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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 …

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White House demands Fox News walk back Biden corruption claims
9 months, 3 weeks ago

White House demands Fox News walk back Biden corruption claims

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 The White House has formally called on Fox News to …

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Alexander Smirnov, ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens, to remain jailed
9 months, 4 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 …

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The informant next door: A quiet L.A. life masked Kremlin ties for FBI source accused of lying about Bidens
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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‘America First’ is Trump first, Russia close second
9 months, 4 weeks ago

‘America First’ is Trump first, Russia close second

Raw Story  

Less than a week after Donald Trump invited Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to America’s NATO allies, Vladimir Putin had Alexei Navalny, his strongest political adversary, murdered in a Siberian prison. Putin evidently played MAGA congressmen who have spent the past two years trying to impeach President Joe Biden for a supposed bribery scheme — a scheme …

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Hunter Biden informant re-arrested after special counsel objects to his release
10 months ago

Hunter Biden informant re-arrested after special counsel objects to his release

Raw Story  

Former FBI source Alexander Smirnov was arrested for a second time Thursday for making false statements to federal law enforcement. "YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to arrest ALEXANDER SMIRNOV and bring him forthwith to District Judge, Otis D. Wright, II," the warrant stated, "to answer an Indictment charging him with False Statements to Federal Law Enforcement, in violation of Title 18, …

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“Humiliation”: Fox host buries GOP as Republican admits “we were warned” about indicted informant
10 months ago

“Humiliation”: Fox host buries GOP as Republican admits “we were warned” about indicted informant

Salon  

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., claimed that top Republicans were warned about the debunked Biden claims from a former FBI informant before he was indicted for making up allegations that the Bidens took bribes. “We were warned at the time that we received the document outlining this witness’s testimony – we were warned that the credibility of this statement was not …

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Jamie Raskin Calls Biden Impeachment Inquiry A 'Product Of Russian Disinformation'
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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How is an ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens allegedly linked to Russian intelligence?
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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Who is Alexander Smirnov? Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens had ties with Russian intel
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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Ex-FBI Informant Charged With Lying About Bidens Had Russian Intelligence Contacts, Prosecutors Say
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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Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts, prosecutors say
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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