Former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens’ role in Ukraine business
- An FBI informant has been charged with lying about a bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter, and a Ukrainian energy company. The informant's claims have been central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.
- The indictment reveals that the informant falsely claimed Burisma executives paid millions to Joe Biden and Hunter Biden, which undermines Republicans' allegations of financial benefit to Joe Biden from his son's business dealings in Ukraine.
- Alexander Smirnov, the informant, had routine business dealings with Burisma in 2017 and made the bribery allegations against the Bidens due to his bias against Joe Biden.
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Alleged FBI informant arrested in Las Vegas charged with lying about Joe, Hunter Biden
Prosecutors announced Thursday that an FBI informant was arrested in Las Vegas and charged with lying about the relationship between President Joe Biden and his son Hunter in dealing with Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy company. Alexander Smirnov has been charged with making a false statement and creating a false and fictitious record, according to court documents unsealed Thursday and reported on by Fox News. Smirnov was responsible for th…
FBI Informant Charged with Giving False Information on Bidens, Ukrainian Energy Company
An FBI informant who was one of the main sources in the impeachment inquiry on President Joe Biden has been charged with lying. The informant, Alexander Smirnov, 43, is accused of falsely telling the FBI that Hunter Biden demanded money to protect the Ukrainian company Burisma where he was a board member, the Associated Press reported. The company was under investigation at the time. BREAKING: FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hun…
FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian energy company
WASHINGTON (AP) — An FBI informant has been charged with lying to authorities about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company, a claim that is central to the Republican impeachment inquiry…
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