House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) explained in an interview late this week that if Republicans move forward with deciding to pursue an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, it will only happen after there is a formal vote on the House floor.

The news comes after reports have suggested that Republicans could pursue a strategy used by Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the former Speaker of the House who launched an impeachment inquiry into former President Donald Trump without having members of Congress vote.

“To open an impeachment inquiry is a serious matter, and House Republicans would not take it lightly or use it for political purposes. The American people deserve to be heard on this matter through their elected representatives,” McCarthy told Breitbart News. “That’s why, if we move forward with an impeachment inquiry, it would occur through a vote on the floor of the People’s House and not through a declaration by one person.”

There would have to be at least 218 members of Congress who vote to launch the impeachment inquiry into Biden in order to get the ball rolling. The move would greatly expand the scope of investigative and legal tools that lawmakers have access to.

Republicans have been uncovering more information on a regular basis about alleged corruption surrounding the president and his son, Hunter Biden.

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The two biggest examples of alleged Biden corruption include allegations that then-Vice President Biden received a bribe from a Ukrainian energy executive to use his power as a U.S. official to get Ukraine to fire a prosecutor investigating the executive’s company. The other example that lawmakers are looking into surrounds allegations that U.S. prosecutors and officials obstructed an investigation into Hunter Biden and gave him preferential treatment.

A columnist for The Washington Post snapped during an appearance on a podcast with host Noam Dworman this week after he was questioned about reporting on President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden.

Fox News noted that Philip Bump, who has written about Hunter Biden numerous times, had been repeatedly pressed throughout the podcast about evidence of corruption in the Biden family.

“What do you take from his text to his adult daughter — Hunter texted her, ‘I had to give 50% of my income to Pop’?” Dworman asked.

“I have no idea what that means,” Bump responded. “I don’t. I have no idea what that means. It’s circumstantial evidence and you prefer that to direct evidence.”

Bump repeatedly turned down the line of questioning and eventually became agitated enough that he decided it was time to leave.

“Like I just said, I don’t know and I don’t know what to make of it, so I have nothing to say about it,” Bump said. “What do you want me to say?”

“Yeah, but you say, ‘there’s no evidence, there’s no evidence,’ but then there is a text message where he says, ‘I give Pop 50% of my money,'” Dworman responded. “That’s evidence.”

“Okay. Okay, fine. It’s evidence,” Bump responded. “I appreciate you having me on. … I feel like you want me to leave, like, just walk out in the middle of this because that way you can [inaudible]–”

Dworman responded, “Is this the standard, really? This is the way that The Washington Post handles people that disagree with them?”

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WATCH:

Bump: There’s no evidence Joe Biden received money from his son’s nefarious dealings.

Host: Here’s some evidence.

Bump: That doesn’t count, and now I’m leaving. pic.twitter.com/8khzpZ4snk

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) September 1, 2023

TRANSCRIPT:

NOAH DWORMAN, HOST, OWNER, COMEDY CELLAR: What do you take from his text message to his adult daughter — Hunter texted her, “I had to give 50% of my income to Pop.”

PHILIP BUMP, WASHINGTON POST: I have no idea what that means. I don’t. I have no idea what that means.

DWORMAN: It’s —

BUMP: It’s circumstantial evidence and you prefer that to direct evidence.

DWORMAN: No. What could it be?

BUMP: I have no idea. I appreciate your enthusiasm.

DWORMAN: Has anybody asked her?

BUMP: I don’t know. I don’t know!

DWORMAN: Don’t you think somebody should ask her?

BUMP: Okay. Like I just said, I don’t know and I don’t know what to make of it, so I have nothing to say about it. What do you want me to say?

DWORMAN: Yeah, but you say, “there’s no evidence, there’s no evidence,” but then there is a text message where he says, “I give Pop 50% of my money.” That’s evidence.

BUMP: Okay. Okay, fine. It’s evidence.

DWORMAN: So –

BUMP: I appreciate you having me on.

DWORMAN: So something like that — who do you think — I’m [inaudible]–

BUMP: I feel like you want me to leave, like, just walk out in the middle of this because that way you can [inaudible]–

DWORMAN: You can go.

BUMP: Alright.

DWORMAN: Is this the standard, really? This is the way that The Washington Post handles people that disagree with them?