Prosecutors say ex-FBI informant charged over false Hunter Biden reports claimed he got information from Russian intelligence–NBCNews

Prosecutors said in their filing Tuesday that Alexander Smirnov “is actively peddling new lies that could impact U.S. elections after meeting with Russian intelligence officials.

By Sarah Fitzpatrick and Ryan J. Reilly

LAS VEGAS — A former FBI informant who allegedly fed the bureau false information about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign said that some of the information he spread came from “officials associated with Russian intelligence,” prosecutors said in a filing Tuesday.

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