Washington — The man accused last week of delivering false allegations to federal investigators about Hunter Biden and President Biden's business dealings told officials after his arrest that individuals 'associated with Russian intelligence' were tied to apparent efforts to peddle a story about the first son, federal prosecutors revealed in a court filing Tuesday. Alexander Smirnov was arrested last week after being charged with two counts that alleged he lied to the FBI.
And none of the claims appeared to have been verified in the court documents. 'He is actively peddling new lies that could impact U.S. elections after meeting with Russian intelligence officials in November,' Tuesday's court documents said.The indictment against Smirnov unsealed last week accused him of 'expressing a bias' against then-presidential candidate Joe Biden in May 2020 text messages with his FBI handler, expressing a view that Mr. Biden was 'going to jail.