Israeli-American FBI Informant Pleads Guilty to Lying About Bidens Taking $10M Bribe

Alexander Smirnov, the former FBI informant who was charged with lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden's business dealings, has reached a plea deal with prosecutors from special counsel David Weiss' office, according to a court filing Thursday.

Smirnov was charged in February with making false statements to his FBI handler by concocting "fabrications" about the president and his son accepting $5 million in bribes from the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma -- baseless allegations seized on by Republicans to fuel their now-stalled efforts to impeach President Biden.

[...] As a result of the deal, Weiss will recommend Smirnov serve at least four years in prison but no more than six years, and pay more than $675,000 in restitution, according to the court filing.