US EditionEx-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts, prosecutors say
- Smirnov, a former FBI informant, is charged with fabricating a bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter, and a Ukrainian energy company.
- Smirnov falsely claimed that executives from the Ukrainian energy company paid the Bidens $5 million each in 2015 or 2016.
- Special Counsel David Weiss charged Smirnov with lying to the FBI and seeking his detention without bail due to his ties to Russian intelligence.
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WaPo Analysis: Another GOP Biden ‘informant.’ Another indictment and link to Russia.
In one way, it’s shocking that a key person in the GOP’s efforts to dig up dirt on the Bidens has been indicted and tells prosecutors he has extensive ties to Russian intelligence.
The Israeli informant who spread lies about Joe Biden and his son, and started an imp
Alexander Smirnov told the FBI that the president and his son demanded a $10 million bribe from a Ukrainian energy firm in order to safeguard it from a criminal probe and Republicans used this to initiate an impeachment inquiry against Biden, but it has now emerged Smirnov concocted the tale because he hates the president
An ex-FBI informant admitted to receiving fabricated information from people linked to Russian intelligence
It is well known that the allegations made by informant Smirnov against Joe and Hunter Biden against the FBI are lies. The confessor now also admits where they come from: from Russia. The local secret service had provided him with material for the stories.
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