Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Alexander Smirnov told the FBI that Russian intelligence was involved in spreading fake information about Hunter Biden.
The former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens’ dealings in Ukraine told investigators after his arrest that Russian intelligence officials were involved in passing information to him about Hunter Biden, prosecutors said Tuesday in a new court filing, noting that the information was false.
Prosecutors also said Alexander Smirnov has been “actively peddling new lies that could impact US elections” after meeting with Russian spies late last year and that the fallout from his previous false bribery accusations about the Bidens “continue[s] to be felt to this day.”
His attorney did not directly address the other claims raised by Weiss regarding Smirnov’s claimed extensive ties to Russian intelligence or other issues they say present a risk he will flee prosecution.
The developments come as Hunter Biden’s team suggested that the informant’s alleged fabrications helped tank a plea deal.
Furthermore, “Smirnov’s efforts to spread misinformation about a candidate of one of the two major parties in the United States continues,” the filing states. “What this shows is that the misinformation he is spreading is not confined to 2020. He is actively peddling new lies that could impact U.S. elections after meeting with Russian intelligence officials in November. In light of that fact there is a serious risk he will flee in order to avoid accountability for his actions.”
Smirnov’s assigned defense counsel disputed Weiss’ claims that Smirnov misled the court’s pretrial services officer about his personal wealth.
Attorney David Chesnoff said that when Smirnov met with the officer he was “only asked about his personal assets and not the business account.”
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