Former FBI informant accused of lying about the Bidens was denied bail

A judge on Monday denied bail to a former police informant. FBI accused of lying about the president of U.S, Joe Bidenand your son Hunter.

Alexander Smirnov43 years old, was first arrested two weeks ago on charges of fabricating allegations about alleged bribes demanded by Biden Hunter for the Ukrainian company Burismawhose board she was on, to protect her from an investigation when her father was vice president of Barack Obama (2009-2017).

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At the time he was released on bail, but last week he was captured again by the same order and his lawyers demanded his immediate release.

However, at a hearing held this Monday in The angelsthe district judge Otis Wright expressed concern that Smirnov, who has dual US and Israeli citizenship, was avoiding bail.

“I am not convinced that there are conditions… that guarantee that he will not flee the jurisdiction” he declared.

Federal prosecutors argued that Smirnov had a history of dishonesty and could not be trusted to return to court if released.

The defendant has extensive contacts in Russia and in other places, they added, and “access to more than six million dollars (…), more than enough money to live comfortably abroad for the rest of your life”According to court documents.

The grand jury indictment against Smirnov, released this month, could undermine the impeachment process against Joe Biden carried out by Republicans in Congress, who presented Smirnov’s versions as proof that the Bidens were involved in a criminal enterprise.

The allegation that Hunter Biden exploited his father’s name for personal gain has been central to this Republican narrative, driven in large part by the former president. donald trump.

The indictment says that for at least a decade Smirnov acted as “aconfidential human source” for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), providing his supervisor with information for investigations, and that some of what he conveyed was false.

A subsequent statement claimed that Russian intelligence services were the source of false information that Smirnov had provided to his contact in FBI about the Bidens.

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It also stated that the situation was not only long-standing but ongoing and was an alleged effort to influence the November presidential election, in which Biden will likely face Trump for re-election.

“During his in-custody interview on February 14, Smirnov admitted that officials associated with Russian intelligence were involved in spreading a story about (Hunter Biden)prosecutors said last week.

Smirnov faces one count of making a false statement and one count of creating a false and fictitious record in his efforts related to an FBI investigation.

Source: Elcomercio

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