Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens must remain jailed, appeals court rules
- A federal appeals court rejected a bid to release a former FBI informant charged with fabricating a bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden's family.
- Alexander Smirnov's lawyers sought to overturn a lower court judge's decision to keep him in custody until trial.
- The 9th Circuit panel upheld the lower court's ruling, considering Smirnov a flight risk with no suitable release conditions. Smirnov's legal team plans to persist in seeking his release.
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