Former FBI informant charged with lying about alleged Biden family \'bribery scheme\' with Ukrainians and high-level contacts with Russian intelligence

Published: 21 February 2024 at 00:07

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, charged by Special Counsel David Weiss, faces up to 25 years in prison for lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden taking $5 million bribes from Burisma. Prosecutors reveal Smirnov\'s ties to Russian intelligence services and argue for his detention due to the seriousness of the false information passed on about Biden. They express concerns about his foreign contacts potentially aiding his resettlement outside the US. Smirnov, an Israeli citizen with $6 million in liquid funds, is deemed a flight risk.

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