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House speaker Kevin McCarthy announces impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

No, his son was using his dad's name to gain influence, but Biden had no involvement with those business deals. I'm not saying nepotism should be legal or that family members of political figures should be capable of benefiting from their relative, but there are no laws preventing this.