Jordan maintains that the indictment of the FBI informant does not alter the ‘four fundamental facts’ concerning the Bidens
The case against a longtime FBI informant accused of fabricating a multi-million dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden is not a game-changer, a top House GOP investigator argued on Wednesday.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said the indictment against Alexander Smirnov and his claims of having contacts with Russian intelligence officials do not “change the four fundamental facts” tied to Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian gas company that employed Hunter Biden on its board for several years, and Joe Biden pressing Ukrainian officials to fire a top prosecutor in the country, Viktor Shokin, when the elder Biden served as vice president.
Fact number one is Hunter Biden was “put on the board of Burisma, gets paid a million dollars a year,” Jordan said during an exchange with CNN’s Manu Raju. The second fact, according to Jordan, was “he’s not qualified to be on the board. He said so himself in an interview,” an apparent reference to Hunter Biden saying he was hired because of his family name.
Jordan said the third fact concerned executives at Burisma asking Hunter Biden, “Can you weigh in with D.C. and help us deal with the pressure we are facing from the prosecutor?” He was alluding to testimony by Devon Archer, who also served on the board of the company. “Fact number four, Joe Biden then goes to Ukraine” days after a call was made and “conditions the release of … American tax money on the firing of the prosecutor who was applying the pressure” to Burisma, Jordan added.
Raju asked a follow-up question, pressing Jordan on his prior assertion that an FBI-generated FD-1023 form with Smirnov’s claims that Burisma executives paid $5 million in bribes to the Bidens was the “most corroborating” evidence for GOP investigators in their impeachment inquiry. “It corroborates but it doesn’t change those fundamental facts,” Jordan said.
The Ohio Republican made similar points in another exchange with reporters outside the deposition of James Biden, a brother of President Joe Biden, for the impeachment inquiry. Hunter Biden is expected to testify before congressional investigators next week.
A top Democrat, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), said on Tuesday that the impeachment investigation “essentially ended … with the explosive revelation that Mr. Smirnov’s allegations about Ukrainian Burisma payments to Joe Biden were concocted along with Russian intelligence agents.” He also called on House Republicans to “fold up the tent to this circus show. It’s really over at this point.”
The House Oversight Committee, which under Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is spearheading the impeachment inquiry, said the FBI and Department of Justice “have a lot of explaining to do about their reliance on the informant whose allegations were included” in the FD-1023 form.
Three questions were posed in a post to X: “Why did they use this informant, who officials claimed was highly credible, since 2010?”; “Why did they pay the informant six figures?”; and “Why did the DOJ sit on serious allegations from the informant whom the FBI deemed highly credible for years before investigating the claims?” The panel added, “The American people deserve answers.”
[Click here to get the DAILYWIRE+ APP](https://onelink.to/dwapp)What concerns have been raised about Hunter Biden’s position on the board of Burisma and Joe Biden’s role in pressuring the Ukrainian government to fire the prosecutor investigating the company
Our,” Jordan continued, “is that Joe Biden, as vice president, went to Ukraine and pressured the Ukrainian government to fire the prosecutor who was investigating the company that his son was on the board of. Those four facts have never changed.”
The case against Alexander Smirnov, the longtime FBI informant, does not negate or invalidate these facts, Jordan argued. Smirnov, who had been working with the FBI for years, is accused of fabricating a bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.
While the allegations against Smirnov are serious and warrant investigation, Jordan emphasized that they do not change the fundamental facts surrounding Burisma and Joe Biden’s involvement. The focus should remain on whether there was wrongdoing on the part of the Bidens, rather than on the actions of an informant.
It is important to note that Hunter Biden’s position on the board of Burisma has long been a subject of controversy and scrutiny. Many critics argue that his appointment was a result of his family connections and not based on his qualifications or expertise in the energy sector.
Additionally, Joe Biden’s role in pressuring the Ukrainian government to fire the prosecutor investigating Burisma has raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest. Critics allege that Biden’s actions were intended to protect his son and the interests of the company, rather than uphold the principles of justice and transparency.
The indictment against Smirnov and his alleged contacts with Russian intelligence officials may provide additional context to the larger investigation, but it does not fundamentally change the facts surrounding Burisma and Joe Biden’s involvement.
In conclusion, the case against Alexander Smirnov, while significant, does not alter the four fundamental facts that Rep. Jim Jordan highlights. The focus should remain on investigating the actions of the Bidens and determining if there was any wrongdoing, rather than being solely fixated on the allegations against the informant. The case against Smirnov does not serve as a game-changer in the larger narrative surrounding the Burisma controversy and Joe Biden’s role in Ukraine.
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