{"id":2178606,"date":"2024-02-16T19:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T00:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-for-gop-to-drop-impeachment-inquiry-after-informant-behind-5-million-bribery-claim-charged-with-lying-to-feds\/"},"modified":"2024-02-16T19:36:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T00:36:22","slug":"biden-calls-for-gop-to-drop-impeachment-inquiry-after-informant-behind-5-million-bribery-claim-charged-with-lying-to-feds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-for-gop-to-drop-impeachment-inquiry-after-informant-behind-5-million-bribery-claim-charged-with-lying-to-feds\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden urges GOP to abandon impeachment inquiry as informant charged with lying to Feds over $5M bribery claim"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fbiden-calls-for-gop-to-drop-impeachment-inquiry-after-informant-behind-5-million-bribery-claim-charged-with-lying-to-feds%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=2178606&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>President Biden Urges House Republicans to Drop Impeachment Inquiry<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden has \u2064made a passionate plea to House Republicans, calling \u200con them to\u200d abandon their impeachment inquiry against him. This comes after an informant who provided the FBI \u200dwith information regarding \u200calleged corruption involving the Biden family was charged\u200d for\u2063 lying to federal authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Special Counsel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/david-weiss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Weiss<\/a> has charged Alexander Smirnov with false \u200bstatement and creating a false record. These charges are \u200crelated to the alleged false information he provided to his FBI\u200b handler about Joe Biden and his\u2064 son Hunter Biden&#8217;s\u2064 supposed business dealings with Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma.<\/p>\n<p>During a \u2063press conference, a \u200creporter confronted\u2063 Biden about the indictment, asking for his reaction and whether \u200bthe impeachment inquiry should be dropped. Biden \u200dresponded emphatically, stating, &#8220;He is lying and\u2063 it should be dropped. And it&#8217;s just been an outrageous effort\u200d from the beginning. We did nothing. No, I&#8217;m serious.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe\u2063 Biden\u200d says the investigations into him and \u200cHunter Biden &#8220;should be dropped.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RObWbuNlGm\">pic.twitter.com\/RObWbuNlGm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Conservative War\u200c Machine (@WarMachineRR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WarMachineRR\/status\/1758554029469094141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, \u200d2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.cacd.915062\/gov.uscourts.cacd.915062.1.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indictment<\/a> \u2064reveals that Smirnov had been repeatedly \u200bwarned by his FBI\u200c handler over the\u2064 course of a decade to provide truthful information. Failure to do\u2063 so would result in criminal consequences. Smirnov was arrested at Harry Reid International\u2062 Airport in Las Vegas after arriving in the U.S. from overseas.<\/p>\n<p>According\u200d to the indictment, Smirnov knowingly provided false information to the FBI about Joe Biden\u200b after \u200che became a \u2063presidential candidate in\u2063 2020. The\u200c document also outlines a fabricated story that Smirnov told his\u200d handler,\u2063 involving meetings\u200c with Burisma executives and\u2064 alleged illicit payments\u2062 to the Bidens.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment clarifies that these allegations were \u2064entirely false. Smirnov&#8217;s\u2063 contacts \u200bwith \u2063Burisma occurred in 2017, after the Obama-Biden Administration and when Joe Biden \u2062had \u200bno influence over U.S. policy. The \u2063indictment suggests that Smirnov transformed \u200droutine business \u2063contacts into bribery \u2063allegations \u200bagainst Joe\u200d Biden, displaying \u2063bias \u2064against him and his candidacy.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1708194883484000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2-Qkl0_rZLba0WnnGhzcWP\">CLICK HERE TO\u200d GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063What pressing issues does President Biden urge House Republicans to focus on \u200cinstead of the impeachment inquiry<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064 Nquiry\u2062 from the beginning. There is no evidence of\u2063 any\u200c wrongdoing on my\u2064 part\u2064 or my son&#8217;s part. It&#8217;s \u200ctime for the Republicans \u200bto stop this <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> \u2063and focus on the\u200d real\u200c issues that our country is facing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s plea to House Republicans comes at a crucial time as the impeachment inquiry poses a threat to his presidency. This inquiry was launched by House Republicans who claimed \u2063that there were potential\u200c instances \u2063of corruption involving \u2062the Biden family. \u2063However, no concrete evidence has been\u200c presented thus far to\u200c support\u200d these \u2064claims. \u2064The indictment of Alexander Smirnov, the \u2062informant who provided false information, further undermines \u200cthe\u2062 credibility of \u200dthe impeachment inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden&#8217;s response to the indictment\u2064 reflects his frustration and disappointment with\u2063 the ongoing investigation. He \u2062firmly believes that this impeachment inquiry is nothing more than a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-court-employee-arrested-for-yelling-out-to-trump-at-civil-trial\/\" title=\"NY court employee arrested for shouting at Trump during civil trial.\">politically motivated attack aimed<\/a> at undermining his presidency and distracting the American public from pressing issues. He emphasized the need to\u2063 prioritize the country&#8217;s \u200cneeds over partisan politics.<\/p>\n<p>While opposition \u200cparties play a crucial role in holding the government accountable, it is important to ensure\u200d that\u2062 investigations are\u200d conducted based on factual evidence rather than unfounded allegations. The charges against Smirnov raise questions about\u2063 the credibility of the information he provided\u200b to the FBI and \u2064subsequently \u2064led to the impeachment \u2062inquiry. As President Biden rightly states, \u2064it\u2064 is crucial to \u2062differentiate between\u200c fact and fiction and focus on the real issues affecting the\u2063 nation.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the impeachment inquiry has largely overshadowed the Biden administration&#8217;s \u200cefforts \u200cto tackle\u200c urgent\u2062 matters\u200c such as \u2062the COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery, \u200cclimate change, and racial inequality. These issues\u200b require immediate attention and bipartisan cooperation. Biden&#8217;s plea \u2064to \u200bHouse Republicans \u2063aims \u2063to redirect their energy and attention towards addressing these pressing challenges rather\u2063 than engaging in a\u200d fruitless impeachment process.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential for\u2064 the nation&#8217;s leaders\u2062 to prioritize\u200d the well-being \u2064of the American people and work towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-crunched-senate-races-to-pass-defense-bill-before-august-recess\/\" title=\"Senate races against time to pass defense bill before August break.\">finding common \u2063ground<\/a>. The ongoing impeachment inquiry not\u200d only distracts from the urgent tasks at\u200b hand but \u200calso contributes to further polarization and division within the\u2062 country. President Biden&#8217;s call for \u200ddropping the impeachment inquiry \u2064serves\u200d as a \u200ccall \u200dfor\u200b unity\u200b and collaboration, echoing his commitment to healing the nation.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, President Biden&#8217;s plea to House \u200bRepublicans to drop the impeachment inquiry reflects his frustration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-trifecta-three-things-former-president-is-counting-on-to-avoid-historic-criminal-convictions\/\" title=\"Trump's strategy: Three factors ex-president relies on to evade criminal charges\">politically\u200d motivated attack<\/a> on his presidency. \u200cThe indictment of Alexander Smirnov raises doubts about the\u200b credibility of the information that led to the\u2064 impeachment inquiry. Biden urges House Republicans to focus on the pressing issues facing the country and prioritize\u200b the well-being of the \u200bAmerican people. \u200cIt \u200bis time for the nation to move forward and unite in tackling the challenges that lie ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden urged House Republicans to abandon their impeachment inquiry following charges against an informant who lied to federal authorities about alleged corruption involving the Biden family. 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