Biden Lawyers: Special Counsel Relies on Discredited Claims to Target Hunter Biden
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Hunter Biden's lawyers accused special counsel David Weiss of using discredited bribery claims from FBI informant Alexander Smirnov to derail Biden's plea deal.
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Smirnov allegedly falsely claimed in 2020 that President Biden and Hunter Biden each took $5 million in bribes from Burisma.
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Prosecutors continued investigating Smirnov's claims into 2023, despite the FBI recommending closing the probe into his allegations in 2020.
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House Republicans have promoted Smirnov's unproven claims to fuel their impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
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Biden's attorneys argue Weiss was improperly appointed special counsel, the prosecution is selective and vindictive, and Biden's rights were violated by IRS whistleblowers.