Ex-FBI Informant Admits to Fabricating Biden Bribe Claims

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov has agreed to plead guilty to charges of tax evasion and creating false records. His false claims about a $5 million bribe to President Joe Biden and his son Hunter from the Ukrainian company Burisma were central to a GOP-led inquiry into the Bidens. The plea deal, which must be accepted by a federal judge, suggests a sentence of four to six years in prison, a year of supervised release, and $675,000 in restitution. Smirnov's fabrications, which he repeated to the FBI in 2020, were made after Biden had left the vice presidency, undermining their credibility. Special counsel David Weiss, who indicted Smirnov, also handled cases against Hunter Biden, who was pardoned by President Biden. This plea agreement represents the resolution of significant allegations in the impeachment inquiry narrative.