Republicans pushed debunked Biden bribery claim in impeachment bid
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House Republicans repeatedly cited an FBI informant's now-debunked claim that Biden took a $5 million bribe from a Ukrainian businessman as a central part of their impeachment push.
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Key Republicans like Reps. Comer, Jordan, and McCarthy portrayed the allegation as credible evidence of Biden's corruption before it was disproven.
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Multiple Republican members of Congress explicitly claimed Biden took bribes, going beyond what the FBI document actually said.
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Even after the informant was charged with lying, Republicans are downplaying the role the debunked claim played in their impeachment inquiry.
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Republicans made the bribery allegation a centerpiece of their rhetoric justifying the impeachment probe, calling it "crucial" evidence and "proof" of criminality.