Posted on 02/22/2024 4:12:47 PM PST by Enlightened1
Alexander Smirnov, the former FBI informant indicted for lying about President Joe Biden’s family and their alleged dealings in Ukraine, has been re-arrested in Nevada.
Though prosecutors fought to keep him behind bars, Smirnov was released by Magistrate Judge Daniel Albregts in Nevada on Tuesday with several conditions, including GPS monitoring and the surrender of his two passports.
Prosecutors asked the Nevada judge to delay his release, but the judge declined and Smirnov was allowed to walk out.
Now, Smirnov’s defense lawyers say their client was re-arrested Thursday on a new warrant for the exact same charges – this time signed by federal district Judge Otis Wright, who will oversee the criminal case out of California.
“Despite Judge Albregts’s prior ruling, denial of the stay request, and Mr. Smirnov’s prior release from custody, on the morning of February 22, 2024, Mr. Smirnov was arrested for a second time – on the same charges and based on the same indictment set forth … while at the undersigned counsel’s law office for meetings with counsel,” his lawyers wrote in a court filing.
The unusual move means that Smirnov will need to argue for his release once again. Prosecutors had already moved for a rehearing on the matter in front of the judge in California, reasserting their concerns about Smirnov’s connections to foreign intelligence officials and his access to significant amounts of cash.
A spokesperson for special counsel David Weiss, who is prosecuting the case, confirmed Smirnov’s arrest.
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Yet Judge Arrogant and DA Loser James in NY get away with lying.
I’ll bet 5 dollars he is on the DNC payroll.
“Hey now that all this stuff is coming out why don’t we hire someone to come out with false charges so we can discredit him, and thus all the charges.”
just like with Catherine Herridge, say anything negative about the Biden crime family and go to JAIL..dont tell me that the Biden regime is not going full Putin even though they pretend to despise Putin, in reality they follow Putin’s playbook to the letter
Got it!
Oh if only this was NYC !!!
Alexander Smirnov did not commit suicide.
They do not want him talking to the media................
There’s a reason the Deeep State does this - Because they can!
Lawfare’s worked so far for the Rats...why should they stop now?
Alexander Smirnov, the former FBI informant indicted for lying about President Joe Biden’s family and their alleged dealings in Ukraine,
Interesting how people who cross Biden find themselves locked up or threatened with impoverishment. One would think we’re now living in a Banana Republic.
They are going full Peronista. Looking for any kind of hand ho!d to discredit the investigation of the Biden’s money laundry machine.
Sounds like double-jeopardy to me.
Don’t ef with a Biden.
More confirmation we’re a banana republic: why did the other judge agree to hear the case? I’ve never heard of judge shopping to rearrest someone on the same charge. Normally there has to be an appeal or motion to reconsider.
Don’t ef with a Biden.
I want to know what the “lie” is. No one is saying so that tells me it’s more Biden bullshit.
More deep-state and DOJ corruption from Ukraine. The place is a cancer on the US body politic
Who is Smirnov? No one (publicly) knows for sure. he has a US and Israeli passport. He claims to have ties to Burisma (which is where he got info about Joe and Hunter’s Bribes)
He claimed to have ties to the Russia’s FSB also. The FBI used him as a confidential source for supposed Russian Corruption for years - AND used his testimony to convict many people.
But now, Deep-state DOJ lap-dog Andrew Weiss has declared him a liar and is charging him with various charges of “spreading lies” and “trying to influence the US election.”
Filthy.
If this and all else they try to keep Trump from being able to run fails I fear what they will resort to.
Banana republic. He had several hours of freedom. He should have been long gone back to Israel, or maybe Russia, or some other non-extradition country.
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