The White House's go-to Republican critic of the impeachment inquiry into President Biden is considering leaving Congress for a new job - and expressed interest in being an on-air commentator for CNN, The Post has learned.
Buck said privately last month that he was interested in a job at CNN, a source told The Post, after he weighed other options over the past year - including joining a DC-based law firm or seeking Biden's nomination to the Federal Trade Commission.
Buck, 64, confirmed to The Post he's exploring his options and said it would be "Great" to join CNN. "I am interested in talking to folks at CNN and other news organizations - on the, I don't want to call them left, but sort of center-left - and having an opportunity to do that full-time or do that as a contributor would be great also," Buck said in a phone interview.
In recent weeks, Buck has emerged as a leading critic of the impeachment inquiry focused on Biden's alleged links to his son Hunter and brother James' ventures in countries such as China and Ukraine during his vice presidency.
Buck is a member of the hardline conservative Freedom Caucus and said that he may still vote to impeach Biden depending on the course of the investigation.
Buck said that he's interested in learning more about why Russian billionaire Yelena Baturina has been spared US sanctions leveled against Russia's business elite after transferring $3.5 million in 2014 to a corporate entity controlled in part by Hunter Biden before dining at least once with Joe Biden in DC. The Colorado rep, who has a particular interest in antitrust policy, told The Post he spoke with two senators this year about potentially being nominated by Biden to be one of the two Republicans on the five-member FTC, but opted against pursuing it further.
Buck said he's interested in the potential CNN role, in part, because, "I feel like members of Congress choose the silo that they want to speak in and then they compete each other to try to be more to the right or more to the left I think it's essential that we get out of our tent and try to move more people in, or convince more people that we are rational and have good arguments to support our positions."
https://nypost.com/2023/09/19/rep-ken-buck-eyes-cnn-job-amid-biden-impeachment-criticism/
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