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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 …

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Elon Musk and Bill Ackman are among critics slamming Biden's u-turn pardon for son Hunter

Daily Mail

Elon Musk and Bill Ackman are among the harshest critics who have slammed Joe Biden for his decision to pardon his son Hunter, after he repeatedly denied he would. President Joe Biden stands with his son Hunter Biden, who earlier in the day was found guilty on all three counts in his criminal gun charges trial, after President Biden arrived …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Hunter Biden reportedly sought US government help for Ukrainian gas company Burisma

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden asked the U.S. ambassador to Italy for help regarding an energy project a Ukrainian gas company was pursuing while his father was vice president, according to The New York Times. Prosecutors indicated last week in court papers they want to introduce evidence at trial about Hunter Biden’s other business dealings, including an arrangement with a Romanian …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Hunter Biden asked State Department to help with Burisma project when dad was VP

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 Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hunter Biden asked the State Department for help with a …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Hunter Biden tried to get U.S. to help Ukrainian firm's project in Italy: report

Raw Story

President Joe Biden's son Hunter tried to get assistance from the United States on a project in Italy by Burisma Energy, a Ukrainian company in which he had a financial stake, when his father was vice president, according to a New York Times report Tuesday. Specifically, Burisma sought approval for a geothermal project in the Tuscany region, which led the …

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5 months ago

Ukraine anxious after Biden’s exit from race, as Russia war rages

Al Jazeera

Biden’s unflinching support has been central to Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russia. Many strong decisions have been made in recent years and they will be… — Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський July 21, 2024 Now, with Biden out of the race and former President Donald Trump the frontrunner to get re-elected in November, many in Ukraine are worried …

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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 …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Takeaways from Hunter Biden’s combative deposition with Republican lawmakers

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The transcript of the congressional deposition of Hunter Biden was released late Thursday, providing a full view of the contentious testimony that took place behind closed doors Wednesday as Republicans aggressively questioned the central figure in their impeachment inquiry. One of their purported key witnesses, Devon Archer, a former business associate of Hunter Biden, testified to the House …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Takeaways from Hunter Biden’s combative deposition with Republican lawmakers

LA Times

Hunter Biden, center, with attorney Abbe Lowell, left, leaves after his closed-door deposition with House members on Wednesday. One of their purported key witnesses, Devon Archer, a former business associate of Hunter Biden, testified to the House Oversight Committee last year that the president’s family sold “the illusion of access” to the corridors of power in Washington. Republicans questioned whether …

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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 …

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9 months, 4 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. …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Opinion: Republicans trying to impeach Biden don't notice the egg on their faces

LA Times

Now we know what a real Russia hoax looks like: very much like House Republicans’ stumbling effort to impeach President Biden. Not only that, according to special counsel David Weiss, who is overseeing the probe into Hunter Biden’s finances, Smirnov was probably coached to create the story by operatives associated with Russian intelligence in an effort to hurt President Biden …

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10 months ago

DOJ Warned Republicans About Publicizing Unverified Report From FBI Informant

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Justice Department told Republicans last year that it would be a mistake to publicize raw paperwork reflecting an informant’s tip to the FBI. As Republicans put it in a document outlining the basis for their impeachment inquiry last fall, the form alleged “that President Biden directly participated in a bribery scheme involving Burisma.” Then, …

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10 months ago

Jamie Raskin Calls Biden Impeachment Inquiry A 'Product Of Russian Disinformation'

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Rep. Jamie Raskin said that House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden is a product of Russian propaganda. In a Tuesday court filing urging a judge to keep Smirnov in jail ahead of his trial, the Justice Department said Tuesday that he “claims to have contacts with multiple foreign intelligence agencies” and that those …

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10 months ago

How is an ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens allegedly linked to Russian intelligence?

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The explosive allegations at the center of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden were false, federal prosecutors said, and came from an ex-FBI informant who said he was in touch with Russian intelligence. The informant, Alexander Smirnov, is “actively peddling new lies that could impact U.S. elections,” federal prosecutors said Wednesday, as they appealed to a judge …

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10 months ago

Who is Alexander Smirnov? Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens had ties with Russian intel

Hindustan Times

A former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company had contacts with Russian intelligence-affiliated officials, prosecutors said Tuesday. Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, left, walks out of his lawyer's office in downtown Las Vegas after being released from federal custody Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. According …

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10 months ago

Ex-FBI Informant Charged With Lying About Bidens Had Russian Intelligence Contacts, Prosecutors Say

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Prosecutors revealed the alleged contact as they urged a judge in Las Vegas to keep Alexander Smirnov behind bars while he awaits trial. According to prosecutors, Smirnov admitted in an interview after his arrest last week that “officials associated with Russian intelligence were involved in passing a story” about Hunter Biden. Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President …

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10 months ago

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts, prosecutors say

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — A former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company had contacts with Russian intelligence-affiliated officials, prosecutors said Tuesday. He is accused of falsely telling his FBI handler that executives with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter and Joe Biden $5 million …

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10 months ago

'Backfired on them tremendously': GOP blamed for causing arrest of their key Biden witness

Raw Story

Despite their attempts to find ammunition against President Joe Biden with their investigations into his business dealings, House Republicans' efforts have "backfired on them tremendously," namely with the arrest of ex-FBI informant Alexander Smirnov for making false claims about Biden and his son Hunter. "A former IRS official had claimed to the House that David Weiss, the U.S. Attorney for …

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The Hunter Biden “informant,” Alexander Smirnov, was arrested by the FBI for making it up.

Slate

On Thursday, the Justice Department announced charges against an FBI informant with inventing the claims that the Ukrainian energy company Burisma had hired Hunter Biden as a way of channeling bribes to Joe Biden. You may recall the whole drama from May 2023 in which Rep. James Comer and Sen. Chuck Grassley demanded that the FBI release “an unclassified record …

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10 months, 1 week ago

'Have hired Hunter Biden to protect through his dad': FBI informant falsely told Ukrainian energy company

India TV News

Washington: An FBI informant has been charged with fabricating 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 in Congress. Prosecutors say Smirnov had only routine business dealings with the company in 2017 and made the bribery allegations after he “expressed bias” against …

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10 months, 1 week ago

FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens’ ties to Ukrainian firm

Al Jazeera

A former FBI informant has been charged with lying about United States President Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s ties to a Ukrainian energy firm. David Weiss, the special counsel leading a criminal probe into Hunter Biden, said on Thursday that a grand jury had indicted Alexander Smirnov on charges of making a “false statement” and “creating a false and …

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10 months, 1 week ago

FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian energy company

Hindustan Times

WASHINGTON — An FBI informant has been charged with fabricating 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 in Congress. Prosecutors say Smirnov in fact had only routine business dealings with the company in 2017 and made the bribery allegations after he …

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10 months, 1 week ago

FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — An FBI informant has been charged with fabricating 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 in Congress. Prosecutors say Smirnov in fact had only routine business dealings with the company in 2017 and made the bribery allegations after he …

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

Elon Musk and Bill Ackman are among critics slamming Biden's u-turn pardon for son Hunter

Hunter Biden reportedly sought US government help for Ukrainian gas company Burisma

Hunter Biden asked State Department to help with Burisma project when dad was VP

Hunter Biden tried to get U.S. to help Ukrainian firm's project in Italy: report

Ukraine anxious after Biden’s exit from race, as Russia war rages

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

Takeaways from Hunter Biden’s combative deposition with Republican lawmakers

Takeaways from Hunter Biden’s combative deposition with Republican lawmakers

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

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

Opinion: Republicans trying to impeach Biden don't notice the egg on their faces

DOJ Warned Republicans About Publicizing Unverified Report From FBI Informant

Jamie Raskin Calls Biden Impeachment Inquiry A 'Product Of Russian Disinformation'

How is an ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens allegedly linked to Russian intelligence?

Who is Alexander Smirnov? Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens had ties with Russian intel

Ex-FBI Informant Charged With Lying About Bidens Had Russian Intelligence Contacts, Prosecutors Say

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts, prosecutors say

'Backfired on them tremendously': GOP blamed for causing arrest of their key Biden witness

The Hunter Biden “informant,” Alexander Smirnov, was arrested by the FBI for making it up.

'Have hired Hunter Biden to protect through his dad': FBI informant falsely told Ukrainian energy company

FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens’ ties to Ukrainian firm

FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian energy company

FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company