The informant’s story was part of a series of explosive and unsubstantiated claims by Republicans that the Bidens engaged in potentially criminal activity.
On the video app, a familiar face delivers kind greetings for paying customers, and advice for “Bobby from Jersey” about dealing with “haters.” Bowen Yang he is not.
The New York Republican suggested that his future might include a memoir or a reality television show, not to mention the looming criminal trial in federal court.
A Republican-led House known for dysfunction managed to purge a serial fabulist from its ranks, but the expulsion threatened to make it even harder for the G.O.P. to govern.