'Irretrievably incompetent' GOP 'circling the drain' after witness fiasco: MSNBC guest

Reacting to the indictment of an FBI source who provided Republicans with derogatory information being used against President Joe Biden which turned out to be false, former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner expressed disgust with the House GOP members who made the man a central focus of the impeachment efforts.

Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," the former prosecutor labeled House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) and his cohort of Biden-attacking members "irretrievably incompetent."

Addressing the revelation that 43-year-old Alexander Smirnov is facing two counts of allegedly handing the FBI false information about the president and his son, Hunter Biden, during the 2020 presidential campaign, Kirschner dryly explained how witnesses are supposed to be vetted for truthfulness.

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"Here's the thing," he told host Mika Brzezinski. "Any time you're dealing with a source, the three most important words are corroboration, corroboration, and corroboration. The fact that the Republicans would rely on somebody like this, who has now been criminally indicted for providing false information about Hunter Biden and potentially, by extension, President Biden, the fact that Republican members of Congress would rely on this raises the question, you know, are they sort of irretrievably incompetent, or do they just turn a blind eye to the credibility of the evidence that they're using in what is one of the most consequential moves: an impeachment hearing against a president of the United States."

He then proceeded to pour more salt in Republicans' wounds.

"You know, it just shows that the Republican Party, or at least certain factions, continue to circle the drain," he added. "You have to wonder, is there anybody in the Republican Party that's willing to do the hard work of pulling them out from this nosedive?"

"This is beyond embarrassing, it is just not governance. It is, you know, inexcusable," he concluded.

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