The FBI informant accused by President Joe Biden of illegally engaging in his son's business dealings had “high-level contacts” with Russian Federation agents, according to documents filed by the U.S. government in federal court on Tuesday. It is claimed that there was.
Alexander Smirnov is a dual citizen of the United States and Israel. arrested Biden was indicted by the FBI on February 14 on charges of making false statements about his ties to Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings Limited. Burisma Holdings Inc. employed his son, Hunter Biden, as a director during his term as vice president at a monthly salary of $50,000. In a memorandum filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Nevada in support of Smirnov's continued pretrial detention, the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleges that Smirnov has “contacted multiple foreign intelligence agencies.” I wrote it down.[who] If Smirnov is released, he could be resettled outside the United States. ” (Related: Biden Justice Department's indictment of Burisma bribery source raises more questions than answers)
“In a detention interview on February 14, Smirnov said that officials connected to Russian intelligence [Hunter Biden]” Special Counsel David Weiss wrote in the filing. “Mr. Smirnov appears to have attended another meeting with Russian officials. [an] A person who manages a group that conducts assassination activities overseas. ”
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The memorandum shows that Mr. Smirnov reported dozens of meetings toward the end of 2023 with Russian officials, identified as anonymous but high-ranking officials, including Russian state officials. This includes executives from defense conglomerates and executives from other companies. Russia's foreign intelligence agency.
Smirnov was a confidential human source who provided information used to create the report, known as the Report. FD-1023, regarding Joe Biden's alleged relationship with Hunter Biden's Burisma business partner. The report previously served as evidence to refute Joe Biden's claims that he knew nothing about his son's business dealings.
Smirnov was arrested at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, after returning to the United States from a trip “for the purpose of meeting with Russian intelligence officials,” according to the memo. “Mr. Smirnov's contacts with Russian officials belonging to Russian intelligence services were not malicious,” the government insisted.
However, the memo states, “Law enforcement is aware of Smirnov's contacts with Russian intelligence officials because Smirnov himself reported many of these contacts to his FBI handlers.” . The contact information listed is clearly marked as new.
Joe Biden is currently the subject of the following allegations: impeachment inquiry Charges from the U.S. House Oversight Committee regarding his son's involvement in business dealings.
FD-1023 detailing Smirnov's allegations was released by Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley on July 20, 2023, after being provided by a government whistleblower. “[The] The indictment supports several points that Senator Grassley has repeatedly asserted. The informant behind FD-1023 was indeed a long-serving and trusted FBI source that the FBI has used in criminal investigations since the Obama administration. In fact, Mr. Grassley was so trusted that the FBI authorized him to “engage in illegal activities for investigative purposes,'' a spokesperson for Mr. Grassley told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The White House and Biden campaign did not respond to requests for comment.
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