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Special counsel charges FBI informant with lying to the bureau about Hunter and Joe Biden

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An FBI informant has been indicted on two counts of allegedly feeding the bureau false information about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden

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  1. Sioux City Journal

    FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    An FBI informant has been charged with lying to his handler about ties between Joe Biden and son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company. Prosecutors said Thursday that Alexander Smirnov falsely told FBI agents in June 2020 that executives associated with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunt…

  2. NBC Chicago

    Special counsel charges FBI informant with lying to the bureau about Hunter and Joe Biden (opens NBC Chicago)

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    An FBI informant has been indicted on two counts of allegedly feeding the bureau false information about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden

  3. CNN

    Former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens’ role in Ukraine business (opens CNN)

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    Special counsel David Weiss charged a former FBI informant with lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s involvement in business dealings with Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings.

  4. New York Post

    FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Burisma (opens New York Post)

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    An FBI informant has been charged with lying to his handler about ties between President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company.

  5. The Guardian

    FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens’ role in Ukraine business (opens The Guardian)

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    Alexander Smirnov falsely said executives linked to energy firm Burisma paid Joe and Hunter Biden $5m each in 2015 and 2016

  6. Fox News

    FBI informant charged with giving false information about Hunter Biden in 2020 (opens Fox News)

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    An FBI informant is charged giving false information after he alleged that Joe Biden and Hunter Biden took bribes from Ukrainian energy firm Burisma.

  7. Christian Science Monitor

    FBI informant, central to Biden impeachment probe, charged with lying (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    The informant who levied allegations of bribery against the Bidens has been charged with lying to the FBI. His testimony was central to Republican impeachment efforts.

  8. NPR

    FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian firm (opens NPR)

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    Alexander Smirnov falsely told FBI agents in 2020 that executives associated with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter and Joe Biden $5 million each in 2015 or 2016, prosecutors said.

  9. KVIA El Paso

    Former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens’ role in Ukraine business, undercutting GOP impeachment inquiry (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    Originally Published: 15 FEB 24 16:36 ET Updated: 15 FEB 24 21:41 ET By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel David Weiss charged a former FBI informant with lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s involvement in business dealings with Ukrai…

  10. NBC News

    A now-indicted FBI informant was at the 'heart' of the GOP's case against Joe Biden (opens NBC News)

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    WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans put a defiant face on Friday after the revelation that an FBI informant — the man whose allegations were at the "heart" of their case against President Joe Biden, as one leading House Republican recently said — had been indicted for lying to the bureau about th…

  11. WHDH Boston

    FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — An FBI informant has been charged with lying to authorities about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a

  12. CBS News

    FBI informant lied to investigators about Bidens (opens CBS News)

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    The special counsel investigating Hunter Biden charged a one-time FBI informant with lying to investigators about the business dealings of the first son and President Joe Biden.

  13. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    FBI informant in Bidens’ Ukraine case arrested in Las Vegas (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Alexander Smirnov is accused of lying to authorities about a bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company.

  14. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens’ ties to Ukrainian company (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Smirnov told the FBI that a Burisma executive had claimed to have hired Hunter Biden to “protect us, through his dad, from all kinds of problems,” prosecutors said.

  15. Time

    FBI Informant Charged With Lying About Bidens (opens Time)

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    Alexander Smirnov’s claims of a bribery scheme involving President Biden, his son Hunter, and a Ukrainian energy company, have been central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.

  16. France 24

    FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian company (opens France 24)

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    An FBI informant has been charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company, a claim that is central to the Republican…

  17. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens' role in Ukraine energy company (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    Alexander Smirnov, 43, is facing charges in connection with lying to the FBI and creating false records.

  18. Al Jazeera

    FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens’ ties to Ukrainian firm (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Alexander Smirnov charged over claims Joe and Hunter Biden received bribes from Kyiv-based Burisma.

  19. Salon

    Former FBI informant charged with providing phony intel on the Bidens’ business relationships (opens Salon)

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    Former FBI informant charged with providing phony intel on the Bidens’ business relationships

  20. The New Republic

    Republicans’ Star Hunter Biden Witness Charged for Lying to the FBI (opens The New Republic)

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    Alexander Smirnov, an FBI informant, was charged for making up his bribery allegations against Hunter and Joe Biden.

  21. Rolling Stone

    The GOP's Key Hunter Biden Witness Was Just Charged With Making It All Up (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Alexander Smirnov, a former FBI informant, was charged with fabricating claims related to Hunter Biden's association with Ukrainian company Burisma.

  22. The Week

    FBI informant charged with fabricating Biden bribes (opens The Week)

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    Alexander Smirnov falsely reported Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company Burisma, a claim House Republicans used in their push to impeach President Biden

  23. Los Angeles Times

    FBI informant is charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian energy firm (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Prosecutors say an FBI informant falsely reported in 2020 that Hunter Biden and his father had been paid $5 million each by associates of Ukrainian energy company Burisma.

  24. Fortune

    Alexander Smirnov, FBI informant who accused Joe and Hunter Biden of corruption in Ukraine, charged with lying to authorities (opens Fortune)

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    Smirnov falsely reported in 2020 that executives associated with the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma paid Hunter and Joe Biden $5 million each, prosecutors said.

  25. Washington Examiner

    FBI informant central to Biden family investigation indicted over false statements (opens Washington Examiner)

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    An FBI informant has been charged with two counts of making false statements to federal authorities about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s business with a Ukrainian energy company.

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