Special Prosecutor David Weiss charged Burisma whistleblower Alexander Smirnov with two counts of lying to the FBI about Joe and Hunter Biden.
NBC News reported:
Alexander Smirnov, 43, disliked Joe Biden and was arrested in Las Vegas after returning from a trip abroad, according to the Justice Department. The case arose from the special counsel investigation led by David Weiss, who is also leading the case against Hunter Biden. Weiss had been nominated by then-President Donald Trump to be Delaware’s top federal prosecutor.
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Smirnov allegedly told the FBI – falsely – that officials at Burisma, the Ukrainian energy company for which Hunter Biden worked, told him they had hired Hunter Biden because “he would protect us, through his father, from all kinds of problems.” Smirnov allegedly told the FBI – again, falsely – that Burisma officials told him they had paid Hunter Biden and Joe Biden $5 million and that it would take investigators 10 years to uncover the illicit payments to Joe Biden.
The claim that Biden would get $5 million has been supported by Republicans ranging from House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer to Donald Trump. Comer has appeared many times in conservative media claiming that Biden got $5 million from Burisma.
The request was made up. There was no $5 million. The only time Smirnov had contact with Burisma executives was in 2017, after then-Vice President Biden left office.
Comer’s entire impeachment inquiry was based on Burisma’s lie. There was no influence peddling. There were no bribes. President Biden did not make millions of dollars as vice president.
The foundations of the Republican investigation have collapsed, and it’s time to end the Biden impeachment farce.
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