Freshmen Democrats Work to Turn Biden Impeachment Effort on Its Head

In addition to Ms. Crockett, there is Representative Dan Goldman, a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has made it his mission to beat Republicans to the microphones outside of closed-door interviews, framing the testimony before his G.O.P. rivals can.

Representative Robert Garcia of California has peppered his remarks with sassy pop culture references that have gained traction on social media, drawing attention to the Democrats’ defense.

And Representative Jared Moskowitz of Florida has gained a reputation as the chief antagonist of Representative James R. Comer, who as chairman of the committee is leading the investigation. Mr. Moskowitz has repeatedly gotten under Mr. Comer’s skin with irreverent tactics, including once wearing a mask of President Vladimir V. Putin to a hearing to mock him as a puppet of RussiaEven without a concerted campaign by Democrats, the Republican drive to impeach Mr. Biden would likely have struggled to gain momentum. Its leaders have never been able to establish the kind of evidence needed to convince mainstream and swing-district members to move forward with impeachment, a critical task given their tiny majority. And their investigation was dealt a near-fatal blow when a key informant was charged with fabricating his story of Mr. Biden accepting bribes.

Many Republicans are now conceding that their push to impeach Mr. Biden is all but dead, and Mr. Comer has pivoted to exploring possible criminal referrals instead, which he has called “the culmination of my investigation.”



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