White House counsel says months of hearings have shown ‘the president did nothing wrong’
Good morning US politics readers. The White House has urged House speaker Mike Johnson to end impeachment efforts against Joe Biden, arguing in a letter that House Republicans’ months-long effort to uncover wrongdoing by the president has come up empty.
Writing to Johnson, White House counsel Ed Siskel said it is “obviously time to move on”, noting that testimony and records turned over to the House oversight and judiciary committees have “turned up evidence that … the president did nothing wrong”. The four-page letter comes as the Republican impeachment drive has come to a near-standstill after the indictment of a key witness on charges of making up allegations against the president’s son, Hunter Biden, and amid a tenuous House Republican majority.
10am. The supreme court will convene for a public non-argument session.
10.30am. Joe Biden hosts Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of Ireland for a bilateral meeting
12pm. Mike Johnson will host Biden and Varadkar for the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon at the Capitol.
12.30pm. Biden delivers remarks at the Friends of Ireland Luncheon at US Capitol.
1.25pm. Kamala Harris convenes roundtable conversation about marijuana reform with artist and philanthropist Fat Joe and Kentucky governor Andy Beshear.
2.30pm. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gives briefing.
7.30pm. Independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr attends private dinner and conversation fundraiser in Austin, Texas.