FBI Informant's Biden Claims Lead to Arrest, Complicate House GOP Probe
• Alexander Smirnov is a former FBI informant arrested for allegedly fabricating bribery claims about the Bidens that formed the basis for the House GOP's impeachment inquiry.
• Smirnov told the FBI that Russian intelligence passed him a story about Hunter Biden and had kompromat to use in the 2024 election.
• House Republicans are continuing the impeachment probe, taking a deposition from James Biden, who denied Joe Biden ever had involvement in his business dealings.
• Smirnov appeared in court and was released pending his trial on charges of making false statements to the FBI.
• Hunter Biden's legal team argues Smirnov's discredited allegations have "infected" the tax case against him and wants the charges dismissed.