Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens
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Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens

LA Times  

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, left, walks out of his lawyer’s office in downtown Las Vegas after being released on bail in February. A former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Biden and his son Hunter that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress. Smirnov will get credit for the time he has served since his February arrest on charges that he told his FBI handler that executives from the Ukrainian energy company Burisma had paid President Biden and his son Hunter Biden $5 million each around 2015. During a September 2023 conversation with investigators, Smirnov also claimed the Russians probably had recordings of Hunter Biden because a hotel in Ukraine’s capital where he had stayed was “wired” and under their control — information he said was passed along to him by four high-level Russian officials. Smirnov claimed to have contacts with Russian intelligence-affiliated officials, and told authorities after his arrest this year that “officials associated with Russian intelligence were involved in passing a story” about Hunter Biden.

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Ex-FBI informant admits to lying about Biden family's Ukraine dealings
6 days, 7 hours ago

Ex-FBI informant admits to lying about Biden family's Ukraine dealings

Raw Story  

A former FBI informant on Monday admitted to making up a story about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter taking $5 million in bribes from a Ukrainian energy firm. Smirnov was indicted for fabricating claims that Ukrainian energy firm Burisma had paid millions of dollars in bribes to Hunter Biden, who was on the Burisma board, and his father, …

Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens
1 week ago

Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens

CNN  

CNN — A former FBI informant pleaded guilty Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became central to congressional Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into the president. Smirnov will get credit for the time he has served since his February arrest on charges that he told his FBI handler that executives from the …

Former FBI informant pleads guilty to phony bribery scheme involving Bidens
1 week ago

Former FBI informant pleads guilty to phony bribery scheme involving Bidens

Al Jazeera  

The fake bribery scheme involving US President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, was central to Republican impeachment inquiry. A former FBI informant has pleaded guilty to lying about a supposed bribery scheme involving United States President Joe Biden and his son Hunter that was later used by Republicans in Congress as part of an impeachment inquiry. Smirnov, 44, was …

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov pleads guilty to lying about Bidens
1 week ago

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov pleads guilty to lying about Bidens

Salon  

A former FBI informant whose claims were cited by Republicans in their effort to impeach Joe Biden pleaded guilty Monday to fabricating allegations of corruption involving the president and his family, the Associated Press reported. Alexander Smirnov was indicted in February for peddling false claims about Biden and his son, Hunter, supposedly receiving millions of dollars in bribes from a …

Ex-FBI informant who lied about Bidens reaches plea deal
1 week, 3 days ago

Ex-FBI informant who lied about Bidens reaches plea deal

Raw Story  

A former FBI informant charged with lying about US President Joe Biden and his son Hunter has reached a plea deal with prosecutors, according to court documents released Thursday. Alexander Smirnov, 44, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of providing false information in a federal investigation and tax evasion, according to the filing with a district court in …

Ex-FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about Hunter Biden and his father
1 week, 3 days ago

Ex-FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about Hunter Biden and his father

Salon  

Alexander Smirnov, the California man charged with lying to the FBI about fabricated criminal allegations against President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, has agreed to plead guilty, according to a Thursday filing with the court. Hunter Biden sat on Burisma's board of directors from 2014 to 2018, which President-elect Donald Trump and right-wing outlets frequently used as evidence of …

Key informant who lied in Biden impeachment pleads guilty: court records
1 week, 4 days ago

Key informant who lied in Biden impeachment pleads guilty: court records

Raw Story  

Alexander Smirnov has been given a plea deal after he spent years lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, which resulted in a years-long investigation by Republicans in Congress, flagged national security expert Marcy Wheeler. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, Sen. Chuck Grassley, and former Attorney General Bill Barr all bought into the false claims, resulting in …

Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty to federal charges
1 week, 4 days ago

Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty to federal charges

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A former FBI informant accused of fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges, according to court papers filed Thursday. Alexander Smirnov’s deal with Justice Department special counsel David Weiss to plead guilty comes just weeks after prosecutors filed new tax evasion charges against him. Prosecutors say Smirnov …

FBI informant accused of lying about Joe and Hunter Biden pleads guilty
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1 week, 4 days ago

FBI informant accused of lying about Joe and Hunter Biden pleads guilty

CNN  

CNN — An FBI informant accused of lying about the Biden family has cut a plea deal with special counsel David Weiss, the prosecutor who led the criminal probe into Hunter Biden. Alexander Smirnov is set to plead guilty to four charges, including tax evasion and obstructing justice by providing false information to the FBI, according to a court filing …

Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty to federal charges
1 week, 4 days ago

Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty to federal charges

LA Times  

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, left, walks out of his lawyer’s office in Las Vegas after being released from federal custody Tuesday. A former FBI informant accused of falsely claiming that President Biden and his son Hunter accepted bribes has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges, according to court papers filed Thursday. As part of the plea deal with …

FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty
1 week, 4 days ago

FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty

Politico  

Smirnov agreed to plead guilty to one count of obstruction of justice and three tax evasion charges. He reached the deal with special counsel David Weiss, who began investigating allegations against Hunter Biden during President Donald Trump’s first term and was allowed to continue the probe after Joe Biden came into office. Smirnov, who was arrested in February and has …

Trump cites Hunter Biden pardon in latest bid to wipe out his hush money conviction
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump cites Hunter Biden pardon in latest bid to wipe out his hush money conviction

Politico  

In the new filing — which at times reads more like a grievance-laden Trump stump speech than a legal brief — Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove argued that Biden’s assertions about Hunter Biden having been “selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted” and “treated differently” were tantamount to an “extraordinary condemnation of President Biden’s own DOJ.” Trump has tapped Blanche and …

'Shocked': Ex-FBI official details 'possible effect' of Biden pardon on Cabinet hearings
2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Shocked': Ex-FBI official details 'possible effect' of Biden pardon on Cabinet hearings

Raw Story  

Andrew McCabe, the former deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on Monday detailed the potential fallout of President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, telling CNN he was “a little shocked” by the president’s move. And I think it's potentially a destructive thing for his party.” McCabe argued the move “creates the appearance of hypocrisy” …

Biden pardon, Patel FBI nomination fuel debate over politics and justice
3 weeks ago

Biden pardon, Patel FBI nomination fuel debate over politics and justice

LA Times  

Democrats have warned for months that Donald Trump, if elected again, would bend the Justice Department to his own political will. Biden said he did it, after promising he wouldn’t, because he felt his own Justice Department had treated his son unfairly — that “raw politics” had “infected” Hunter Biden’s prosecution on gun and tax evasion offenses and “led to …

Biden claims Hunter charges were politically motivated. Here are what the facts show
3 weeks ago

Biden claims Hunter charges were politically motivated. Here are what the facts show

LA Times  

In announcing that he was pardoning his son Hunter in two federal cases, President Biden said the criminal charges “came about only after several of my political opponents in Congress instigated them to attack me and oppose my election.” The president’s claim that the cases were politically motivated — which his son’s camp has long asserted — has been met …

Ex-FBI Informant Who Allegedly Lied About Biden Accused Of Hiding Millions From Income Taxes
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Ex-FBI Informant Who Allegedly Lied About Biden Accused Of Hiding Millions From Income Taxes

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The former FBI informant accused of making false claims that sparked the GOP impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden was indicted last week on federal charges accusing him of hiding millions of dollars of income when doing his taxes. Alexander Smirnov, an FBI informant charged with lying to officials about an alleged multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President …

Key Informant who lied in Biden impeachment indicted on 10 tax fraud charges
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Key Informant who lied in Biden impeachment indicted on 10 tax fraud charges

Raw Story  

A key informant for House Republicans' impeachment case against President Joe Biden has been indicted again, reported NBC News — this time on 10 charges of tax fraud. According to the report, federal prosecutors said that Alexander Smirnov received more than $2 million in income from "multiple sources in 2020, 2021, and 2022” and bought “a $1.4 million Las Vegas …

Former informant accused of lying about the Bidens is indicted on tax charges
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Former informant accused of lying about the Bidens is indicted on tax charges

Politico  

Smirnov’s attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, said in an email Tuesday that their client “intends to vigorously fight these allegations with the same intensity as he has fought the original indictment.” Smirnov’s trial was recently pushed to Jan. 8 in the case charging him with lying about the Biden family. Prosecutors have alleged that he falsely reported to the …

Hunter Biden pleads guilty in tax evasion trial in Los Angeles
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hunter Biden pleads guilty in tax evasion trial in Los Angeles

China Daily  

Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, leaves federal court in Los Angeles, California, US September 5, 2024. LOS ANGELES -- US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden pleaded guilty Thursday to all nine counts in his criminal tax case in a Los Angeles federal court. Hunter Biden's stunning decision to plead guilty to misdemeanor and felony charges without …

Hunter Biden pleads guilty in tax evasion trial in Los Angeles
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hunter Biden pleads guilty in tax evasion trial in Los Angeles

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-09-06 08:59 Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, leaves federal court in Los Angeles, California, US September 5, 2024. LOS ANGELES -- US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden pleaded guilty Thursday to all nine counts in his criminal tax case in a Los Angeles federal court. Hunter Biden's stunning decision to plead guilty to …

A look at the winding legal saga of Hunter Biden that ended in an unexpected guilty plea
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A look at the winding legal saga of Hunter Biden that ended in an unexpected guilty plea

New Indian Express  

Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel a month later, in August 2023, giving the prosecutor broad authority to investigate and report out his findings. Conviction on gun charges Hunter Biden's attorneys made several failed motions asking for the gun charges to be dropped — ranging from questioning their constitutionality to challenging the appointment …

Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty To Avoid Trial In Tax Case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty To Avoid Trial In Tax Case

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden’s son Hunter pleaded guilty to not paying his taxes on time in order to avoid a second humiliating trial this year. Hunter Biden’s defense attorneys initially said Thursday that their client would be willing to make an “Alford plea,” a special type of guilty plea in which the defendant maintains their innocence but accepts …

Hunter Biden pleads guilty to avoid tax trial months after his gun conviction
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hunter Biden pleads guilty to avoid tax trial months after his gun conviction

LA Times  

Hunter Biden and his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, arrive at federal court in Los Angeles on Sept. 5, 2024. Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges Thursday in a surprise move that spares his family another likely embarrassing and painful criminal trial. Prosecutors urged U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi to reject the proposed plea, saying that Biden “is not …

In surprise move, Hunter Biden pleads guilty in federal tax case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

In surprise move, Hunter Biden pleads guilty in federal tax case

LA Times  

In a surprise move, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty Thursday to all nine federal tax charges he faced, just as jury selection was about to begin in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom. They occur under exceptional circumstances, and that’s not the case today,” Wise said, adding later that “we will not under any circumstances agree to an Alford plea.” After a …

Hunter Biden pleads guilty in US federal tax evasion case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hunter Biden pleads guilty in US federal tax evasion case

Al Jazeera  

President’s son is accused of avoiding at least $1.4m in taxes while enjoying lucrative income from business dealings. Hunter Biden, son of United States President Joe Biden, has pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion, as his lawyers seek a speedy resolution to the election-year case. At a federal courthouse in Los Angeles on Thursday, defence lawyer Abbe Lowell told the …

Hunter Biden’s lawyer accuses prosecutors of trying to smear him with salacious details at tax trial
4 months ago

Hunter Biden’s lawyer accuses prosecutors of trying to smear him with salacious details at tax trial

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — An attorney for Hunter Biden accused prosecutors Wednesday of wanting to introduce salacious details about partying and spending by President Joe Biden’s son to smear his character in front of jurors at his upcoming trial on federal tax charges. During a lengthy hearing in Los Angeles federal court, Hunter Biden’s lawyer said special counsel David Weiss’ team …

Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax, gun cases, citing decision to toss Trump’s classified docs case
5 months ago

Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax, gun cases, citing decision to toss Trump’s classified docs case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, asked federal judges on Thursday to dismiss tax and gun cases against him, citing a ruling in Florida this week that threw out a separate prosecution of former President Donald Trump. The requests in federal court in Delaware and California underscore the potential ramifications of U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal Monday of …

Hunter Biden, U.S. President Joe Biden’s son, convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial
6 months, 1 week ago

Hunter Biden, U.S. President Joe Biden’s son, convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial

The Hindu  

Hunter Biden was convicted on June 11 of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, the President’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. Will accept the outcome: President Biden President Joe Biden said he will accept the outcome of …

Big blow for Joe Biden as son Hunter convicted in gun trial; Will he go to prison after his guilty verdict?
6 months, 1 week ago

Big blow for Joe Biden as son Hunter convicted in gun trial; Will he go to prison after his guilty verdict?

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of lying about his drug use to illegally buy a gun, a verdict Democrats may seize upon to counter Donald Trump’s claim of a justice system weaponized against him. Shocking texts Hunter Biden sent drug dealer revealed A 12-member jury in Wilmington, Delaware, federal court found him …

Hunter Biden found guilty on all felony charges in historic federal gun trial
6 months, 1 week ago

Hunter Biden found guilty on all felony charges in historic federal gun trial

Hindustan Times  

Hunter Biden has been convicted of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. Jurors found Hunter Biden guilty of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on …

Hunter Biden Found Guilty Of Illegally Owning A Gun
6 months, 1 week ago

Hunter Biden Found Guilty Of Illegally Owning A Gun

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A jury in Delaware has found the president’s son guilty of illegally owning a gun in 2018. The case has major political significance, coming as former President Donald Trump and the entire Republican Party mount an all-out assault on the U.S. justice system over its supposed “weaponization” by President Joe Biden against Trump, who faces federal charges …

Column: A jury was right to find Hunter Biden guilty. It’s the prosecutor who was wrong
6 months, 1 week ago

Column: A jury was right to find Hunter Biden guilty. It’s the prosecutor who was wrong

LA Times  

Hunter Biden and his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, arrive to hear the verdict in federal court in Wilmington, Del., on Tuesday. You can’t fault the jury that found Hunter Biden guilty Tuesday of falsely claiming that he was not a drug user on a federal firearm purchase form. The case’s substantial flaws lay not in the evidence but rather in …

Hunter Biden's ex-wife, other family members expected to take the stand in his federal gun trial
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Hunter Biden's ex-wife, other family members expected to take the stand in his federal gun trial

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Federal prosecutors in Hunter Biden's …

Hunter Biden's ex-wife, other family members expected to take the stand in his federal gun trial
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Hunter Biden's ex-wife, other family members expected to take the stand in his federal gun trial

New Indian Express  

First lady Jill Biden and her daughter Ashley sat in the courtroom for much of Tuesday. Hunter Biden has since pleaded not guilty and has said he’s being unfairly targeted by the Justice Department, after Republicans slammed the now-defunct plea deal as a sweetheart deal for the Democratic president’s son. In one exchange with Beau's widow Hallie on the day …

Hunter Biden Lawyer Says He'll Invite President's Brother To Testify In Federal Gun Trial
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Hunter Biden Lawyer Says He'll Invite President's Brother To Testify In Federal Gun Trial

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WILMINGTON, Del. — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday painted President Joe Biden’s son Hunter as a clear drug addict whose dark habits ensnared loved ones and who knew what he was doing when he lied on federal forms to purchase a gun in 2018 when he said he wasn’t in the throes of addiction. the defendant’s choice to …

Prosecutors spend first day of testimony in Hunter Biden’s gun trial detailing his drug problems
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutors spend first day of testimony in Hunter Biden’s gun trial detailing his drug problems

Associated Press  

— Federal prosecutors on Tuesday painted President Joe Biden’s son Hunter as deceptive and driven by addiction, a man whose dark habits ensnared loved ones and who knew what he was doing when he lied on a federal form to purchase a gun in 2018. Hunter Biden was charged with three felonies stemming from the Key witnesses: Hunter Biden’s ex-wife …

"Conspiracy of disinformation": Hunter Biden plans to sue Fox News over false bribery allegations
7 months, 3 weeks ago

"Conspiracy of disinformation": Hunter Biden plans to sue Fox News over false bribery allegations

Salon  

Hunter Biden intends to sue Fox News over its airing of bribery allegations against him that are rooted in claims from a discredited Russian agent, NBC News reported Monday. The arrest of an FBI informant appeared to show that the corruption claims against Hunter Biden are rooted in Russian disinformation. Mark Geragos, a lawyer for Hunter Biden, said Republicans' reliance …

Judge refuses to toss out tax case against Hunter Biden
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge refuses to toss out tax case against Hunter Biden

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A judge refused Monday to toss out a tax case against Hunter Biden, moving the case closer to the possible spectacle of a trial as his father campaigns for another term as president. U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi denied eight motions to dismiss the indictment accusing President Joe Biden’s son of scheming to avoid paying $1.4 million in …

An ex-FBI informant is now charged with lying about Biden corruption. But the US was warned he was a ‘fraud’ years ago
9 months ago

An ex-FBI informant is now charged with lying about Biden corruption. But the US was warned he was a ‘fraud’ years ago

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Republican-led impeachment inquiry into the president hinged …

GOP's indicted key witness was known to be a 'liar and fraudster' in 2016: report
9 months, 1 week ago

GOP's indicted key witness was known to be a 'liar and fraudster' in 2016: report

Raw Story  

The Republicans' impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden was dealt a serious blow last month when FBI informant Alexander Smirnov was arrested and charged with lying to federal investigators about the president and his son. According to CBS News, "Federal prosecutors were put on notice as far back as 2016" that Smirnov was what one source described as a "liar …

How clean is the dirt on Hunter Biden? A key Republican source is charged with lying to the FBI
9 months, 3 weeks ago

How clean is the dirt on Hunter Biden? A key Republican source is charged with lying to the FBI

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Alexander Smirnov was cast by Republicans as one of the FBI’s most trusted informants, offering a “highly credible” account of brazen public corruption by Joe Biden that formed a pillar of the House impeachment investigation of the Democratic president. Court records state Smirnov boasted of his connections with the FBI and said he could help Fomichev “resolve certain …

Alexander Smirnov: What we know about the ex–FBI informant at the heart of the Biden impeachment case.
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Alexander Smirnov: What we know about the ex–FBI informant at the heart of the Biden impeachment case.

Slate  

A little less than a year ago, Republicans in Congress were proclaiming that the testimony of a mysterious unnamed FBI informant implicated Joe Biden in a scheme to oust a Ukrainian official in exchange for a bribe. For Biden supporters, this twist could be almost comically satisfying—if it weren’t for permanent damage Smirnov’s testimony has already done in creating the …

Hunter Biden’s years of personal grief and public missteps are focus of House impeachment probe
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hunter Biden’s years of personal grief and public missteps are focus of House impeachment probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As his father stood in the Rose Garden at the White House in the fall of 2015 and announced he would not run for president, Hunter Biden was facing his own crossroads. This fragile period — playing out over several years of very public missteps and private misfortunes — in the business, political and personal life of Hunter …

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens to remain jailed while he awaits trial, judge rules
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens to remain jailed while he awaits trial, judge rules

Hindustan Times  

LOS ANGELES — A former FBI informant charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family must remain behind bars while he awaits trial, a judge ruled Monday, reversing an earlier order releasing the man. HT Image U.S. District Judge Otis Wright II in Los Angeles ordered Alexander Smirnov’s detention after prosecutors raised concerns that the man …

Alexander Smirnov, ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens, to remain jailed
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Alexander Smirnov, ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens, to remain jailed

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A former FBI informant charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family must remain behind bars while he awaits trial, a judge ruled Monday, reversing an earlier order releasing the man. U.S. District Judge Otis Wright II in Los Angeles ordered Alexander Smirnov’s detention days after he was freed by another judge, then …

The informant next door: A quiet L.A. life masked Kremlin ties for FBI source accused of lying about Bidens
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The informant next door: A quiet L.A. life masked Kremlin ties for FBI source accused of lying about Bidens

LA Times  

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, left, walks out of his lawyer’s office in Las Vegas after being released from federal custody Tuesday. Wright suggested that defense attorneys wanted him free “likely to facilitate his absconding from the United States.” Smirnov’s defense team, headed by veteran Las Vegas attorney David Z. Chesnoff, filed an emergency petition last week with the U.S. …

Ex-FBI informant who allegedly lied about the Bidens will remain behind bars, judge rules
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-FBI informant who allegedly lied about the Bidens will remain behind bars, judge rules

LA Times  

A former FBI informant pleaded not guilty on Monday to lying to federal agents about President Biden and his son Hunter’s dealings with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma, and a judge in Los Angeles ordered the informant to remain behind bars. “Thus, Smirnov’s efforts to spread misinformation about a candidate of one of the two major parties in the United …

'Terrified': CNN analyst says 'extreme measure' taken to keep Biden witness in jail
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'Terrified': CNN analyst says 'extreme measure' taken to keep Biden witness in jail

Raw Story  

Prosecutors who demanded the re-arrest of a former FBI informant accused of lying about $5 million bribes he claimed President Joe Biden accepted are terrified he might flee the country, legal expert said Friday. Elie Honig appeared on CNN Friday to discuss what host Poppy Harlow described as the "super rare" decision to rearrest Alexander Smirnov, a key witness in …

Judge to hold hearing Monday considering detention of ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Judge to hold hearing Monday considering detention of ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens

Hindustan Times  

A federal judge in California will consider whether a former FBI informant charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family must remain behind bars while he awaits trial after prosecutors pushed to have him locked up over fears that he would flee the country. HT Image U.S. Magistrate Judge Daniel Albregts in Las Vegas earlier …

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