Special Counsel Charges Former FBI Informant for Providing ‘False Information’ on Biden’s Ukraine Dealings

Published on February 15, 2024

Special counsel David Weiss has charged a former FBI informant who testified to Congress with “false information” regarding the role of President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden in Ukrainian energy firm Burisma. A federal grand jury charged Alexander Smirnov on Feb. 14 with making a false statement and creating a false and fictitious record. Mr. Smirnov was arrested at Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, after arriving from abroad. He appeared at a federal court in Las Vegas. According to the Department of Justice, “despite repeated admonishments that he must provide truthful information to the FBI and that he must not fabricate evidence, Smirnov provided false derogatory information to the FBI” about President Biden and Hunter Biden, who are identified as “Public Official 1” and “Businessperson 1,” respectively....