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Friday, November 07, 2025

An FBI informant tied to a fake bribery scheme against the Biden family has been released from prison, raising concerns that President Donald Trump could pardon him. Alexander Smirnov pleaded guilty to making up a story that former President Joe Biden and his son Hunter had gotten millions of dollars in bribes from a Ukrainian energy company, but journalist Jacqueline Sweet reported on her Disaster Girl Substack page that he's apparently no longer serving a six-year prison term imposed days before Trump returned to office. Smirnov, who reportedly has ties to multiple Trump associates, pleaded guilty to making a false statement and tax evasion, and the Biden Justice Department deemed him too great a flight risk to be granted bail because of his extensive ties to Russian intelligence operatives.

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... raising concerns that President Donald Trump could pardon him ...

imo, that's a likely scenario.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-07 02:52 PM | Reply

Smirnov, who reportedly has ties to multiple Trump associates, pleaded guilty to making a false statement and tax evasion, and the Biden Justice Department deemed him too great a flight risk to be granted bail because of his extensive ties to Russian intelligence operatives.

Another trumper --------- with ties to Russia.

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-11-07 03:06 PM | Reply

- "his extensive ties to Russian intelligence operatives."

So, a friend of Trump.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-07 03:20 PM | Reply

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