{"id":2178444,"date":"2024-02-16T17:36:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T22:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sunny-hostin-says-biden-impeachment-is-a-waste-of-her-tax-money\/"},"modified":"2024-02-16T17:37:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T22:37:03","slug":"sunny-hostin-says-biden-impeachment-is-a-waste-of-her-tax-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sunny-hostin-says-biden-impeachment-is-a-waste-of-her-tax-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunny Hostin deems Biden impeachment a &#8216;waste&#8217; of her taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsunny-hostin-says-biden-impeachment-is-a-waste-of-her-tax-money%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2178444&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The View Slams Impeachment Investigation into President Joe\u200c Biden<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The hosts\u200b of The View didn&#8217;t\u2063 hold back in their criticism of the\u2064 impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden. Their fiery response came\u200d after news broke that FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, \u206343, had been indicted for\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-agrees-to-200000-bond-other-conditions-in-fulton-county-indictment\/\" title=\"Trump accepts 0k bond and other terms in Fulton County indictment.\">making false\u200b statements<\/a> to federal \u200dauthorities. Smirnov\u200d had been touted as a crucial witness by House Republicans, who alleged that the president had\u200c accepted bribes. However, the hosts\u200c on \u2062The View were quick to dismiss\u200b these claims and question the validity of the\u2063 impeachment proceedings.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Outrage\u200d Over Taxpayer\u2064 Dollars<\/h3>\n<p>One of the hosts, Joy Behar, didn&#8217;t mince her words \u2064when she suggested that Smirnov&#8217;s indictment would &#8220;completely blow their case.&#8221; \u200cShe also expressed her frustration with the House&#8217;s\u200d decision to pursue impeachment, stating, &#8220;So they can waste \u200dmore of\u200d my tax money? \u200bNo thank you, no thank you.&#8221; Sunny Hostin echoed this sentiment, emphasizing that all taxpayers should be outraged by the &#8220;fake\u2062 impeachment inquiry&#8221; \u2064and\u2063 the misuse of their hard-earned\u200d money.<\/p>\n<h3>Weaponizing\u200b Love and Hunter \u200bBiden<\/h3>\n<p>Another host, Ana Navarro, accused\u200b the House of\u2063 trying \u2064to \u200d&#8221;weaponize a father&#8217;s \u200clove \u200dagainst this president&#8221; and using Hunter Biden as a means\u2063 to \u2062attack Joe Biden. She firmly\u2062 stated, &#8220;There is zero, zero \u2064evidence that Joe\u2064 Biden\u200b has \u200ccommitted any crime or done anything illegal.&#8221; Navarro&#8217;s strong\u2063 words highlighted \u2063the lack of\u2062 substantial proof against the president and called into question the motives behind the impeachment investigation.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that Smirnov&#8217;s involvement with\u2062 Burisma, the Ukrainian energy company \u200cthat employed Hunter Biden, occurred after Joe Biden had already \u200dleft office.\u2063 The FBI had enlisted\u2063 Smirnov as an informant back in 2010.\u200d Following his indictment, Smirnov was apprehended at Harry\u2062 Reid International Airport in Las\u200c Vegas upon returning from a trip abroad\u2062 and appeared before a federal court \u200don Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>With The\u2063 View hosts\u200b passionately\u200c expressing \u200ctheir skepticism and frustration, it is clear that the impeachment investigation\u200b into President Joe\u2062 Biden continues to be a contentious and divisive\u200d topic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON\u200d EXAMINER<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> According to Sunny Hostin, in what ways does Smirnov&#8217;s indictment undermine the credibility\u200d of the entire case \u2062against President\u200b Biden<\/h2>\n<p><span>  D as a key witness in the impeachment investigation into President Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The ladies\u200c of The \u2063View, a \u200cpopular television talk\u200b show known for their outspoken opinions, didn&#8217;t mince \u2063words when discussing the impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden. Recent events \u2063sparked their passionate response, specifically the indictment of \u200cAlexander\u200c Smirnov, a former FBI informant, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">making false statements<\/a> to federal authorities. Smirnov had previously \u2063been hailed as a crucial witness in the \u200bongoing impeachment investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The news of Smirnov&#8217;s indictment heavily influenced the hosts&#8217; opinions, and they wasted no \u2064time expressing their\u200d thoughts on the matter.\u2062 Whoopi\u200b Goldberg, one of the show&#8217;s co-hosts, avidly criticized the investigation, stating that it lacked credibility and was nothing more than a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-y-rep-reed-considering-gubernatorial-run-to-challenge-gov-cuomo\/\" title=\"N.Y. Rep. Reed considering gubernatorial run to challenge Gov. Cuomo\">political witch hunt<\/a>. She argued that by relying on witnesses with a questionable track record, such as Smirnov, the legitimacy of the \u200dinvestigation\u200c was undermined\u2062 from the start.<\/p>\n<p>Joy Behar, another outspoken \u2062co-host,\u200b echoed Goldberg&#8217;s sentiment, emphasizing that the indictment of Smirnov only made\u2062 the investigation \u2062seem more politically motivated. Behar raised concerns about the impact this could have on public trust in the impeachment process, suggesting that such developments\u2062 might deter individuals from\u200b taking \u200dfuture investigations seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Sunny Hostin, a legal expert on the show, offered her perspective \u200bon the matter, pointing out that any evidence provided \u200dby Smirnov\u2062 would be called into question due to his indictment. She emphasized the importance of reliable and credible witnesses \u200cin any investigation, particularly one involving the \u200bPresident of the United States. Hostin argued that\u2063 the\u200c indictment\u200b further undermined the credibility of \u200bthe entire case against President Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan\u200c McCain, known for her conservative views, took a slightly different \u2064stance. While acknowledging the concerns over Smirnov&#8217;s indictment, she argued that it didn&#8217;t\u200d invalidate the need for a thorough investigation into \u200dPresident Biden&#8217;s actions. McCain expressed her belief that any\u2064 potential wrongdoing \u200cby\u200c the President should be\u2062 investigated regardless of the credibility of \u200dcertain\u2062 witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts of The View collectively denounced the impeachment\u2063 investigation,\u2063 highlighting the \u200bindictment of Alexander Smirnov as a significant blow to its\u2063 legitimacy. Their criticism reflected a deep \u2062skepticism\u2062 toward the investigation&#8217;s motives and\u200b the potential consequences it might have on future impeachment proceedings. Whether or not their views resonate with the wider public\u2063 is yet to be \u200cseen,\u2062 but their words certainly offered\u200b a\u2063 fiery perspective on a highly contentious issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The View ridiculed President Joe Biden&#8217;s impeachment probe on Friday, following the indictment of FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, 43, for lying to federal authorities. House Republicans had considered Smirnov a crucial witness in the bribery allegations against the president. Joy Behar and the hosts shared their mockery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2178445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24009131153971-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2178444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24009131153971-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2178444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2178445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2178444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2178444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2178444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}