GOP Seeks FBI Files on Informant Charged with Lying About Purported Biden Bribes
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House Republicans demanded info from FBI about Alexander Smirnov, an informant charged with lying about supposed Bidens bribes
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Smirnov allegedly claimed a Ukrainian executive told him in 2015/2016 that a firm paid $5 million bribes to Bidens
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Smirnov's claim was basis for FBI document that Republicans used to justify impeachment probe into Biden
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Prosecutors said Smirnov fabricated the bribery claim and lied to the FBI
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Republicans say charges against Smirnov show problems with FBI's informant program, while Democrats say it undermines impeachment case