CNN’s John King Torpedoes ‘Stunning’ Bribery Claim About Biden: ‘More Stunning Republicans Admit They Have No Evidence’

CNN anchor John King roasted a new “stunning” claim Republicans are making about President Joe Biden and a “bribery scheme” — saying it’s “more stunning the Republicans making this claim admit they have no evidence, just an unverified tip.”

At issue is a new demand by Republicans in Congress for an alleged FBI document involving President Biden and his family. In letters and press releases, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. James Comer (R-KY) demanded a document they say they “believe the FBI possesses” in which an unidentified informant alleges to FBI agents that Biden “engaged in a bribery scheme with a foreign national.”

The subpoena, issued by Comer’s House Oversight Committee, demands all FBI interview documents containing the word “Biden” as well as “all accompanying attachments and documents.”

On Thursday afternoon’s edition of CNN’s Inside Politics, King teased a segment on the issue by saying “A stunning allegation: Joe Biden taking foreign money to shape U.S. policy. Also stunning, I would argue more stunning: The Republicans making this claim admit they have no evidence, just an unverified tip.”

Moments later, he hosted correspondent Sara Murray, who pointed out on six different occasions that there’s no evidence to back up the claim, and called the whole thing “a clear, deliberate political move”:

(Excerpt) Read more in: Mediaite

CNN’s John King Torpedoes ‘Stunning’ Bribery Claim About Biden: ‘More Stunning Republicans Admit They Have No Evidence’

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