Coverage dated March 1, 2024

How clean is the dirt on Hunter Biden? A key Republican source is charged with lying to the FBI

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An FBI informant who was once held up by Republicans as a credible source of information about Hunter Biden now finds himself charged with lying to federal authorities. Alexander Smirnov is accused of fabricating a tale of bribery and espionage involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a Ukrainian…

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  1. WDIO Duluth

    How clean is the dirt on Hunter Biden? A key Republican source is charged with lying to the FBI (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    An FBI informant who was once held up by Republicans as a credible source of information about Hunter Biden now finds himself charged with lying to federal authorities. Alexander Smirnov is accused of fabricating a tale of bribery and espionage involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a Ukrainian…

  2. Green Field Reporter

    How clean is the dirt on Hunter Biden? A key Republican source is charged with lying to the FBI - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Alexander Smirnov was cast by Republicans as one of the FBI’s most trusted informants, offering a “highly credible” account of brazen public corruption by Joe Biden that formed a pillar of the House impeachment investigation of the Democratic president.

  3. Boston

    How clean is the dirt on Hunter Biden? A key GOP source is charged with lying to the FBI (opens Boston)

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    “How come in all of the universe nobody in America figured out for years that this guy is a fraud and a liar?”

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