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David Korn: “47's #DOJ is helping to get a convicted FBI informant tied to #Russianintelligence out of prison. The lie this guy told the #FBI— #JoeBiden took a $5m bribe from #Burisma—was the main evidence for the #GOPimpeachment drive. 1/2”

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David Korn: “SCOOP. From my OUR LAND newsletter: 47's #DOJ is helping to get a convicted FBI informant tied to #Russianintelligence out of prison. The lie this guy told the #FBI— #JoeBiden took a $5m bribe from #Burisma—was the main evidence for the #GOPimpeachment drive. 1/2” Article: “SCOOP: Trump’s DOJ Is Helping a Convicted FBI Informant Tied to Russian Intelligence By David Corn March 14, 2026 A courtroom sketch of Alexander Smirnov from an appearance in a federal court in Los Angeles on February 26, 2024. William T. Robles/AP For a year, the Trump Justice Department has been on an odd mission: to assist a mysterious former FBI informant with ties to Russian intelligence who ended up in prison for passing #disinformation about #JoeBiden to the bureau. His crime deeply affected American politics. The false claim he slipped to the FBI—that Biden and his son Hunter each were paid a $5 million bribe by a Ukrainian energy company—became the main evidence in the House Republicans’ reckless and ill-fated impeachment drive against the 46th president. For pushing this phony tale, Alexander Smirnov, who pleaded guilty of lying to the FBI, was sentenced a year ago to six years of incarceration. (The punishment also covered failing to pay taxes on more than $2 million in income.) But for some strange reason, Trump’s DOJ has been helping him to get out of prison. On March 4, in a move that has drawn no media attention, the department quietly filed an unusual brief—submitted by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche—supporting Smirnov's attempt to throw out his sentence and withdraw his guilty plea. This was not the first time the Trump Justice Department sided with Smirnov in his ongoing legal battle. It has forged a curious alliance with this convicted Russia-connected fabricator whose lies were embraced by Trump, MAGA Republicans, and right-wing media and cited as smoking-gun evidence for Biden’s impeachment. The Smirnov saga has the feel of a spy thriller. A forty…
March 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM