White House Sends Letter to Media Outlets on Biden Impeachment Inquiry
“It’s Time for the Media to Ramp Up Its Scrutiny of House Republicans”
The White House legal office sent a letter Wednesday to several media outlets calling for “scrutiny of House Republicans” over the impeachment inquiry of Joe Biden that was announced by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Tuesday.
The letter by Biden scandal spokesman Ian Sams with the White House Counsel’s office was first reported Tuesday night by CNN’s Oliver Darcy who was given a draft copy (excerpt):
“It’s time for the media to ramp up its scrutiny of House Republicans for opening an impeachment inquiry based on lies,” Ian Sams, a spokesperson for the White House Counsel’s Office, wrote in the letter, according to a draft copy obtained by CNN.
The letter, which said an impeachment inquiry with no supporting evidence should “set off alarm bells for news organizations,” will be sent to executives helming the nation’s largest news organizations, including CNN, The New York Times, Fox News, the Associated Press, CBS News, and others, a White House official familiar with the matter said.
…“And in the modern media environment, where every day liars and hucksters peddle disinformation and lies everywhere from Facebook to Fox, process stories that fail to unpack the illegitimacy of the claims on which House Republicans are basing all their actions only serve to generate confusion, put false premises in people’s feeds, and obscure the truth,” Sams added.
A copy of the letter was posted by Newsmax reporter Logan Ratick:
The White House sent this letter to media organizations yesterday, telling them: “It’s time for the media to ramp up its scrutiny of House Republicans for opening an impeachment inquiry based on lies.” pic.twitter.com/OqREjfGV7P
— Logan Ratick (@Logan_Ratick) September 13, 2023