Republicans remove mention of FBI informant from impeachment letters
1 year, 1 month ago

Republicans remove mention of FBI informant from impeachment letters

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy House Republicans removed a reference to an FBI informant in a letter to a possible witness in their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. House Judiciary Committee Chair Rep Jim Jordan and Oversight Chair James Comer included the information regarding Mr Smirnov in a letter on Tuesday requesting an interview with former State Department official Amos Hochstein. Republicans released an FBI document last year in which Mr Smirnov mentions speaking to Burisma executive Mykola Zlochevsky regarding $5m bribes each offered to Hunter and Joe Biden. Ahead of a closed-door interview with the president’s brother James Biden on Wednesday, Mr Jordan said the Smirnov indictment “doesn't change the fundamental facts”.

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Former FBI informant will be sentenced for bogus bribery claim about President Biden and son Hunter
Trending News
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Former FBI informant will be sentenced for bogus bribery claim about President Biden and son Hunter

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Prosecutors will ask a judge on Wednesday for six years in prison for a former FBI informant whose bogus story about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepting bribes became central to Republicans’ impeachment effort. Prosecutors noted that Smirnov’s false claim “set off a firestorm in Congress” when it resurfaced years later as part of the House …

James Comer throws fellow GOP lawmaker under bus for witness who lied about Biden bribery
3 months ago

James Comer throws fellow GOP lawmaker under bus for witness who lied about Biden bribery

Raw Story  

Rep. James Comer downplayed using a witness who pleaded guilty to lying about a fake bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter. "This was Chuck Grassley's witness," Comer said, shifting the blame to the Republican senator from Iowa. "I understand you're now trying to distance yourself, saying he wasn't a big part of the investigation, but I …

Ex-FBI informant admits to lying about Biden family's Ukraine dealings
3 months ago

Ex-FBI informant admits to lying about Biden family's Ukraine dealings

Raw Story  

A former FBI informant on Monday admitted to making up a story about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter taking $5 million in bribes from a Ukrainian energy firm. Smirnov was indicted for fabricating claims that Ukrainian energy firm Burisma had paid millions of dollars in bribes to Hunter Biden, who was on the Burisma board, and his father, …

Former FBI informant pleads guilty to phony bribery scheme involving Bidens
3 months, 1 week ago

Former FBI informant pleads guilty to phony bribery scheme involving Bidens

Al Jazeera  

The fake bribery scheme involving US President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, was central to Republican impeachment inquiry. A former FBI informant has pleaded guilty to lying about a supposed bribery scheme involving United States President Joe Biden and his son Hunter that was later used by Republicans in Congress as part of an impeachment inquiry. Smirnov, 44, was …

Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens
3 months, 1 week ago

Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens

CNN  

CNN — A former FBI informant pleaded guilty Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became central to congressional Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into the president. Smirnov will get credit for the time he has served since his February arrest on charges that he told his FBI handler that executives from the …

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov pleads guilty to lying about Bidens
3 months, 1 week ago

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov pleads guilty to lying about Bidens

Salon  

A former FBI informant whose claims were cited by Republicans in their effort to impeach Joe Biden pleaded guilty Monday to fabricating allegations of corruption involving the president and his family, the Associated Press reported. Alexander Smirnov was indicted in February for peddling false claims about Biden and his son, Hunter, supposedly receiving millions of dollars in bribes from a …

Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens
3 months, 1 week ago

Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens

LA Times  

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, left, walks out of his lawyer’s office in downtown Las Vegas after being released on bail in February. A former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Biden and his son Hunter that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress. Smirnov will get credit for …

Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Biden family business dealings to plead guilty, court filing says
3 months, 1 week ago

Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Biden family business dealings to plead guilty, court filing says

Hindustan Times  

By Sarah N. Lynch Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Biden family business dealings to plead guilty, court filing says WASHINGTON -A former FBI informant who was charged by Special Counsel David Weiss with lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter's alleged business dealings with a Ukrainian energy company will plead guilty to one count of causing the …

FBI informant accused of lying about Joe and Hunter Biden pleads guilty
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3 months, 1 week ago

FBI informant accused of lying about Joe and Hunter Biden pleads guilty

CNN  

CNN — An FBI informant accused of lying about the Biden family has cut a plea deal with special counsel David Weiss, the prosecutor who led the criminal probe into Hunter Biden. Alexander Smirnov is set to plead guilty to four charges, including tax evasion and obstructing justice by providing false information to the FBI, according to a court filing …

Key Informant who lied in Biden impeachment indicted on 10 tax fraud charges
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Key Informant who lied in Biden impeachment indicted on 10 tax fraud charges

Raw Story  

A key informant for House Republicans' impeachment case against President Joe Biden has been indicted again, reported NBC News — this time on 10 charges of tax fraud. According to the report, federal prosecutors said that Alexander Smirnov received more than $2 million in income from "multiple sources in 2020, 2021, and 2022” and bought “a $1.4 million Las Vegas …

Republicans Wrap Up Impeachment Inquiry Against Joe Biden With No Impeachment
7 months ago

Republicans Wrap Up Impeachment Inquiry Against Joe Biden With No Impeachment

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING House Republicans on Monday said Joe Biden engaged in “impeachable conduct” in a final report on their investigation into the president — but don’t expect the House to vote on articles of impeachment anytime soon. Instead, their final report faults Biden for having repeatedly interacted with his son Hunter Biden’s business partners and giving them the impression …

House Republicans release impeachment report on President Biden, but next steps are uncertain
7 months ago

House Republicans release impeachment report on President Biden, but next steps are uncertain

The Hindu  

House Republicans have released their initial impeachment inquiry report into President Joe Biden, alleging an abuse of power and obstruction of justice in the financial dealings of his son Hunter Biden and family associates. The report said the Constitution's “remedy for a President's flagrant abuse of office is clear: impeachment by the House of Representatives and removal by the Senate.” …

US House Republicans release impeachment report on President Joe Biden
7 months ago

US House Republicans release impeachment report on President Joe Biden

Al Jazeera  

Republicans in the United States House of Representatives have released a report alleging Democratic President Joe Biden committed impeachable offences, but it is unclear whether they would push for a vote following a probe that the White House has long dismissed as politically motivated. A 291-page report by three House committees alleged that Biden profited from an influence-peddling scheme to …

James Comer: Launching impeachment inquiry 'didn't have anything to do with impeachment'
7 months, 3 weeks ago

James Comer: Launching impeachment inquiry 'didn't have anything to do with impeachment'

Raw Story  

Rep. James Comer's impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden appeared to be on shaky ground even before President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential election. As reported by Politico's Jordain Carney, Comer revealed that he has finished his portion of the Biden impeachment inquiry report, although he said he's unsure about whether it will be …

'Fizzling' Biden impeachment probe picked apart by conservative paper
9 months, 1 week ago

'Fizzling' Biden impeachment probe picked apart by conservative paper

Raw Story  

The conservative Washington Examiner newspaper this week lambasted Republican House members for failing to fully implement former President Donald Trump's demands. Trump was impeached twice by a Democratic-led House and "has sought to wield House Republicans," the report says, to do the same to Biden. "These efforts have come to naught, however, despite an enormous effort from House Republicans, who …

House Republicans issue criminal referrals against James and Hunter Biden, alleging false testimony
9 months, 2 weeks ago

House Republicans issue criminal referrals against James and Hunter Biden, alleging false testimony

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans issued criminal referrals Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s son and brother, accusing them of making false statements to Congress as part of the GOP’s yearlong impeachment inquiry. The Republican leaders of the House Oversight and Accountability, Judiciary and Ways and Means committees sent a letter to the Justice Department recommending the prosecution of Hunter Biden and …

House Republicans issue criminal referrals on James and Hunter Biden, alleging false testimony
9 months, 2 weeks ago

House Republicans issue criminal referrals on James and Hunter Biden, alleging false testimony

LA Times  

GOP committee leaders recommend that the Justice Department prosecute President Biden’s brother James Biden, left, and son Hunter Biden over their testimony in an impeachment inquiry. House Republicans issued criminal referrals Wednesday against President Biden’s son and brother, accusing them of making false statements to Congress during a yearlong impeachment inquiry. Abbe Lowell, Hunter Biden’s attorney, said in a statement …

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens must remain jailed, appeals court rules
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens must remain jailed, appeals court rules

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A federal appeals court on …

The Biden impeachment is over despite 'the best efforts of the House GOP’s worst people'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Biden impeachment is over despite 'the best efforts of the House GOP’s worst people'

Raw Story  

Based upon the fact that the Fox News daily drumbeat about President Joe Biden's impeachment being right around the corner has gone noticeably silent, House Republicans have seemingly admitted defeat. The only ones humiliated were the bush-league Javerts of the GOP," Waldman wrote while pointing the finger at former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for loading the investigating committees, including the …

AOC says Republicans used 'Russian intel' to try to impeach Biden
11 months, 1 week ago

AOC says Republicans used 'Russian intel' to try to impeach Biden

Daily Mail  

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Republicans leading the impeachment inquiry took evidence from 'Russian Intelligence' after two GOP House members said that Russian propaganda has 'infected' the party. 'So you have not just the bottom bench here, you have the Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Rep. James Comer take "evidence" and account from someone who was working with the Russian …

AOC says Republicans used 'Russian intelligence' to try to impeach Joe Biden as Stephen Colbert asks her if the GOP is spreading 'propaganda' from the Kremlin
11 months, 1 week ago

AOC says Republicans used 'Russian intelligence' to try to impeach Joe Biden as Stephen Colbert asks her if the GOP is spreading 'propaganda' from the Kremlin

Daily Mail  

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Republicans leading the impeachment inquiry took evidence from 'Russian Intelligence' after two GOP House members said that Russian propaganda has 'infected' the party. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Republicans leading the impeachment inquiry took evidence from 'Russian Intelligence' after two GOP House members said that Russian propaganda has 'infected' their party Late night host Stephen Colbert asked …

House Republicans invite President Biden to testify at public hearing as impeachment inquiry stalls
11 months, 3 weeks ago

House Republicans invite President Biden to testify at public hearing as impeachment inquiry stalls

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Thursday invited President Joe Biden to testify before Congress in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to deliver on their stalled monthslong impeachment inquiry into the Biden family businesses. Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to the Democratic president, inviting him to sit for a public hearing to …

Republicans make last-ditch request for Biden to testify as impeachment inquiry winds down
1 year ago

Republicans make last-ditch request for Biden to testify as impeachment inquiry winds down

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden is all but winding down, lacking the political appetite from within the Republican ranks to go forward with an actual impeachment, but facing political pressure to deliver after months of work. The chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, Republican Rep. James Comer, made a last-ditch push at Wednesday’s …

White House encourages House Republicans to ‘move on’ from their Biden impeachment effort
1 year ago

White House encourages House Republicans to ‘move on’ from their Biden impeachment effort

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s top White House lawyer is encouraging House Speaker Mike Johnson to end his chamber’s efforts to impeach the president over unproven claims that he benefited from the business dealings of his son and brother. White House counsel Ed Siskel wrote in a Friday letter to Johnson, R-La., that testimony and records turned over to the …

Republicans Sent Secret Subpoena For Decade Of Hunter Biden’s Phone Records
1 year ago

Republicans Sent Secret Subpoena For Decade Of Hunter Biden’s Phone Records

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer quietly sent telecom giant AT&T a subpoena last week demanding more than a decade of phone records related to President Joe Biden’s son. 6 subpoena, obtained by HuffPost, gave AT&T two weeks to hand over all records of user activity, including texts and call logs, relating to Hunter Biden’s …

DOJ Giving Republicans Some Material From Special Counsel Hur Report, But No Transcript
1 year ago

DOJ Giving Republicans Some Material From Special Counsel Hur Report, But No Transcript

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― The Department of Justice on Friday told Republicans that it would hand over documents from special counsel Robert Hur’s report on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified material. But the department won’t give Republicans the transcript or audio of Hur’s interview with Biden, which was what Republicans wanted most after Hur said in his report …

Rep. James Comer Talks Up Criminal Referrals, Legislation As Impeachment Prospects Dim
1 year ago

Rep. James Comer Talks Up Criminal Referrals, Legislation As Impeachment Prospects Dim

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON – Instead of impeaching President Joe Biden, Republicans may settle for telling the Justice Department to prosecute his son. House oversight committee chair James Comer, who has led Republicans’ investigation of Biden’s alleged involvement in his son Hunter’s foreign business deals, suggested Wednesday that the end result of the probe would be criminal referrals to the …

House Republicans send new Justice Department subpoenas in impeachment inquiry, drawing pushback
1 year ago

House Republicans send new Justice Department subpoenas in impeachment inquiry, drawing pushback

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is pushing back against a new set of subpoenas quietly sent out by House Republicans related to the Hunter Biden criminal investigation in another brewing faceoff in the President Joe Biden impeachment inquiry. Republicans who blasted that proposed agreement as a “sweetheart deal” have been probing allegations from Internal Revenue Service agents that the Justice …

Alexander Smirnov: What we know about the ex–FBI informant at the heart of the Biden impeachment case.
1 year ago

Alexander Smirnov: What we know about the ex–FBI informant at the heart of the Biden impeachment case.

Slate  

A little less than a year ago, Republicans in Congress were proclaiming that the testimony of a mysterious unnamed FBI informant implicated Joe Biden in a scheme to oust a Ukrainian official in exchange for a bribe. For Biden supporters, this twist could be almost comically satisfying—if it weren’t for permanent damage Smirnov’s testimony has already done in creating the …

Republicans caught off guard by 'prepared and disciplined' Hunter Biden: sources
1 year ago

Republicans caught off guard by 'prepared and disciplined' Hunter Biden: sources

Raw Story  

Republicans seemed to be caught off guard by Hunter Biden's preparation and discipline during a grueling, closed-door deposition. President Joe Biden's son appeared Wednesday before the Oversight and Judiciary committees to discuss his foreign business dealings, which have become the focus of an impeachment inquiry, but Washington Post reporter Jackie Alemany told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that Republicans failed to rattle …

Hunter Biden WILL have public hearing says top Republican James Comer after six-hour impeachment deposition revealed 'many discrepancies' about Joe's involvement in his son's shady business deals
1 year ago

Hunter Biden WILL have public hearing says top Republican James Comer after six-hour impeachment deposition revealed 'many discrepancies' about Joe's involvement in his son's shady business deals

Daily Mail  

Hunter Biden will have a public hearing after his six-hour closed-door deposition revealed 'many discrepancies' about Joe's involvement in his son's shady business deals, says top Republican James Comer. He told reporters after Hunter's six-hour deposition 'proved several bits of our evidence' and added 'we will have a public hearing next.' Hunter departed Capitol Hill after a grueling day of …

Hunter Biden’s years of personal grief and public missteps are focus of House impeachment probe
1 year ago

Hunter Biden’s years of personal grief and public missteps are focus of House impeachment probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As his father stood in the Rose Garden at the White House in the fall of 2015 and announced he would not run for president, Hunter Biden was facing his own crossroads. This fragile period — playing out over several years of very public missteps and private misfortunes — in the business, political and personal life of Hunter …

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens to remain jailed while he awaits trial, judge rules
1 year ago

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens to remain jailed while he awaits trial, judge rules

Hindustan Times  

LOS ANGELES — A former FBI informant charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family must remain behind bars while he awaits trial, a judge ruled Monday, reversing an earlier order releasing the man. HT Image U.S. District Judge Otis Wright II in Los Angeles ordered Alexander Smirnov’s detention after prosecutors raised concerns that the man …

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens will appear in court as judge weighs his detention
1 year ago

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens will appear in court as judge weighs his detention

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former FBI informant charged …

Republicans doubt prospects of Biden impeachment effort, report says
1 year ago

Republicans doubt prospects of Biden impeachment effort, report says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy House Republicans increasingly believe there is little chance of any …

Judge to hold hearing Monday considering detention of ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens
1 year ago

Judge to hold hearing Monday considering detention of ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens

Associated Press  

A federal judge in California will consider whether a former FBI informant charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family must remain behind bars while he awaits trial after prosecutors pushed to have him locked up over fears that he would flee the country. But U.S. District Judge Otis Wright II ordered Smirnov to be …

DOJ Warned Republicans About Publicizing Unverified Report From FBI Informant
1 year, 1 month ago

DOJ Warned Republicans About Publicizing Unverified Report From FBI Informant

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Justice Department told Republicans last year that it would be a mistake to publicize raw paperwork reflecting an informant’s tip to the FBI. As Republicans put it in a document outlining the basis for their impeachment inquiry last fall, the form alleged “that President Biden directly participated in a bribery scheme involving Burisma.” Then, …

Interviews with 'lying' FBI informant erased from Republican's Biden impeachment website
1 year, 1 month ago

Interviews with 'lying' FBI informant erased from Republican's Biden impeachment website

Raw Story  

Republicans are continuing to delete mention of the FBI informant on which they based their impeachment investigation. Ian Sams, White House spokesman for oversight and investigations, noticed that 'evidence" listed on the House Republican Oversight and Reform Committee's Biden impeachment website is disappearing. That informant, Alexander Smirnov, has been accused of lying over information he gave to the FBI about …

Jamie Raskin Calls Biden Impeachment Inquiry A 'Product Of Russian Disinformation'
1 year, 1 month ago

Jamie Raskin Calls Biden Impeachment Inquiry A 'Product Of Russian Disinformation'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Rep. Jamie Raskin said that House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden is a product of Russian propaganda. In a Tuesday court filing urging a judge to keep Smirnov in jail ahead of his trial, the Justice Department said Tuesday that he “claims to have contacts with multiple foreign intelligence agencies” and that those …

Republicans Delete Reference To FBI Informant From Impeachment Interview Request Letter
1 year, 1 month ago

Republicans Delete Reference To FBI Informant From Impeachment Interview Request Letter

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Republicans deleted a reference to a discredited FBI informant in a letter they sent on Tuesday to a potential witness in their impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. Republican interview request letters typically spell out the basis for their investigation, including with a paragraph describing a credible confidential human source’s conversations with a Ukrainian gas …

Ex-FBI Informant Charged With Lying About Bidens Had Russian Intelligence Contacts, Prosecutors Say
1 year, 1 month ago

Ex-FBI Informant Charged With Lying About Bidens Had Russian Intelligence Contacts, Prosecutors Say

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Prosecutors revealed the alleged contact as they urged a judge in Las Vegas to keep Alexander Smirnov behind bars while he awaits trial. According to prosecutors, Smirnov admitted in an interview after his arrest last week that “officials associated with Russian intelligence were involved in passing a story” about Hunter Biden. Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President …

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts, prosecutors say
1 year, 1 month ago

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts, prosecutors say

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — A former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company had contacts with Russian intelligence-affiliated officials, prosecutors said Tuesday. He is accused of falsely telling his FBI handler that executives with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter and Joe Biden $5 million …

Hunter Biden’s Lawyers Says Bogus FBI Informant ‘Infected’ His Prosecution
1 year, 1 month ago

Hunter Biden’s Lawyers Says Bogus FBI Informant ‘Infected’ His Prosecution

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Attorneys for the president’s son say an FBI informant’s lies have “infected” the case against their client. In a court filing on Tuesday, Biden’s attorneys suggested prosecutors abandoned the plea deal because they believed they might be able to charge Biden with a more serious crime. “It now seems clear that the Smirnov allegations infected this case,” …

The Hunter Biden “informant,” Alexander Smirnov, was arrested by the FBI for making it up.
1 year, 1 month ago

The Hunter Biden “informant,” Alexander Smirnov, was arrested by the FBI for making it up.

Slate  

On Thursday, the Justice Department announced charges against an FBI informant with inventing the claims that the Ukrainian energy company Burisma had hired Hunter Biden as a way of channeling bribes to Joe Biden. You may recall the whole drama from May 2023 in which Rep. James Comer and Sen. Chuck Grassley demanded that the FBI release “an unclassified record …

Joe Biden Says Republicans Should Drop Impeachment Following FBI Bombshell
1 year, 1 month ago

Joe Biden Says Republicans Should Drop Impeachment Following FBI Bombshell

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden said Friday that Republicans should drop their impeachment inquiry against him after the Justice Department said an FBI informant made up a bribery allegation. Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House oversight committee, said the indictment “has demonstrated how key evidence at the heart of House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry is …

New FBI bombshell 'eviscerates' GOP's Joe Biden impeachment effort: legal expert
1 year, 1 month ago

New FBI bombshell 'eviscerates' GOP's Joe Biden impeachment effort: legal expert

Raw Story  

The case charging Hunter Biden with engaging in a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme suffered a massive blow after the informant central to the case and to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress — was slapped with allegations of lying to the FBI. "I think it eviscerates the impeachment effort," former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Elliot Williams said during an appearance on …

'Have hired Hunter Biden to protect through his dad': FBI informant falsely told Ukrainian energy company
1 year, 1 month ago

'Have hired Hunter Biden to protect through his dad': FBI informant falsely told Ukrainian energy company

India TV News  

Washington: An FBI informant has been charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter, and a Ukrainian energy company, a claim that is central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress. Prosecutors say Smirnov had only routine business dealings with the company in 2017 and made the bribery allegations after he “expressed bias” against …

FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens’ ties to Ukrainian firm
1 year, 1 month ago

FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens’ ties to Ukrainian firm

Al Jazeera  

A former FBI informant has been charged with lying about United States President Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s ties to a Ukrainian energy firm. David Weiss, the special counsel leading a criminal probe into Hunter Biden, said on Thursday that a grand jury had indicted Alexander Smirnov on charges of making a “false statement” and “creating a false and …

FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian energy company
1 year, 1 month ago

FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian energy company

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON — An FBI informant has been charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company, a claim that is central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress. Prosecutors say Smirnov in fact had only routine business dealings with the company in 2017 and made the bribery allegations after he …

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