Here’s How Many Times The FBI Got Info From Burisma Source Allegedly Linked To Russian Intel
For more than a decade, the FBI was in consistent contact with the paid source behind explosive claims that a Ukrainian energy firm bribed Hunter and Joe Biden before he was arrested on Feb. 14 for allegedly lying to federal agents.
Alexander Smirnov — the FBI source who
told agents that Burisma executives had discussed paying Hunter Biden and Joe Biden $5 million each to leverage U.S. policy in Ukraine to the company’s advantage — provided the FBI information as far back as 2010, and he maintained consistent communications with his FBI handler over the years, according to the Feb. 14 indictment against him. While the FBI long considered him to be a credible source, the DOJ alleged that Smirnov both
lied to agents about the Biden bribery claims and was
in contact with individuals linked to Russian intelligence, according to a Feb. 20 legal filing related to the indictment.
The FBI paid Smirnov and allowed him to continue to engage in illegal activity for investigative purposes,
according to House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer and the Feb. 14 indictment. Smirnov’s FBI handler told him that he would potentially have to testify in court regarding information that he provided to the bureau on at least seven occasions dating back to 2010, according to the Feb. 14 indictment.
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Those dates include, but are not limited to, October 1, 2010; May 17, 2011; November 28, 2012; April 12, 2013; August 29, 2013; July 10, 2015, and March 11, 2020, according to the indictment.
The FBI was in consistent contact with the paid source behind explosive claims that a Ukrainian energy firm bribed Hunter and Joe Biden before he was arrested for allegedly lying to federal agents.
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