Smirnov, a dual U.S. and Israeli citizen, falsely claimed to his FBI handler that executives from the Ukrainian energy company Burisma had paid then-Vice President Biden and his son $5 million each around 2015.


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2025-01-08 12:35:09">January 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM EST</time>

Smirnov, a dual U.S. and Israeli citizen, falsely claimed to his FBI handler that executives from the Ukrainian energy company Burisma had paid then-Vice President Biden and his son $5 million each…{ai:summary}<p>Smirnov, a dual U.S. and Israeli citizen, misled his FBI handler by alleging that Burisma executives paid $5 million each to then-Vice President Biden and his son in 2015. </p><p>This claim has raised questions about the credibility of information provided to federal authorities. #politics</p>

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