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Republicans remove mention of FBI informant from letters requesting interview in impeachment inquiry

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House Republicans removed a reference to an FBI informant in a letter to a possible witness in their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

The interview request letters have generally outlined the reasons for the investigation, including information regarding a supposed source speaking to a Ukrainian gas company executive claiming to have bribed Mr Biden.

The informant, Alexander Smirnov, made up the claim, the Department of Justice said last week.

Republicans now appear to be crossing out anything relating to him in their messages regarding

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