‘Shame’: Fox host buries Republican, GOP admits ‘we were warned’ about indicted informant

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., claimed top Republicans were warned about his debunked Biden claims before a former FBI informant was indicted on fabricated claims that the Biden family took bribes.

Special prosecutor David Weiss Hunter Biden Alexander Smirnov was charged last week with drug and tax violations Lying to the FBI Hunter and President Joe Biden received $5 million in bribes from top brass at Ukrainian energy company Burisma for protection. The special prosecutor said Smirnov told investigators, “Officials associated with Russian intelligence services” Participate in the delivery of the story.

Buck, a member of the House Judiciary Committee who opposes impeaching Biden, told CNN Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and other Republicans All were warned about the informants. Claims are made before they are publicly hyped.

“We were warned at the time that we had received documents outlining that witness’ testimony – and we were warned that the credibility of that statement was unclear,” Buck said.

“Yet people, I went out and talked to the public about how believable this was, how abhorrent it was to colleagues, and how it proved that President Biden – then Vice President Biden – was complicit in receiving bribes,” he said. Bribery.” is absolutely false and really undermines the nature of the accusation. “

Buck added that Cuomo and Jordan “appeared” to have made the information public even though they knew it was unverified.

“I certainly don’t have any evidence that it’s credible, other than the statement itself,” he said. “As a prosecutor for 25 years, I never released it to the public until I could prove the reliability of the statement. Even so, I have never made this statement to the public.” “The only public statement the prosecutor has made is the charging document. Let’s see what the evidence is for this impeachment, if there is more evidence, before we continue. “

House Republicans continued their impeachment inquiry with a closed-door interview Wednesday with President Biden’s brother, James. James Biden reportedly denied that the president had ever “engaged in any business activity or had any direct or indirect financial interest.” Politico.

“I don’t know why Jim Comer and Jim Jordan thought maybe it was Joe Biden’s brother who brought him down,” Fox News host Jessica Tarlov said Wednesday. “But that’s the way they chose to go. Road.” I’m honestly surprised that their bar for shaming is so high, and every witness they call weakens their argument. “

Tarlov pointed to Republicans’ reliance on Smirnov’s statement, which they had previously said was key evidence walk back The alleged importance of the document following the accusation.

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“Not only did he lie, but he lied because the Russians fed him false information. It’s so embarrassing,” Tarlov said.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., the Democratic leader on the Oversight Committee, said Wednesday that “the impeachment inquiry essentially concluded yesterday, in substance, if not in form, with the explosive news” about Russia’s Smirnov provided information.

“It’s clear that this entire episode is not only false and fraudulent, but the product of Russian disinformation and propaganda. That was the impetus behind this investigation for more than a year,” Raskin said.