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2 months ago
US politics

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens arrested again

Alexander Smirnov, charged with lying about bribery involving Joe Biden's family, was re-arrested in Las Vegas after a judge initially released him with a GPS monitor.
Smirnov, with US-Israeli citizenship, is facing charges of making a false statement and creating a false record in relation to the bribery scheme. [ more ]
emptywheel
2 months ago
Left-wing politics

The Gaps in David Weiss' Belated Indictment of Alexander Smirnov - emptywheel

The informant behind an FD-1023 used to justify the investigation into Hunter and Joe Biden has been indicted for false statement and obstruction.
The indictment alleges that the informant lied about his meetings with Burisma and what Burisma officials told him. [ more ]
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