Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about $10M Biden family bribe

Dec 12

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By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Reporter), Ian Kennedy (Lead Video Editor)

A former FBI informant has pleaded guilty to fabricating claims about President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. Alexander Smirnov, who reported in 2020 that the Bidens received over $10 million in bribes from the Ukrainian energy company Burisma, admitted to lying about the allegations.

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Smirnov claimed the Bidens received the money in exchange for helping to “protect” the company from legal issues. These claims became central to a Republican-led impeachment inquiry against President Biden.

As part of a plea agreement, Smirnov pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about the bribery allegations. He also pleaded guilty to evading taxes on more than $2 million in unreported income.

Smirnov now faces up to six years in prison, though prosecutors and defense attorneys will recommend a sentence of at least two years. He must also pay restitution of more than half a million dollars.

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Smirnov, who had routine business contacts with Burisma in 2017, alleged the Bidens each received $5 million in bribe money after expressing bias against Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign, according to the indictment.

Smirnov’s claims were included in an FBI report that was later released by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and used by Republicans in their effort to impeach Biden. There was never any public evidence to support the bribery claims.

Tags: Burisma Holding, Chuck Grassley, FBI, House Republicans, Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Republicans, Ukraine

A FORMER FBI INFORMANT HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO FABRICATING CLAIMS ABOUT PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND HIS SON, HUNTER.

ALEXANDER SMIRNOV – SAYING IN 2020 – THE BIDENS WERE RECEIVING BRIBES FROM THE UKRAINIAN ENERGY COMPANY BURISMA – AMOUNTING TO MORE THAN 10 MILLION DOLLARS BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM – IN EXCHANGE FOR BIDEN TO “PROTECT” THE COMPANY FROM LEGAL ISSUES.

THESE CLAIMS BECAME CENTRAL TO A REPUBLICAN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY AGAINST PRESIDENT BIDEN.

AS PART OF A PLEA AGREEMENT –

SMIRNOV PLEADED GUILTY TO LYING TO THE FBI ABOUT THE WIDELY REPORTED ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE BIDENS.

HE ALSO PLEADED GUILTY TO EVADING TAXES ON MORE THAN 2 MILLION DOLLARS IN UNREPORTED INCOME –

NOW FACING UP TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON FOR THE CRIMES –

THOUGH BOTH PROSECUTORS AND DEFENSE ATTORNEYS WILL RECOMMEND A SENTENCE OF AT LEAST 2 YEARS AND PAY OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN RESTITUTION.

SMIRNOV – WHO HAD ROUTINE BUSINESS CONTACTS WITH BURISMA IN 2017 – ALLEGED BIDEN AND HIS SON RECEIVED 5 MILLION DOLLARS A PIECE IN BRIBE MONEY – AFTER “EXPRESSING BIAS AGAINST JOE BIDEN” DURING THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN – ACCORDING TO THE INDICTMENT.

SMIRNOV’S CLAIMS WERE INCLUDED IN AN FBI REPORT THAT WAS LATER RELEASED BY SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY – AND WAS USED BY REPUBLICANS IN THEIR PUSH FOR IMPEACHMENT.

THERE WAS NO PUBLIC EVIDENCE TO EVER SUPPORT THE BRIBERY CLAIMS.

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