Nearly six months after Joe Biden left the White House, Senate Republicans are still scrutinizing his presidency, kicking off the first in what’s expected to be a series of congressional hearings this year on his mental fitness in office.

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee brought in three witnesses Wednesday — none of whom served in Biden’s administration — to scrutinize his time in office, arguing that Biden, his staff and the media must be held accountable. Democrats boycotted the hearing and criticized Republicans for “arm chair diagnosing” Biden when the committee could be looking into serious matters.

Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, who co-chaired the hearing, said that they will aim to “shine a light on exactly what went on in the White House during Biden’s presidency.”

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    22 hours ago

    Ok so genuinely, what the actual fuck are the fash hoping to get out of this besides a simple distraction?

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      21 hours ago

      My guess is that this could be used to help reverse some of his accomplishments? Maybe revoke appointments for judges?

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      18 hours ago

      Tucker is a Putin lackey more than he is MAGA. Putin is buddies with Iran. Cruz is philtrum-deep up Trump’s anus, so he’s fed up with Iran and doesn’t know why. They’re both just hoping to get a praise fetish dopamine hit from their respective daddies.

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      19 hours ago

      Mostly undoing his legacy and trying to placate their base, who is sharply divided in the actions of Trump/GOP since the election.