Comer insists indicted FBI informant Smirnov's claims 'not an important part' of Biden family probe

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Kentucky Rep. James Comer insisted, Sunday, that claims from indicted FBI informant Alexander Smirnov are not "an important part" of the GOP-led Biden family influence peddling probe as he pledged the GOP lawmakers will leave no stone "unturned" in uncovering the truth.

"All we knew about Smirnov was the 1023 [form] allegation. We knew from sources that the FBI had never investigated it, and all we knew was what Christopher Wray told us, that this informant was one of their most trusted and highest paid in the bureau, and he had been in that position for over ten years, so that's all we knew about him," he told "Sunday Morning Futures" of Smirnov.

"He wasn't an important part of the case, but it was a tip that we should investigate. We are not going to leave any stone unturned. We're going to investigate every allegation of Biden influence peddling."

Court documents unsealed earlier this month said the Justice Department charged Smirnov with giving false information after he claimed Joe Biden and Hunter Biden were paid millions in exchange for their help firing the Ukrainian prosecutor who was investigating the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma Holdings.

According to prosecutors, Smirnov had recent and extensive ties to Russian intelligence officials.

Pivoting to Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, who also joined the segment on Sunday, Bartiromo asked why ex-British spy Christopher Steele was never similarly indicted for false claims.

"He continued to get paid after they found out what he told the FBI wasn't true. This Smirnov guy gets indicted and arrested not once, but twice," he said.

"David Weiss had this information, the 1023 [form], back in 2020. What did he do for the last three and a half years? Why didn't he look into it before? Because all we knew is what Chairman Comer just said. Christopher Wray said this was a great, confidential human source that we've been paying for 14 years. He's helped put away bad guys. His safety is jeopardized if we give you access to this 1023…"... (Read more)










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