permafrost Loc: Minnesota

Opinion: Smirnov indictment pushes GOP impeachment probe of Biden off the edge

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/19/opinions/biden-fbi-informant-smirnov-impeachment-aftergut/index.html

On Thursday, the Justice Department indicted Alexander Smirnov, a former FBI informant, for lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s involvement in negotiations with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings. Smirnov is a central witness in the House Republicans’ Biden impeachment inquiry, which was already circling the drain as committee leaders have persisted in pursuing baseless allegations for political gain.

Dennis Aftergut
Dennis Aftergut Courtesy of Dennis Aftergut
According to the indictment, Smirnov lied to the FBI by claiming that officials at Burisma, where Hunter Biden served on the board years ago, bribed then-Vice President Biden and his son so the vice president would interfere with a criminal investigation into the company. Smirnov now faces charges for making false statements to the FBI and creating false records.

Smirnov’s testimony has been the “heart” of House Oversight Committee Republicans’ stumbling “investigation” into impeaching President Biden. News of Smirnov’s indictment had Oversight Committee Chair James Comer of Kentucky beating a strategic retreat: “The impeachment inquiry,” he said on Thursday, “is not reliant on the FBI’s [interview of Smirnov]. It is based on a large record of evidence.”

That’s to be expected from politicians trying to salvage an investigation whose key witness has been exposed. With Smirnov’s indictment for fabricating claims, the air is out of the House inquiry’s tires. For those in the fact-based world, the oversight committee’s impeachment car, driven by Comer, is stuck on the edge of a cliff with two wheels hanging in thin air.

Kevyn

Did you see the embarrassed retractions on FOX and Newsmax for dis-informing their viewers? Not to mention the contrition expressed by the chair of the impeachment committee and public apology to our President?

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

Kevyn

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

Wow, Kev, gotta show this to everyone. most will cheer, a few will rant..

thanks.. have a great day..

guzzimaestro

This, like all your worthless posts, has been debunked

RascalRiley Loc: Somewhere south of Detroit

You are no position to debunk anything.

guzzimaestro

Your worthless posts debunked as well, commie

RascalRiley Loc: Somewhere south of Detroit

Commie no long has any punch when is applied to anyone not pulling for a narcissistic sociopath.

guzzimaestro

dbirch

or was he a plant to deflect? Put nothing pass the deep state.

tomhoff24

Apparently not by Fox opinions