Ex-FBI Informant Charged With Biden Bribe Lie Arrested Again
- Alexander Smirnov detained while in meeting with his lawyers
- He’s accused of falsely claiming he heard Joe Biden took bribe
A former FBI informant charged with falsely telling his handler that President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden had received millions of dollars in bribes from a Ukrainian energy company was arrested again after the government said his ties to Russian intelligence made him a flight risk.
Alexander Smirnov, who was indicted Feb. 15 and released on bail two days ago, was in a meeting with his attorneys early Thursday when he was arrested again “on the same charges and based on the same indictment,” his lawyer David Chesnoff said in a court filing requesting an emergency hearing on the matter.