publicly, falsely denying that his staff communicated with a whistleblower to launch the first impeachment of President Trump," the draft reads.

The resolution concludes by saying Schiff is censured for "misleading the American public and for conduct unbecoming" of member of the House. It says Schiff will "present himself in the well of the House" and will be censured by a public reading of the resolution, and says the House Committee on Ethics will investigate Schiff’s "falsehoods, misrepresentations, and abuses of sensitive information."

Former Indiana congressman convicted of insider trading seeks to avoid prison ahead of upcoming sentencing

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A former Indiana congressman should spend no time in prison after his insider trading conviction, his lawyers told a judge Wednesday.

Steve Buyer, 64, of Noblesville, Indiana, was convicted by a jury in Manhattan federal court in March of four securities fraud charges after a two-week trial for stock trades he made while working as a consultant and lobbyist after he finished serving in Congress from 1993 to 2011.

He was convicted in connection with insider trading involving the $26.5 billion merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, announced in April 2018, and stock purchases he made at a later time in the management consulting company Navigant when his client Guidehouse was set to acquire it in a deal publicly disclosed weeks later.

Federal sentencing guidelines call for him to serve a prison sentence of about three years, though judges frequently depart downward from the recommendations.

FORMER GOP REP. STEVE BUYER CONVICTED OF INSIDER TRADING

His lawyers wrote in a submission ahead of a July 11 sentencing that the Republican should face only home confinement and community service.

The lawyer and Persian Gulf War veteran once chaired the House Veterans’ Affairs committee and served as a House prosecutor at former President Bill Clinton’s 1998 impeachment trial.

Buyer's attorneys told the judge who will sentence their client that Buyer has suffered substantially as a result of the prosecution and conviction.

The case has "irreparably damaged his reputation, tarnished his achievements and lifetime of service, and continue to bring shame and humiliation to him and his family," the lawyers said.

They said he lost all of his consulting clients after he was indicted and his two businesses "crumbled," erasing average yearly gross income of about $2.2 million that existed from 2018 to 2021. Now, they produce no income, the lawyers said.

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As a result of the conviction, he will lose his Virginia and Indiana bar licenses, and he can never again consult for and advise Fortune 500 companies or any others where he could have access to insider information, they said.

"The cost of litigation has also been substantial, causing Mr. Buyer and his wife to sell most of their assets, including their home, condo, and two cars," the lawyers said. His wife will have to go back to work at age 65, they added.

In addition, four financial institutions have closed or frozen his bank accounts, including his investment accounts, and two credit card companies have closed his accounts, the lawyers said.

The attorneys said a sentence that does not include prison time would not be unusual because more than a third of individuals convicted of insider trading charges who previously had a clean record faced no prison time. And over 70 percent of the sentences were less than two years in length, they said.

At trial, prosecutors said his clients were motivated to share lucrative secrets with him because they wanted his help as a consultant.

Defense lawyers contended that he was a stock market buff who did research that led to legal profitable trades. Buyer testified on his own behalf.

Buyer made over $320,000 illegally for himself, relatives and a woman with whom he had an affair, authorities said.

Ex-Border Patrol chief says letting migrants into US was ‘only agenda’ of DHS when Mayorkas took office

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Allowing more migrants to cross the border into the U.S. was the only thing on the agenda for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas when he entered power with President Biden's administration, former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott testified Wednesday.

Scott made the statement under questioning from the House Homeland Security Committee during a hearing focused on Mayorkas' alleged "dereliction of duty." The former federal official testified that Mayorkas is "not incompetent," and that he knew what effect his policies would have.

"Do you know firsthand if Customs and Border Patrol agents actually advised Mr. Mayorkas and said, 'Hey you need to reverse these policies to stop this tidal wave that's coming into the United States'?" asked Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla.

"He was informed verbally. He was informed in writing," Scott said. "I think it's important for everybody to understand [that] everything fundamentally changed. When I worked for Secretary [Chad] Wolf, we had team meetings, we were asked for our input. We were told, ‘Over your career, what works and what doesn’t work?' On Jan. 20, 2021, that all got shut off."

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"Our input was no longer solicited, and when my team and I gave it unsolicited, we were basically put in a box," he continued. "They did not want to know what we had to say. They made it very clear: Expedite processing and find new ways to let migrants into the U.S. That was the only agenda."

Scott began serving as Border Patrol head in January 2020 under President Donald Trump, and continued under Biden until August 2021.

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House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., launched Wednesday's hearing and laid out allegations against Mayorkas in an earlier press briefing. In addition to Scott, Republicans summoned testimony from former acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf, who served in the Trump administration, and Joe Edlow, former acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

 "What we know right now is that Secretary Mayorkas has either violated or subverted at least 10 laws passed by the Congress of the United States. He has ignored multiple court orders to cease and desist his activities. The blatant disregard for the Constitution of the United States, which states that the United States Congress passes the laws and the executive branch executes those laws, is just scratching the surface to the harm Secretary Mayorkas’ dereliction of duty has done to our country," Green said during Wednesday's press conference.

Migrant encounters have skyrocketed at the U.S.-Mexico border under the leadership of Mayorkas and President Biden. U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports say they had 100,000 monthly encounters during Biden's first full month in office. Today, however, CBP reports well over 200,000 per month, with the number exceeding 230,000 throughout late 2022 and early 2023.

While some Republicans have already pushed to impeach Mayorkas, Green has pumped the breaks on that idea. He said Wednesday's hearing was focused on obtaining facts, and he has yet to push for any impeachment action.

Biden's handling of the border crisis has long been among his least popular issues, with a May poll showing that just 33% of voters approve of his work on the issue.

House Republicans set to kick off ‘dereliction of duty’ hearing aimed at DHS Secretary Mayorkas

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House Republicans are poised to launch an investigation into alleged "dereliction of duty" by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a Wednesday hearing.

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., will hold a press conference Wednesday laying out allegations against the Cabinet member. Green's committee will also hold a hearing in which several border security experts will testify regarding the secretary's handling of the border.

"I gave 24 years of my life as service as an army officer, and I know what dereliction of duty looks like. Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has been willfully derelict in his duties as secretary of Homeland Security. has disregarded his oath to the Constitution by ignoring the basic tenets of that Constitution," Green said during a Wednesday press conference. 

"The massive millions upon millions of people have crossed our southern border because the Secretary of Homeland Security removed 89 policies from two previous administrations. The cause is simple: migrants tested the system, they called home, and millions came because of the secretary's catch and release policies," he added.

EX-DHS CHIEF WOLF ACCUSES BIDEN ADMIN OF ‘CRISIS BY DESIGN’ AT THE BORDER, CALLS FOR NEW LEADERSHIP

APPEALS COURT DENIES BIDEN ADMIN REQUEST FOR STAY IN CHALLENGE TO MIGRANT RELEASE POLICY 

Those testifying in Wednesday's hearing include former acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf, who served in the Trump administration, and former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott. Joe Edlow, former acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, will also testify.

The investigation into Mayorkas comes amid calls from some Republicans to impeach the secretary. Green has cautioned, however, that that is not the goal of his committee's probe.

 "What we know right now is that Secretary Mayorkas has either violated or subverted at least ten laws passed by the Congress of the United States. He has ignored multiple court orders to cease and desist his activities. The blatant disregard for the Constitution of the United States, which states that the United States Congress passes the laws and the executive branch executes those laws, is just scratching the surface to the harm Secretary Mayorkas’ dereliction of duty has done to our country," Green said.

Illegal Immigration has skyrocketed at the U.S.-Mexico border under the leadership of Mayorkas and President Biden. U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports say they had 100,000 monthly encounters during Biden's first full month in office. Today, however, CBP reports well over 200,000 per month, with the number exceeding 230,000 throughout late 2022 and early 2023.

As a result, firebrand Republicans have introduced articles of impeachment against both Biden and Mayorkas, though the moves were largely symbolic.

Biden's handling of the border crisis has long been among his least popular issues, with a May poll showing that just 33% of voters approve of his work on the issue.

Conservative lawmakers propose budget that would defund ‘sanctuary’ cities, end chain migration

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FIRST ON FOX: A new budget plan by the conservative Republican Study Committee is eyeing a number of sweeping changes to U.S. border and immigration policy, backing bills that would defund sanctuary cities, end chain migration, and tackle the ongoing crisis at the southern border.

The budget plan is being rolled out Wednesday afternoon by the conservative Republican group and calls for deep cuts in government spending to the tune of $16.3 trillion over 10 years and a tax reduction of $5.1 trillion — but also pushes for significant changes in response to the ongoing crisis at the southern border.

The group said that it is embracing four key principles: to protect the American people from national security threats; prioritize and raise economic opportunities for American workers and lawful immigration; respect the rule of law; and aim to assimilate legal immigrants.

"Far from anyone’s ideal, President Biden, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Congressional Democrats have embraced the opposite: an illegal open-borders agenda that has created the worst border crisis in U.S. history," the group said in a statement. "In doing so they have compromised the sovereignty of our nation and blatantly ignored the executive branch’s duty to maintain operational control of the southern border."

BUILD THE BORDER WALL, CUT TRILLIONS IN FEDERAL SPENDING: FIRST LOOK AT HOUSE CONSERVATIVES' BUDGET PLAN 

The committee has already called for border security legislation earlier this year, while also endorsing an impeachment effort against Mayorkas and the border security legislation that passed the GOP-controlled House earlier this year.

The budget supports a number of legislative efforts introduced by Republicans in recent years that, if adopted, would radically change both the immigration and border security policies currently in place — not just changing Biden administration policy, but also making more deep-rooted changes to asylum, immigration enforcement and visa systems.

The budget backs bills that would finish the border wall, which was ended when the Biden administration took office, as well as bills to restore the Remain-in-Mexico policy and increase the "credible fear" standard for migrants seeking to claim they cannot be returned to their country due to persecution.

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Multiple Republicans have also proposed bills that would tax remittances out of the U.S. in order to fund border security investments. The RSC supports those bills, including one to impose remittances on the top five nations of origin for illegal immigration.

The budget also backs a ban of federal funding for sanctuary cities — jurisdictions that bar local law enforcement from cooperating with ICE requests to transfer illegal immigrant criminals into their custody. It also backs bills to sue those jurisdictions for damages and to allow federal authorities to detain illegal immigrants until ICE can process them. It also supports calls by former President Donald Trump and others to end birthright citizenship for the children of those in the country illegally.

On legal immigration, the budget backs moves to end the diversity lottery visa program — which was curtailed under the Trump administration and expanded under the Biden administration — and limit "chain migration" to the spouses and children of citizens and green card holders, rather than extended family members.

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Other bills include legislation by Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., that would bar settlement payments to illegal immigrants if the case is related to their immigration entry, a Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, bill to bar funding to U.N. agencies that are alleged to promote illegal migration, and a bill by Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, to bar non-citizens from voting in D.C. local elections.

The sweeping efforts mark part of a broader push by the Republican Party to crack down on illegal immigration while pushing for deeper-rooted reforms targeting the asylum system and regular migration.

A package passed by the House earlier this year would ramp up resources to the border, including Border Patrol agents, as well as change laws related to unaccompanied children and the use of humanitarian parole. Meanwhile, all major 2024 Republican presidential candidates have pledged to restore the Trump-era Remain-in-Mexico policy.

Fox News' Liz Elkind contributed to this report.

EXCLUSIVE: Boebert introduces new impeachment articles against Biden over border crisis

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Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., introduced articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden on claims that he mishandled his "constitutional duty to secure our southern border."

"I introduced the articles of impeachment in the last Congress and had fully intended to introduce them this Congress, but I was also giving some other committees and leadership the opportunity to lead on this," Boebert told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview Tuesday.

While the congresswoman is giving others the opportunity to act, Boebert warned that if leadership does not "actually do something about the president's failure to secure our southern border and keep the country safe" then she will introduce the impeachment legislation under a privileged motion.

"It's about Joe Biden's failure to secure the southern border," Boebert told Fox News Digital. "And I did this so at any time, if the committees and or leadership does not step up and actually do something about the president's failure to secure our southern border and keep the country safe, then I will call my legislation my articles of impeachment for a privileged motion."

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Boebert explained what her impeachment process would look like if she decides to call her impeachment legislation.

"Under Rule IX in the House, we can bring up certain pieces of legislation under a privileged motion. So I would go to the House floor and call up my articles of impeachment and read it in its entirety. And at that point, leadership has a maximum of two days to respond and see if it's going to be sent to committee or a vote on the articles themselves," Boebert told Fox.

IT'S TIME TO BRING IMPEACHMENT CHARGES AGAINST JOE BIDEN

Boebert also cosponsored her Tennessee GOP colleague Rep. Andy Ogles' articles of impeachment against the president and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday.

"I support any article of impeachment that is filed that qualifies Joe Biden for impeachment under our Constitution," Boebert said Tuesday. "So I'm happy to be a co-sponsor of Andy Ogles articles of impeachment."

The congresswoman urged Republicans to use their majority to take immediate action against the Biden administration.

"Given the severity of the violation of Joe Biden's constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of the president, United States to the best of his ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, this is something that we must do with our majorities in the House of Representatives," Boebert stressed. "This is our duty because Joe Biden has neglected the constitutional duty of the office of president of the United States."

Fox News Politics: Trump indictment 2.0

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‘WITCH HUNT’: Former President Donald Trump made his way to a federal courthouse for an initial hearing on federal charges he mishandled classified documents and national defense information. Get the latest updates on Trump's arraignment in Miami on federal charges on the Fox News live blog

‘FOOD FOR EVERYONE’: Trump stopped at a local Cuban cafe in Miami after his court appearance, where the crowd sang happy birthday.

TOTALLY POLITICAL?: Trump immediately called the indictment on federal charges related to secret docs — which follows a Manhattan indictment earlier this year on charges related to hush money payments — as an example of 'election interference. Read more: EXCLUSIVE: Trump says indictment is 'election interference at the highest level'

37 FELONIES: Trump faces 37 felonies – most related to mishandling national defense information – in the case following months of Special Counsel investigations. Read more: Trump indicted on 37 federal counts out of Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into classified records

MAKING IT PERSONAL: Trump attacked Special Counsel Jack Smith after the indictment was unsealed… Read more: 'Deranged lunatic': Trump attacks Jack Smith on Truth Social after indictment unsealed

NO SOFTBALL: The federal indictment, unlike the New York charges, may be a serious legal threat to Trump, according to some experts… Read more: New Trump indictment over documents is a 'whole different ballgame,' says Jonathan Turley

HALF TRUTHS: Former AG Bill Barr, who has criticized Trump repeatedly since 2020, similarly said the federal charges were serious… Read more: Bill Barr says Trump's indictment is 'very damning' if 'even half of it is true'

APPOINTEE: Trump's case may be assigned to a federal judge he selected for the seat… Read more: Who is Judge Cannon? Critics pounce after Trump appointee assigned to classified docs case

GAVIN GUN GRAB: California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes changes to Second Amendment… Read more: Newsom proposes constitutional amendment to restrict gun rights

WHISTLEBLOWN: A reported whistleblower alleges Biden was paid $5 million as part of a bribery scheme… Read more: Joe Biden allegedly paid $5M by Burisma executive as part of a bribery scheme, according to FBI document

GASLIT: The Biden administration moves toward gas furnace regulation despite backlash… Read more: Biden admin is preparing to target Americans' gas furnaces amid stove crackdown

MEGA-MAGA MISTAKE: White House press secretary broke the rules when she insulted Republicans… Read more: Karine Jean-Pierre violated Hatch Act with 'mega MAGA Republicans' remarks: Government watchdog

DISQUALIFIED: Republicans urge Biden to rescind his nominee to leda the CDC over her COVID-19 pandemic-era public health rules… Read more: Republicans torch Biden CDC pick over COVID 'misinformation' about masks, vaccines

IMPEACHMENT ATTEMPT: A GOP congressman introduced fresh impeachment articles against the president and vice president… Read more: GOP Rep. Ogles introduces impeachment articles against Biden, Harris

COURTING DISASTER: Barrage of attacks on conservative Justice Clarence Thomas adds to distrust of the institution… Read more: Renewed Justice Thomas attacks will fuel voter distrust of Democrats despite media narrative: expert

PANTS A-FIRE: Biden cabinet secretary slips massive admission into a letter… Read more: Biden Energy Secretary Granholm admits false testimony about owning stocks

FALLING PRIDE: The White House condemned trans activists who flashed chests at White House lawn event… Read more: White House condemns trans activist for going topless at Pride Month event: 'inappropriate and disrespectful'

DESANTIS-OK: A popular red-state governor is backing DeSantis… Read more: Oklahoma Gov. Stitt endorses DeSantis in 2024 Republican race, praises ‘dogged conviction’ in COVID-era

2024 PREVIEW: In his first campaign-style speech since the indictment, Trump tied the charges to the Democratic ‘deep state’... Read more: Trump rails against Biden, 'deep state' at first speech after classified docs indictment: 'Political hit job'

PARDON PLEDGE: Dark horse GOP presidential candidate says he would pardon Trump… Read more: Ramaswamy pledges to pardon Trump if elected, challenges opponents to make same vow

WHAT DEMS WANT: More than 8 in 10 Democrats agree on how Harris would serve as president if Biden couldn't finish a second term… Read more: New poll reveals voters' thoughts on Kamala Harris if Biden can't finish second term

GOP Rep. Ogles introduces impeachment articles against Biden, Harris

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FIRST ON FOX: Tennessee Republican Rep. Andy Ogles introduced articles of impeachment on Monday against President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Ogles’ articles accuse Biden of having "weaponized" the presidency, both in his tenure as president and vice president, to "shield the business and influence peddling schemes of his family from congressional oversight and public accountability."

Additionally, the articles accuse Biden of acting in a "manner contrary to the public trust and subversive of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States" with his handling of the southern border crisis.

Ogle's effort will likely face an uphill climb in the House, where a small minority of Republicans have pushed for Biden's impeachment.

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Harris’ impeachment articles take aim at her track record as vice president as well as her handling of the southern border crisis, accusing the vice president of having "extraordinary incompetence in the execution of her duties and responsibilities and an indifference to Americans suffering as a result of America’s ongoing southern border crisis."

"Joe Biden hasn’t just failed the American people with his abysmal excuse for ‘leadership’ — he’s violated his sworn oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States," Ogles told Fox News Digital.

"Joe Biden has repeatedly abused his position of power, both as vice president and president, to cover up his illicit family business dealings and exploitation of taxpayer resources," the Tennessee Republican continued.

"The American people know they can’t depend on the so-called ‘Department of Justice’ to investigate the Biden family’s corruption, and so it’s up to the U.S. Congress to hold him accountable once and for all," Ogles added.

Ogles said, "Biden is a disgrace to the Oval Office and should be stripped of his position and held responsible for his high crimes against the United States" and that his "accomplice" Harris "has demonstrated her extraordinary incompetence time and again."

"She has allowed the land invasion at our southern border to continue unchecked, threatening the livelihoods of millions and the lives of thousands who have been murdered at the hands of illegal aliens and died from illicit fentanyl," Ogles said.

Specifically, Biden’s articles accuse him of having failed to comply with "congressional requests for information and documentation, violating a personal commitment to transparency."

Additionally, the articles also accuse the president of withholding "a critical FD–1023 form until threatened with a congressional subpoena" that "reportedly details a bribery scheme in which members of the Biden family, including Joseph Robinette Biden, received $5,000,000 each to assist Burisma Holdings," the Ukrainian company of which Hunter Biden sat on the board.

In her impeachment articles, Harris is accused of having "consistently refused to visit the southern border to ascertain the root causes of the ongoing crisis, aside from a single trip hundreds of miles away from the epicenter of the migrant crisis."

"In permitting an invasion of illegal aliens and illicit drugs into the United States, as well as facilitating the extenuation of a major humanitarian crisis, Vice President Kamala Devi Harris has directly betrayed the public trust of the United States, to the manifest injury of the people of the United States," the articles read.

Ogles’ impeachment articles come as Biden faces a special counsel investigation into his handling of classified documents after leaving the vice presidency in 2017.

The White House did not immediately give comment on the impeachment articles.

Trump reveals his thoughts on barrage of legal charges, investigations: ‘In a sick way I sort of enjoy it’

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Former President Donald Trump on Saturday said that "in a sick way" he enjoys the legal charges and investigations brought against him because they "expose" the motivations of his political opponents.

Speaking at the North Carolina Republican Party's convention in Greensboro, Trump addressed the newly unsealed federal indictment accusing him of mishandling classified documents, as well as the various investigations targeting him since he was elected president in 2016. 

"They launched witch hunt after witch hunt, and they just try to stop our movement," said Trump. "They want to do anything they can to thwart the will of the American people. It's called election interference. That's what they're doing now. And we've never seen it on a scale like this. The other side is downright crooked."

Trump, who said Trump said he has "5,000 prosecutors" going after him, was indicted Friday on 37 federal counts, including willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice and false statements.

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Trump also referenced the impeachment proceedings launched against him as well as the findings of Special Counsel John Durham, who last month released a final report on his investigation into the original probe concerning whether Trump and his campaign colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election. Durham found that there was never any information to justify opening the FBI's investigation and that the bureau and the Department of Justice "failed to uphold their mission of strict fidelity to the law."

"We beat it all off, didn't we?" Trump said. "They put our country through hell, and they knew it was a lie the entire time."

The former president then suggested that any Republican who becomes president will be the subject of similar investigations and on the receiving end of unending political attacks, arguing that anyone but him will crumble under such pressure. 

TRUMP INDICTED ON 37 FEDERAL COUNTS OUT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH'S INVESTIGATION INTO CLASSIFIED RECORDS 

"That person will not be able to withstand the fire," he said. "And they actually admit it. They come to me: 'How do you stand this?' And I usually look at them and say, 'In a sick way I sort of enjoy it, because it exposes them.' It exposes them for what they are. And it's also lifted the poll numbers to even higher legs."

Trump touted poll numbers showing him comfortably ahead as the front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential primary.

Trump also directed his ire at President Joe Biden, calling him "corrupt."

Earlier in the day, Trump delivered his first public remarks since being indicted, accusing Democrats of a "political hit job" against him and alleging a double standard in the Biden administration of justice.