Ex-FBI Informant Behind Biden Bribery Probe Had Russian Intelligence Contacts: Special Counsel Filing by Joseph Lord, Samantha Flom – US Politics News

Prosecutors say the ex-FBI informant who claimed the Bidens engaged in a bribery scheme in Ukraine admitted upon his arrest that he received information concerning Hunter Biden from sources linked to Russian intelligence.
The revelation comes as Justice Department special counsel David Weiss argued on Feb. 20 that Alexander Smirnov was a flight risk and should be kept behind bars while awaiting trial.
Mr. Smirnov was indicted by a federal grand jury and arrested on Feb. 14. He faces charges of making a “false statement” and creating a “false and fictitious” record over his allegations that President Joe Biden and his son each received $5 million from Ukrainian energy firm Burisma Holdings to get a Ukrainian prosecutor fired….