Posted 2/26/2024, 6:36:00 PM
Ex-FBI Informant Faces Perjury Charges Over Claims of Bidens Taking Bribes
- Ex-FBI informant Alexander Smirnov charged with lying about $5 million bribe to Bidens; must stay jailed awaiting trial
- Smirnov claimed Burisma execs paid $5 million each to Joe & Hunter Biden around 2015
- Prosecutors revealed Smirnov has ties to Russian intelligence, was planning overseas trips
- Defense lawyers unsuccessfully pushed for Smirnov's release on GPS monitoring
- Smirnov's claims helped spark Republican investigations and current House impeachment inquiry