Judge to hold hearing Monday considering detention of ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens
A federal judge in California will consider whether a former FBI informant charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family must remain behind bars while he awaits trial
By AP News
Published - Feb 23, 2024, 01:51 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 23, 2024, 01:51 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge in California will consider whether a former FBI informant charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family must remain behind bars while he awaits trial.
Wright has set a hearing for Monday in Los Angeles on prosecutors' request to keep Smirnov in jail.
Prosecutors have accused Smirnov of falsely telling his FBI handler that executives from the Ukrainian energy company Burisma had paid President Biden and Hunter Biden $5 million each around 2015. The claim became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry of President Biden in Congress.
