Partisan Battle Emerges Over FBI Informant With Russia Ties in Biden Probe
• Alexander Smirnov, an FBI informant, was charged with lying about corruption involving Joe Biden and has links to Russian intelligence • Republicans are pushing ahead with attempts to investigate and impeach Biden, dismissing Smirnov's charges • Key Republicans leading the charge include Jim Jordan, James Comer, and Elise Stefanik • Democrats are calling for the "circus" of impeachment attempts to end given the revelations about Smirnov • Republicans are accusing Democrats of playing the "Russia card" to undermine the impeachment efforts