Chris White
Politics, Americas
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is considering an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden’s role in Ukraine when he was still serving in the White House, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.
The Wisconsin lawmaker told colleagues that he would consider a probe against the former vice president who is now running for president, three people familiar with the conversations told WaPo. The report suggested other Republicans in the Senate are being more circumspect about how to approach the matter.
WaPo changed several sections of the report in a later version, stripping out sections of the article pertaining to Johnson’s comments. WaPo has not responded to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
“We have and will continue to gather information and conduct oversight on alleged misconduct within government agencies,” Johnson, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, told reporters when asked about the conversation. His office directed the DCNF to the senator’s comments in WaPo.
Johnson’s reported decision comes after President Donald Trump admitted Monday that he asked Ukraine to investigate Biden, but pointed to Biden’s pressuring of Ukraine to fire a top prosecutor that was looking into his son’s business ties.
There is no evidence Biden had the prosecutor fired to help his son, nor is there proof that Trump offered a quid pro quo to Ukraine if they were to investigate Biden’s actions. Biden announced Tuesday he will call for impeachment if Trump fails to comply with investigations by House Democrats, according to a campaign aide.
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