A former FBI informant, who has been charged with lying regarding the dealings of US President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden in Ukraine, has told investigators that Russian intelligence officials had passed on that information to him.&nbsp;

The claims were made by the informant after his arrest, said the prosecutors in a new court filing on Tuesday (Feb 20), noting that the information was false.

Prosecutors also claimed that Alexander Smirnov has been “actively peddling new lies that could impact US elections” after he met with Russian spies late last year.&nbsp;

Smirnov has said that he has “extensive and extremely recent” contacts with foreign intelligence officials, said the prosecutors in the filing.&nbsp;

FBI officials said that he had claimed earlier about having longstanding and extensive contacts with Russian spies, which include individuals he said were command Russian assassins abroad or high-level intelligence officers.&nbsp;

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In the court filing, the federal prosecutors said that Alexander Smirnov accepted that he was arrested by "officials associated with Russian intelligence who were involved in passing a story" regarding President Biden's son, Hunter Biden.

<h2>FBI informant creates&nbsp;false and fictitious record of Bidens</h2>

Smirnov, who was an FBI informant, was arrested last week and has been facing charges of making false statements as well as for creating a false and fictitious record.

On Tuesday (Feb 20), he appeared in a federal court in Nevada for his detention hearing and the arguments from both sides were heard by Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Albregts, who then ordered that Smirnov be released on a personal recognizance bond.

The ruling was against the government which had appealed for the custody of Smirnov in the court.

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The prosecutors, in their detention memo, emphasised what they said were four "indisputable facts" which favoured his detention.

Smirnov, they said, "claims to have contacts with multiple foreign intelligence agencies". He was, as per his previous plans, gearing up to&nbsp;leave&nbsp;the country just&nbsp;two days after the day he was arrested&nbsp;to hold meetings with Russian intelligence officials, among others.

Prosecutors said that if the informant flees from the United States now, his foreign intelligence contacts can resettle him.

Prosecutors claimed that 43-year-old Smirnov has access to $6 million in "liquid funds," which was not disclosed to Pretrial Services.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

A former FBI informant, who has been charged with lying regarding the dealings of US President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden in Ukraine, has told investigators that Russian intelligence officials had passed on that information to him.

A former FBI informant, who has been charged with lying regarding the dealings of US President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden in Ukraine, has told investigators that Russian intelligence officials had passed on that information to him. The claims were made by the informant after his arrest, said the prosecutors in a new court filing on Tuesday (Feb 20), noting that the information was false. Prosecutors also claimed that Alexander Smirnov has been “actively peddling new lies that could impact US elections” after he met with Russian spies late last year. Smirnov has said that he has “extensive and extremely recent” contacts with foreign intelligence officials, said the prosecutors in the filing. FBI officials said that he had claimed earlier about having longstanding and extensive contacts with Russian spies, which include individuals he said were command Russian assassins abroad or high-level intelligence officers. Also Read: Biden asks campaign aides to focus on ‘crazy s*** that Trump says': Report In the court filing, the federal prosecutors said that Alexander Smirnov accepted that he was arrested by "officials associated with Russian intelligence who were involved in passing a story" regarding President Biden's son, Hunter Biden. FBI informant creates false and fictitious record of Bidens Smirnov, who was an FBI informant, was arrested last week and has been facing charges of making false statements as well as for creating a false and fictitious record. On Tuesday (Feb 20), he appeared in a federal court in Nevada for his detention hearing and the arguments from both sides were heard by Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Albregts, who then ordered that Smirnov be released on a personal recognizance bond. The ruling was against the government which had appealed for the custody of Smirnov in the court. Watch: Biden: Putin and his thugs caused Navalny's death The prosecutors, in their detention memo, emphasised what they said were four "indisputable facts" which favoured his detention. Smirnov, they said, "claims to have contacts with multiple foreign intelligence agencies". He was, as per his previous plans, gearing up to leave the country just two days after the day he was arrested to hold meetings with Russian intelligence officials, among others. Prosecutors said that if the informant flees from the United States now, his foreign intelligence contacts can resettle him. Prosecutors claimed that 43-year-old Smirnov has access to $6 million in "liquid funds," which was not disclosed to Pretrial Services. (With inputs from agencies)

Russian intelligence passed on 'lies' about the Bidens, FBI informant claims

In a major setback for the impeachment inquiry of Joe Biden being carried out by the House Republicans, Justice Department special counsel has indicted a former FBI informant for allegedly lying about the overseas business dealings of the US president and his son Hunter Biden.

Special Counsel David Weiss has charged 43-year-old Alexander Smirnov of giving&nbsp;false statements and making a fictitious record in what is called the “FBI 1023 report”, which is based on the false information provided to the investigators by him.

On Wednesday (Feb 14), Smirnov was arrested at a Nevada airport, stated the Justice Department.

As per a grand jury indictment, which was unsealed in the Central District of California, Smirnov allegedly spoke with his FBI handler in 2017 regarding Burisma Holdings Limited, which is a Ukrainian holding company where Hunter Biden was appointed on the board.

Three years later in June 2020, Smirnov allegedly informed the FBI regarding the two meetings held in 2015 or 2016 in which he claimed that he was informed about the company paying Hunter Biden to serve on Burisma's board so as to "protect us, through his dad, from all kinds of problems."

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Smirnov later also informed the investigators that "they had specifically paid $5 million each to Public Official 1, when he was in office, and Businessperson 1 so that [Businessperson 1] will take care of all those issues through his dad," as per the charging documents.

The indictment fails to specifically identify President Biden as well as his son, however, the descriptions in court papers appear identical to their identities.

"The Defendant made these statements to the Handler in June 2020, when Public Official 1 was a candidate for President of the United States and the presumptive nominee of one of the two major political parties," alleged the indictment.

<h2 lang="en-US">Statements memorialised in FBI record form 'false'</h2>

According to the prosecutors, the two statements memorialised in an FBI record form, "were false, as the Defendant knew."

"No such statements were made to the Defendant because, in truth and fact, Defendant met with officials from Burisma for the first time in 2017, after Public Official 1 left office in January 2017, and after the then-Ukrainian Prosecutor General had been fired in February 2016," said the special counsel.

Till September 2023, Smirnov gave false statements to federal investigators and&nbsp;the indictment said that he, "repeated some of his false claims, changed his story&nbsp;as to other of his claims, and promoted a new false narrative after he said he met with Russian officials."

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He has been accused by the special counsel of "expressing a bias" against Biden in May 2020 text messages with his FBI handler, and saying that the then-presidential candidate was "going to jail." However, Smirnov has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Responding to the charges made on Thursday, Hunter Biden's attorney Abbe Lowell said, "For months we have warned that Republicans have built their conspiracies about Hunter and his family on lies told by people with political agendas, not facts. We were right and the air is out of their balloon."

(With inputs from agencies)

In a major setback for the impeachment inquiry of Joe Biden being carried out by the House Republicans, Justice Department special counsel has indicted a former FBI informant for allegedly lying about the overseas business dealings of the US president and his son Hunter Biden.

In a major setback for the impeachment inquiry of Joe Biden being carried out by the House Republicans, Justice Department special counsel has indicted a former FBI informant for allegedly lying about the overseas business dealings of the US president and his son Hunter Biden. Special Counsel David Weiss has charged 43-year-old Alexander Smirnov of giving false statements and making a fictitious record in what is called the “FBI 1023 report”, which is based on the false information provided to the investigators by him. On Wednesday (Feb 14), Smirnov was arrested at a Nevada airport, stated the Justice Department. As per a grand jury indictment, which was unsealed in the Central District of California, Smirnov allegedly spoke with his FBI handler in 2017 regarding Burisma Holdings Limited, which is a Ukrainian holding company where Hunter Biden was appointed on the board. Three years later in June 2020, Smirnov allegedly informed the FBI regarding the two meetings held in 2015 or 2016 in which he claimed that he was informed about the company paying Hunter Biden to serve on Burisma's board so as to "protect us, through his dad, from all kinds of problems." Also Read: Nearly 20 per cent of Americans believe in Taylor Swift-Joe Biden election conspiracy theory, poll finds Smirnov later also informed the investigators that "they had specifically paid $5 million each to Public Official 1, when he was in office, and Businessperson 1 so that [Businessperson 1] will take care of all those issues through his dad," as per the charging documents. The indictment fails to specifically identify President Biden as well as his son, however, the descriptions in court papers appear identical to their identities. "The Defendant made these statements to the Handler in June 2020, when Public Official 1 was a candidate for President of the United States and the presumptive nominee of one of the two major political parties," alleged the indictment. Statements memorialised in FBI record form 'false' According to the prosecutors, the two statements memorialised in an FBI record form, "were false, as the Defendant knew." "No such statements were made to the Defendant because, in truth and fact, Defendant met with officials from Burisma for the first time in 2017, after Public Official 1 left office in January 2017, and after the then-Ukrainian Prosecutor General had been fired in February 2016," said the special counsel. Till September 2023, Smirnov gave false statements to federal investigators and the indictment said that he, "repeated some of his false claims, changed his story as to other of his claims, and promoted a new false narrative after he said he met with Russian officials." Watch: Russian President Putin says he prefers Joe Biden over Donald Trump in the White House He has been accused by the special counsel of "expressing a bias" against Biden in May 2020 text messages with his FBI handler, and saying that the then-presidential candidate was "going to jail." However, Smirnov has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Responding to the charges made on Thursday, Hunter Biden's attorney Abbe Lowell said, "For months we have warned that Republicans have built their conspiracies about Hunter and his family on lies told by people with political agendas, not facts. We were right and the air is out of their balloon." (With inputs from agencies)

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Ex-FBI informant indicted for lying about business dealings of President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden