In a stunning blow to the already fragile Republican impeachment push against President Joe Biden, one of their key informants is now facing criminal charges for lying to federal investigators. The House Oversight Committee, one of the three Republican-controlled committees overseeing the Biden impeachment inquiry, held a hearing on Wednesday in an attempt to salvage their efforts.

Democrats called upon Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani and a significant figure in the Ukraine scandal that led to former President Trump's first impeachment. During his testimony, Parnas unequivocally declared that there was "zero evidence of the Bidens' corruption in Ukraine" and emphasized that no credible Ukrainian source had ever provided proof of criminal activity involving the Bidens.

Parnas went on to assert that the only information linking the Bidens to Ukraine came solely from one source: Russia and Russian agents. He claimed that the impeachment proceedings against President Biden were built on false information spread by the Kremlin.

This revelation further undermines the Republican narrative, which relied heavily on the testimony of Alexander Smirnov, a former FBI informant. Smirnov was recently charged by the Department of Justice with making false statements to federal authorities. Prosecutors alleged that Smirnov falsely claimed that Burisma executives had confessed to hiring Hunter Biden to secure protection through his father, Joe Biden.

After his arrest, Smirnov admitted that he had been in contact with high-level Russian intelligence officials who were involved in spreading a story about Hunter Biden. The impact of Smirnov's arrest on the House Republicans' case was significant, forcing them to present Tony Bobulinski as their primary witness during the hearing.

However, Bobulinski, a former business associate of Hunter Biden turned critic of the Biden administration, failed to provide substantial evidence to support his corruption accusations against the Biden family. In fact, during the hearing, he was accused of lying during a prior deposition by Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.).

Rep. Garcia highlighted that Bobulinski's testimony failed to establish any link between Hunter Biden and President Biden regarding their business dealings. This further weakened the Republicans' case, as numerous fact witnesses had already testified that President Biden was not involved in any wrongdoing or his family's business ventures.

Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) further dismantled the Republican impeachment push, citing the testimony of nearly 20 fact witnesses who failed to identify any act of wrongdoing by President Biden. Raskin emphasized that the witnesses overwhelmingly stated that Biden had no involvement in his family's business ventures.

The outcome of the hearing left Republicans unenthusiastic, with one committee member heard on a hot mic expressing frustration and stating that "you can't make this stuff up."

The criminal charges against the key informant, the lack of credible evidence, and the testimonies of multiple witnesses severely undermined the Republican impeachment push against President Biden. As the charade teeters on the verge of falling apart, the already tenuous case against the President seems to be slipping away.