As part of plea deal, Alexander Smirnov will admit he made up story at center of Republican impeachment inquiry
A former FBI informant accused of falsely claiming that Joe Biden and the president’s son Hunter accepted bribes has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges, according to court papers.
As part of the plea deal with the justice department special counsel, David Weiss, Alexander Smirnov will admit he fabricated the story that became central to a Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.
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