Ex-FBI Informant Behind Biden Bribery Probe Had Russian Intelligence Contacts: Special Counsel Filing

Alexander Smirnov stands accused of fabricating claims that President Joe Biden engaged in a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme.

President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, arrive at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, N.Y., on Feb. 4, 2023. Andrew Caballero-reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Prosecutors say the ex-FBI informant who claimed the Bidens engaged in a bribery scheme in Ukraine admitted upon his arrest that he received information concerning Hunter Biden from sources linked to Russian intelligence.

The revelation comes as Justice Department special counsel David Weiss argued on Feb. 20 that Alexander Smirnov was a flight risk and should be kept behind bars while awaiting trial.