We begin with another clash on Capitol Hill.

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is ordering Republicans to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, alleging a culture of corruption involving the president and his family, accusing him of profiting from his son, Hunter.

Biden's business dealings while he was vice president in the Obama administration.

Speaker McCarthy has been signaling an inquiry was coming for weeks, but the Tuesday announcement comes as he faces increasing pressure from the conservative wing of the party who are threatening to oust him if he doesn't follow through on Biden's impeachment.

The White House has denied any wrongdoing and an investigation into the issue found no evidence.

But it sets the stage for an even more tumultuous presidential election in 2024 out of New Jersey's three House Republicans, two Representatives Chris Smith and Jeff Van Drew, are fully backing the impeachment effort.

Meanwhile, House Democrats in New Jersey are fuming over the announcement.

Veteran Congressman Bill Pascrell said it shows the GOP doesn't, quote, give a damn about the American people.

And he joins me now.

Congressman Pascrell, thanks for your time today.

You, like many of your fellow Democrats, have called this inquiry baseless.

What's going on right now in Washington, D.C.?

Not much because they can't even get enough votes for regular legislation and an impeachment and impeach but talk is a sign of weakness and desperation.

This is pure chaos.

This time they can't even as a defense appropriations bill, get that.

The party is doubling down on conspiracy theories.

Where does this go from here?

I mean, what evidence is there at this point to warrant an investigation from where you stand?

There is a dead end They had no evidence.

They admit it.

Republican leadership is going on the air and wound one of the tubes in saying we don't have any evidence yet, but maybe we'll get some if we look at this for seven months.

Who the hell are they kidding?

This is a total disgrace.

What do you make of the speaker's decision not to take this inquiry to a floor vote?

Obviously, presumably the votes wouldn't have been there.

Well, then, if the two Republicans did not do very well when they were trying to reach out after the election, after it had been decided that Joe Biden did win legitimately, 60 judges said, no, you're wrong, Republicans.

You do not have any evidence that there was any kind of mass corruption You and I want democracy and Americans should want democracy.

This is not something that is given.

It is not something that falls out of the sky.

It is earned.

So now McCarthy has to save his city.

He's got to save his job.

So he'll talk about anything or do anything.

And that's very sad, Briana.

Very sad.

We know this is inevitably going to affect the 2024 race, is it not?

Yes.

You're absolutely right.

The question is, this didn't just start with Donald Trump.

This started before he was the president of the United States.

When we took part in power away from the members of Congress.

We were heading towards an authoritarian branch of government.

As Washington said, it needs to be protected.

It's a sanctimonious kind of thing.

If you don't have it in your heart, what did you come to Congress for?

Why we had to do what we had to do because there was evidence in the former president's case.

There is no evidence here.

Whatever anybody did in his family, Mr. Biden, they'll have to pay for it.

They'll have to defend themselves.

But don't accuse this as an act of vengeance, I mean, there's no question that the inmates are running the asylum.

Take a look for yourself.

Don't Democrats and Republicans has nothing to do what party affiliation this has to do with the people who are running the asylum right now?

Congressman Bill Pascrell certainly speaking up now.

Congressman, thanks so much for your time and your thoughts today.

Briana, it's always an honor to talk with you.

God bless America.