A Trump-era Justice Department opinion could hinder the House in their impeachment inquiry unless Speaker puts it up for a vote. A 2020 opinion for the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel stipulated that impeachment inquiries are invalid without the vote of the full House chamber. McCarthy has long insisted he would use the inquiry to give greater weight to subpoenas in the House GOP's investigation into the Biden family business dealings, but with the DOJ opinion still on the books the Biden administration could use it to refuse to comply until the House puts the inquiry to a vote.
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