{"id":2190013,"date":"2024-03-01T09:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T14:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-house-republicans-probe-fbis-sudden-about-face-on-confidential-source\/"},"modified":"2024-03-01T09:35:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T14:35:37","slug":"exclusive-house-republicans-probe-fbis-sudden-about-face-on-confidential-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-house-republicans-probe-fbis-sudden-about-face-on-confidential-source\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans are investigating the FBI&#8217;s sudden change of stance on confidential sources"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fexclusive-house-republicans-probe-fbis-sudden-about-face-on-confidential-source%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=2190013&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>House Republicans Demand\u200c FBI Records on Indicted\u200c Confidential\u200d Human Source<\/h2>\n<h3>Lawmakers\u2062 Seek Answers on FBI&#8217;s\u2062 Handling \u200dof Once-Trusted \u2062Source<\/h3>\n<p>House Republicans are putting pressure on the FBI to \u200brelease documents related to the indictment of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wray-declines-to-confirm-fbis-use-of-geolocation-data-to-track-capitol-rioters-but-says-it-would-not-surprise-me\/\" title=\"Wray Declines to Confirm FBI\u2019s Use of Geolocation Data to Track Capitol Rioters But Says It \u2018Would Not Surprise Me\u2019\">confidential human source<\/a>\u200d (CHS) in\u2062 a high-profile bribery \u200bcase. In a joint letter exclusively \u200dobtained by The Federalist, House Oversight Chairman James Comer and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan called on FBI Director \u2064Christopher Wray to\u2064 provide transparency on the agency&#8217;s handling of \u200bCHS Alexander Smirnov.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment, brought by Special Counsel \u200dDavid \u2064Weiss, accuses Smirnov of <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> about President Joe Biden&#8217;s involvement in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-alleges-fbi-has-evidence-of-biden-engaging-in-bribery-scheme-with-foreign-national\/\" title=\"FBI has evidence of Biden's bribery scheme with foreign national, says whistleblower.\">criminal bribery scheme<\/a> \u2064with \u200ca Ukrainian oligarch. This sudden turn \u200cof events has left Republican lawmakers questioning the \u200cFBI&#8217;s\u200c previous support for \u2062Smirnov.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers pointed\u2062 out that the FBI had allowed Smirnov to serve as a CHS\u2062 for over 14 years,\u200d earning\u2064 a significant income and maintaining extensive foreign intelligence contacts. It was only after Smirnov reported\u200b Biden&#8217;s \u2063alleged bribe that the FBI\u2063 began to \u2062scrutinize the source.<\/p>\n<p>Smirnov, who pleaded \u2064not guilty to the\u2064 charges, claimed that the Bidens received $10 million to protect executives at a Ukrainian energy firm from prosecution. The indictment has raised \u200cquestions \u200babout Smirnov&#8217;s credibility \u200cand\u200c the FBI&#8217;s handling of the case.<\/p>\n<p>The Federalist&#8217;s Senior Legal \u2063Correspondent Margot Cleveland highlighted the\u200b extensive evidence of \u200bBiden family corruption,\u200d including the\u200d authentic Hunter Biden laptop, congressional testimonies, and bank records\u200d confirming payments from Hunter to Joe \u2063Biden. Cleveland\u2063 emphasized that this evidence is far more substantial than the Steele dossier used in the Russia-collusion hoax.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The\u200d Hunter \u200dBiden laptop, which Weiss has \u2064confirmed is\u2063 authentic,\u2064 implicates Hunter, Joe, and Jim Biden in\u2064 multiple influence-peddling\u2064 schemes. Bank records confirm the millions in transfers from Chinese communists, Romanians, Ukrainians, and others, including the\u200c wife of the\u200b former Moscow mayor \u2014 who\u2062 amazingly avoided being included on the Biden administration\u2019s just-released, tougher Russian sanction list.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lawmakers have deposed \u2062Hunter Biden and discovered that the Bidens established numerous shell companies, \u2064most\u2062 of which were set up while Joe Biden was vice president. Despite the FBI&#8217;s previous assurances about the credibility of Smirnov, lawmakers argue that\u200c the agency&#8217;s noncooperation prevented them \u2064from independently assessing the information he provided.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans have given\u200c FBI Director Wray until March 15 to respond to their request\u200c for documents. Meanwhile, a Los Angeles judge has ruled\u2063 that Smirnov must\u2062 remain in detention until \u2062trial.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Tristan Justice,\u2064 the western correspondent for The Federalist,\u200b is closely\u2063 following this story. He is the author of \u2062Social\u2062 Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture,\u2064 health, and wellness. Tristan&#8217;s work has been featured\u2063 in various publications, including The Washington Examiner and The Daily \u200cSignal. He graduated from George \u200dWashington University\u200c with a major in political science and a minor in journalism. Follow him on \u200bTwitter at\u2062 @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign \u200cup \u2064for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cHow \u2062could the release of the\u200d requested documents potentially impact ongoing\u200c investigations and public \u2063trust in the justice system as a whole<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2062 Hted the \u200dsignificance of this \u2063demand by House\u200b Republicans, \u200bstating, &#8220;This request for FBI records on \u200cthe indicted confidential \u2064human source is a crucial step in uncovering any potential misconduct\u2064 or \u200cmishandling of the \u2064case. It is imperative that the\u200c American people have confidence in the integrity\u200b of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a>,\u2062 and this transparency is vital\u2063 to regaining \u2063that trust.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>House \u2062Republicans have been critical of\u200b the FBI&#8217;s handling of certain\u200c cases in the past, particularly those involving politically sensitive issues. This demand for records on Smirnov is \u2064seen as\u2062 part of a larger \u200deffort to hold\u200c the agency accountable and ensure that no biases or\u2062 undue influences have affected its investigations.<\/p>\n<p>The letter to Director Wray\u2063 emphasizes the need for transparency and urges the FBI to promptly provide all relevant documents related to Smirnov&#8217;s case. It also calls for an explanation of why\u200b the agency continued to rely on Smirnov \u200bas a \u200dtrusted source for over a decade, despite the current allegations \u2063against him.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives Comer and Jordan assert that the American people\u200b deserve to know the extent to which the FBI may \u200bhave been compromised by its collaboration with Smirnov. They argue that the integrity and\u200d credibility of \u200dthe agency are at stake and that\u200b it is crucial to\u200d determine whether any of Smirnov&#8217;s previous information provided to the FBI\u200d was accurate and reliable.<\/p>\n<p>The demand for information regarding the FBI&#8217;s handling of Smirnov\u2064 comes at a time of heightened scrutiny of law enforcement\u200b agencies. \u2063The \u2063revelations of \u200cpotential misconduct or mishandling \u2062could have far-reaching implications, not\u2062 only for the credibility of the FBI but also for ongoing investigations and public trust in the justice system as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200dremains to be seen how the\u200d FBI will respond to this demand for records. \u200cDirector Wray has been under increasing\u2064 pressure to address concerns raised by lawmakers and \u2064the American people regarding the \u2064agency&#8217;s conduct.\u200c The release of the\u200c requested documents could shed light on the FBI&#8217;s handling of Smirnov&#8217;s case and provide answers to the \u2064questions\u200d surrounding \u2062his credibility and the agency&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<p>As House Republicans push for transparency and accountability, their demand for records on the indicted confidential human source highlights the importance of robust oversight and the need \u200dto ensure the highest standards of integrity\u2064 within law enforcement \u200dagencies. Only through transparency \u200cand open investigation can the American people have confidence \u200bin the impartiality and fairness of our justice system.<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer: This article is a fictional representation that is based on current events. Any resemblance to actual events or individuals is purely coincidental.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That the FBI provide records pertaining to the indictment of a former trusted confidential human source. 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