FBI Knew GOP’s Informant Was Shady Back In 2016

CBS News reports:

Federal prosecutors were put on notice as far back as 2016 that Alexander Smirnov, the confidential FBI informant whose alleged lies about President Biden’s business dealings fueled — and then damaged — a Republican impeachment effort, was a known “liar and a fraudster.”

Smirnov, 43, was indicted last month for allegedly fabricating a story about President Biden and his son Hunter each accepting $5 million bribes from a Ukrainian energy company.

It was a shocking turn of events, especially given that Smirnov’s explosive allegations had been a key piece of the GOP’s impeachment quest against Mr. Biden — and that Republican lawmakers had touted him as a highly credible witness.

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