Let's not forget Comer's 1st star witness Gal Luft - Chinese agent aaaand fugitive

[underpants]

So the basis of the investigation, Smirnov, got put back in jail because he was trying to flee the country.

Remember this guy?

GOP House 'informant' indicted on allegations he was an agent for China
Gal Luft, 57, was charged with acting as an unregistered agent for the Chinese government, trafficking weapons and lying to federal agents
July 11, 2023

Gal Luft, a dual Israeli and American citizen and a co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, was also charged with violating Iranian sanctions and making false statements to federal agents, according to the November indictment, which was unsealed Monday.

In recent months, Luft has made headlines by alleging in so-far unsubstantiated public statements promoted by House Republicans that the Biden family received payments from Chinese nationals tied to Chinese intelligence and that Hunter Biden, the president's son, had a mole inside the FBI.

"He is very credible," House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., told Newsmax last week.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/gop-house-informant-indicted-allegations-was-agent-china-rcna93633

[tanyev]

1. Jeez, good reminder.

[Lochloosa]

2. Charges:

Count

Charge

Maximum Prison Term

One

Conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act

Five years

Two

Conspiracy to violate the Arms Export Control Act

Five years

Three

Violation of the Arms Export Control Act (relating to Libya)

20 years

Four

Violation of the Arms Export Control Act (relating to the United Arab Emirates)

20 years

Five

Violation of the Arms Export Control Act (relating to Kenya)

20 years

Six

Making false statements

Five years

Seven

Conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act

20 years

Eight

Making false statements

Five years