Staff ReportsAn FBI informant who served up lies about a Biden family bribery scheme has recently begged for mercy in a California courtroom, tossing a spotlight on the family’s tangled web of dubious dealings without a hint of surprise. Alexander Smirnov, the so-called witness, strutted onto the public stage in 2020, alleging that President Joe Biden and his son Hunter pocketed $5 million from the Ukrainian energy company Burisma. Now, after more than three years of twists and turns, he has confessed to the crime of manufacturing these claims—a confession that, unsurprisingly, ignited some eyebrows among those who have been keeping tabs on the Bidens’ escapades.
The saga, fit for a political thriller, turned particularly juicy when Smirnov’s claims were shown to be as genuine as a three-dollar bill. The Biden clan has had more international business affiliations than most people have had hot dinners, yet every time they come under fire, they somehow manage to dodge accountability like a pro. It certainly can’t be a coincidence that this guilty plea surfaced just days after Biden handed Hunter a golden ticket—an all-encompassing pardon that seems tailored to sweep his son’s legal troubles right under the rug, including all that messy tax evasion from his Burisma paycheck. Apparently, responsibility doesn’t run in the family.
Breaking: Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov pleads guilty to lying to agency about the Bidens https://t.co/mABf61SI8p
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The picture gets murkier when considering the chaos that erupted during the previous presidential election. Back then, the Republican cavalry, led by President-elect Donald Trump, skillfully highlighted the alleged corrupt relationship between the Bidens and Burisma, with Smirnov’s testimony serving as a juicy bone. Congressional Republicans, under the watchful eye of House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, kicked off investigations that seemed to reveal Hunter dialing into meetings with various global bad actors—timeone tiptoeing the fine line between shady business and outright corruption.
But just when you thought the curtain had finally risen on the Biden family’s international adventures, a convenient pardon served to obscure those unpleasant truths. America’s taxpayers might find it particularly galling that the president’s pardon will shield Hunter from unreported tax payments that could have reached millions. And as if that weren’t enough, a felony gun conviction is also being excised from the son’s record, as if it were just a frivolous bout of paperwork.
Despite the exoneration and the chaos caused by Smirnov’s false testimony, ominous clouds still loom over the Bidens. Political advisors like Anita Dunn demonstrate a level of cognitive dissonance worthy of a sitcom. Dunn acknowledged that the decision to pardon was made within the family—no need to worry about public perception when you’re cleaning up your own backyard. And so, the “Biden Crime Family” nickname sticks like glue, constantly reminding Americans that even as Biden has paraded his respect for the rule of law, he will prioritize family matters above all else. It’s a classic case of “do as I say, not as I do,” but somehow, that doesn’t seem too far off from the script being written in Washington.
