Federal judge schedules April jury trial for ex-FBI informant Smirnov
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If you think having your key informant arrested by the FBI and accused of lying to them might hinder your criminal case against the president, then you’re obviously not Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.)
Alexander Smirnov, the former F.B.I. informant charged with falsely claiming that President Biden and his son Hunter had accepted bribes, will be held in custody indefinitely because he poses a significant flight risk, a judge in California ruled on Monday.
The former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, who has been charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden, has been ordered by a California judge to stay in jail.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former FBI informant charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family must remain behind bars while he awaits trial, a judge ruled Monday, reversing an earlier order releasing the man.
Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, who was charged with providing false claims about Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign to the bureau, was ordered detained until trial at a hearing in Los Angeles on Monday.
House Republicans increasingly believe there is little chance of any impeachment vote resulting from the investigations into Joe Biden, according toreporting by Axios.
Kentucky Rep. James Comer insisted, Sunday, that claims from indicted FBI informant Alexander Smirnov are not "an important part" of the GOP-led Biden family influence peddling probe as he pledged the GOP lawmakers will leave no stone "unturned" in uncovering the truth.