GOP still plans to call whistleblower indicted as Chinese agent: report

House Republicans investigating Hunter Biden suffered a major embarrassment when Gal Luft, the Israeli "whistleblower" they were relying on for evidence that the Biden family was embroiled in a bribery scheme, was charged by the Department of Justice which claims he was working as an unauthorized Chinese agent.

He's also accused of violating sanctions against Iran and making false statements to federal investigators. It turns out he was actually indicted months before House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) described him as a "credible source," but those charges were sealed until Monday.

But, despite that, House Republicans are still planning to call him to testify in their investigation, reportedThe Washington Post.

"Senior Republicans dismissed the importance of the charges against the fugitive defendant and instead accused the Justice Department, the FBI and other authorities of orchestrating a vast conspiracy on behalf of the first family, providing no documentation or other evidence to support their accusations," reported Paul Kane. This comes after Republicans spent months claiming that vital whistleblowers in the investigation were "missing."

Comer said in a statement, “The Justice Department has had information on the Bidens’ corrupt schemes for years and has done nothing but cover up for the Bidens. We need to root out the politicization and misconduct at the Justice Department and hold bad actors accountable.”

The GOP has claimed that Hunter Biden profited off his family name, and that President Joe Biden was in on it while he was vice president. But it's failed to bring forward any credible evidence of this, to the point that even Fox News hosts have gotten impatient with Comer pushing unfounded claims on air.

Hunter Biden has been charged, and has taken a probation plea agreement, as part of an unrelated tax and firearm investigation. An IRS worker has also come forward to claim that the Justice Department intervened to prevent more serious charges from being pursued; however, David Weiss, the U.S. attorney leading the investigation and an appointee of former President Donald Trump, has said no such thing occurred.