How the worm turns! The special counsel investigating the president’s son, Hunter Biden, has now charged a one-time FBI informant with lying to investigators about the business dealings of the first son and President Joe Biden. For months, House Oversight Committee chair Rep. James Comer (R-KY) and fellow Republicans have based much of their accusations against the Bidens on the “informant” and his lies. https://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/1758250196956524839 From the New York Times (free guest link):
The former informant, Alexander Smirnov, 43, was accused of falsely telling the F.B.I. that Hunter Biden, then serving as a paid member on the board of Burisma, demanded the money to protect the company from an investigation by the country’s prosecutor general at the time.
The story Mr. Smirnov told investigators was part of a series of explosive and unsubstantiated claims by Republicans that the Bidens engaged in potentially criminal activity — allegations central to the party’s efforts to impeach the president.
In July, Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, released a copy of an F.B.I. record that included the false allegation without naming Mr. Smirnov, or questioning its veracity.
The claims in the report turned out to be a lie, said the special counsel, David C. Weiss, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney in Delaware.
If convicted on the two-charge indictment, Smirnov could face a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison. https://twitter.com/AP/status/1758254082555265336 https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1758249073709035926 https://twitter.com/RepRobertGarcia/status/1758257729271959916
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